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Garden Design

Horticulture

Introduction 2

Gardening and Horticulture 5

Introduction to Garden Design 7

Advanced Garden Design 9

Professional Garden Design 11

Water Feature Design 13

Landscaping 15

Contents

Learn how to garden quickly and easily, with this comprehensive step-by-step guide.

• Do you want to get better results from your gardening efforts?

• Are you in need of more expert knowledge to get ahead in the gardening industry?

• Do you have plans to start a garden service in your area?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then INTEC College offers you an absorbing course to improve your gardening techniques and knowledge.

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Programme TypeINTEC offers three types of programmes, namely National Qualifi cations, Provider Programmes, and Agent Programmes.

National Qualifi cations are credit bearing qualifi cations registered on the NQF and accredited by a Quality Assurance Body.

Provider Programmes are unique to INTEC and are designed to increase and enhance your skills and knowledge within your chosen fi eld.

Agent Programmes are programmes and qualifi cations for which INTEC offers tuition, but where INTEC does not issue the fi nal certifi cate (the agent body issues the fi nal certifi cate).

For more information about the types of programmes that INTEC offers, please see the INTEC General Brochure.

You can become anexpert gardener.

Everything you need to know about gardening

Learning the hard way – through trial and error, and frequent disappointments – is one way of learning to garden. But there are far quicker and easier ways of doing it. This course covers everything an enthusiastic gardening hobbyist, garden service entrepreneur or nursery assistant needs to know in order to be successful.

Gardening and Horticulture has been entirely designed and authored in South Africa, so it deals with gardening the way you know it. You will learn to understand the way plants grow, and how to optimise conditions for all types of garden plants. Special sections deal with fl owers, ornamentals, pot plants and bulbs. You will become skilled at laying out gardens, irrigation, identifying nutrients needed by your garden, modifying soil types and combating pests and diseases.

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INTEC’s course in Introduction to Garden Design is aimed at fulfi lling your own need to understand the principles of successful gardening. This course will teach you about the basics of Garden Design and landscaping. It will equip you with the knowledge and thorough understanding of the requirements of Garden Design.

If you fi nd yourself wanting to know more, our certifi cate in Advanced Garden Design explores the world of landscaping, a very popular and sought-after skill. You’ll be able to assess clients needs, budget considerations and provide creative solutions.

Our new Professional Garden Design course will give you skills to start and manage your own garden design business, with specifi c emphasis on design plans and specifi cations. It will enable you to market your business successfully and to develop your operational and fi nancial skills.

To enhance gardens and patios, our newly released Water Features Design course will provide you with the basic guidelines to build and assemble a wide range of water features and fountains.

Finally, Landscaping offers you a chance to do something you really enjoy doing, anything from garden maintenance to full−scale gardens. It is an ideal course for the entrepreneur who wants to turn a hobby into a business venture.

Gardening and Horticulture

Programme TypeThe Gardening and Horticulture programme is a Provider Programme.

Entrance RequirementsGrade 10 (Std. 8)

Course DurationYou should be able to complete this course within 12 - 16 months.

Course ContentThe course includes the following:

Tools and EquipmentFrom small hand tools to irrigation equipment – we advise you on what tools you need, how to use and care for them.

Soil PreparationHow to prepare beds for fl owers, shrubs, trees, annuals, ground covers and vegetables; cultivating soil after planting.

Basic Plant PhysiologyAll you need to know about the parts of a plant and how they work.

Basic Horticultural PracticesHow to mulch, cultivate and water the soil (including the use of

nutrients and fertilises); the do’s and don’ts of using lime.

Pest Identifi cation and ControlExtensive notes on pesticides; working safely with

chemicals; environment-friendly remedies for dealing with pests and diseases.

Weed Identifi cation and ControlHow to deal with weeds in your garden.

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Container GardeningHow to grow plants in containers (indoors and outdoors); growing plants in various light conditions; potting soil; hanging bowls and baskets.

Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs and Ground CoversAll about plant groups and which plants are suitable for which areas in the garden.

Shrubs, Climbers, Form Plants, Palms and TreesHow to successfully grow a wide variety of plants.

AssessmentYou are required to hand in 10 assignments to the College.

AwardAfter you successfully complete this course, you will receive your INTEC Certifi cate in Gardening and Horticulture.

*INTEC College reserves the right to change free items without prior notice.

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with your course*FREE

• The course includes the richly illustrated book, Gardening with Keith Kirsten and a 6−month subscription to South African Gardening.

Introduction to Garden Design

Programme TypeThe Introduction to Garden Design programme is a Provider Programme.

Entrance RequirementsGrade 10 (Std. 8).

Course DurationYou should be able to complete this course within 12 months.

Course Content

The course includes the following topics:

• What is Garden Design?

• What do you want from your garden?

• Workspace and tools

• Elements and principles of Garden Design

• Establishing ground patterns

• Common ways of categorising plants

• Regional gardening

• Costing and preparing for implementation

Course OutcomesThe skills and knowledge that you will gain through this

course will familiarise you with the following:

• Choosing an appropriate garden design style

• Developing a waterwise garden

• Assessing the climatic conditions of your garden

• Establishing a suitable place for seating arrangements based on the aspect of

the garden

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• Choosing aesthetically pleasing functional and decorative hard landscaping elements for your site

• Creating different effects in your garden using plant forms, textures and colours

• Creating a planting framework for your garden and choosing plants for your planting areas

• Using scale drawings effectively to design gardens

• Preparing and evaluating fi nal working drawings for your garden design


AwardAfter you successfully complete this course, you will receive your INTEC Certifi cate in Introduction to Garden Design.


• Receive a FREE colour wheel, tracing paper and graph paper, and the richly illustrated book, Gardening with Keith Kirsten*


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AdvancedGarden Design

Programme TypeThe Advanced Garden Design programme is aProvider Programme.

Entrance RequirementsGrade 10 (Std. 8) or Introduction to Garden Design Certifi cate.

Course DurationYou should be able to complete this course within8 to 12 months.

Course ContentThe course includes the following topics:

• The Initial Contact with a Client

• Popular Garden Styles

• The Elements and Principles of Design

• The History of Gardens

• Practical Garden Design

• Managing a Garden Project

• Creating Solutions for the Urban Garden

• Creating Aesthetic and Family Solutions for Garden Challenges



• Garden assessments and client needs, budget considerations, visualisation, observation

techniques, your role as a garden designer at the initial site meeting.

• Applying elements and principles of design to create functional and

aesthetic garden solutions.



• Producing concept plans for popular garden designs using a step-wise design approach.

• Creating garden solutions for a variety of garden scales and types, taking into account the advantages and constraints of each individual garden.

• Drawing garden designs, using tools and techniques, a step-wise approach to generating designs to scale.

• Presenting garden designs to clients.

• Important drawings to promote garden designs and communication with clients, including theme boards, elevations and sections.

• Addressing challenges in the garden and providing creative solutions.

• Providing options for low-cost gardening.


AwardAfter you successfully complete this course, you will receive your INTEC Certifi cate in Advanced Garden Design.

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• Receive FREE drawing tools, including a French curve, circle guide, T-square and set square.*

Professional Garden Design

Programme TypeThe Professional Garden Design programme is a Provider Programmer.

Entrance RequirementsINTEC Advanced Garden Design Certifi cate

Course DurationYou should be able to complete this course within

12 to 18 months.


• The Professional Garden Designer

• Hard Landscaping

• Design Plans and Specifi cations

• Soft Landscaping

• Starting a Garden Design Business

• The Garden Design Industry

• Marketing a Garden Design Business

• Financial Management of a Garden Design Business

• Operating a Garden Design Business



• Professional garden design

• Drawing master plans

• Selecting contractors

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• Calculating hard landscaping quantities

• Preparing soil for planting

• Systematically identifying plants

• Entrepreneurial and managerial qualities

• Developing a business plan

• Macro-environmental knowledge

• Marketing skills

• Operational skills

• Financial skills


AwardAfter you successfully complete this course, you will receive your INTEC Certifi cate in Professional Garden Design.



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• You will receive a FREE 1-year subscription to Garden and Home magazine.

Water Feature Design

Would you like to revive your garden? Add some peace, tranquillity and splendour to your outdoor living areas?

This creative course will provide you with the basic guidelines to build and assemble a wide range of water features and fountains. Whether you want to attract wildlife and birds to our garden, build a formal feature, or simply introduce the sound of water to your patio, this course will guide you through it. Your new-found knowledge will also give you the skills and confidence to start a small business building water features and small ponds for private and corporate clients.

Programme TypeThe Water Feature Design programme is aProvider Programme.

Entrance RequirementsWe strongly recommend that you have English language skills in reading and writing equivalent to Grade 10 (Std. 8).



• Designing of water features

• Designing of more complex water gardens

• Project Management

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AwardAfter you successfully complete this course, you will receive your INTEC Certifi cate in Water Feature Design.

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with your courseFREE

* INTEC College reserves the right to change free items without prior notice.

• You will receive a FREE text book “Water Features for patios and gardens” and a pond accessories kit, including a pump and waterproof groundsheet.*

Landscaping

Do you love gardening? Want to know more about every element in the garden from planting seeds to drawing landscape plans to building structures in the garden?

Then this course is for you! You can even start a new small business doing what you love.

Programme TypeThe Landscaping programme is a Provider Programme.

Entrance RequirementsGrade 10 (Std. 8).



• Landscaping and landscaping businesses

• Soil and site preparation

• Garden structures and features

• Hardscaping and building procedures

• Irrigation systems and planting

• Lighting systems

• Garden plans and drawings

• How to Launch and market a landscaping business

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Course Outcomes• How to build different garden structures

• Knowledge of different types of irrigation systems and how to install a sprinkler system

• How to plant fl owers, shrubs and trees successfully

• Implementing lighting systems for the garden

• How to write a business plan

• Important marketing principles that will help launch and market a new landscaping business

AssessmentYou are required to complete and submit your 3 assignments to the College.

AwardAfter you successfully complete this course, you will receive your INTEC Certifi cate in Landscaping.

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with your courseFREE

* College reserves the right to change free items without prior notice.

• You will receive a FREE text book “Complete Landscaping”.

• You could add Feng Shui to your course, extending the art of balance and harmony into your garden and creating a perfectly composed living environment.

• Alternatively, you could consider adding Flower Arranging, bringing the beauty of your garden into your home and enjoying the blooms and fl oral scent to their full extent.

• How about choosing Interior Decorating? This way, you will ensure that you are always surrounded by style and beauty – inside and outside your home.

• Or, combine Small Business Management with your course, and start your own garden service business.

• If you are thinking of expanding your gardening expertise to include fresh produce, Farming for Smallholders will give you all the information you need to plant, care for, harvest and market your produce.

• Consider adding the Garden Design Programmes with your landscaping course − or Water Feature Design to get the best of both worlds!

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ADD-ON OPTION

SAVE up to 20% when you enrol on more than one course

Consider combining your studies in Garden Design with some of the other courses offered by INTEC College, and multiply your opportunities.

NOTES

15703A edition 10-07

INTEC College (PTY) LTD FET 00037 PA is a member of both the National Association of Distance Education Organisations in South Africa (NADEOSA) and the Association of Private Providers of Education, Training and Development (APPETD).

Call a Student Consultant:JOHANNESBURG Tel: 011 712-2555 Fax: 011 712-2521CAPE TOWN Tel: 021 426-0626 Fax: 021 426-0771PORT ELIZABETH Tel: 041 373-3771 Fax: 041 373-3688DURBAN Tel: 031 374-9700 Fax: 031 301-8184PRETORIA Tel: 012 352-9000 Fax: 012 322-6369

go to: www.intec.edu.za or email: [email protected]

From the Principal’s desk

Take your next step now! Follow through on your decision to enhance your life and your future prospects by enrolling on one of INTEC’s Garden Design courses today!

Why study with us?• Quality study material designed specifically for home-study.• The freedom to study at YOUR pace, where and when it suits YOU.• The widest range of courses for today’s world.• Free consultations with INTEC’s career counselling and development specialists.• Free study choice advice from INTEC’s Student Consultants.• The convenience of online enrolment, contact and advice.• Affordable, easy payment options.• Ongoing study support and individual attention from qualified tutors.

College AccreditationINTEC College is committed to meeting legislative requirements regarding accreditation and registration of private education and training providers. We were among the fi rst private education and training providers to receive provisional accreditation from Umalusi, the Council for Quality Assurance in General and FurtherEducation and Training. INTEC College’s accreditation number is FET 00037 PA.

Our Student Consultants are only a phone call away. They are trained to help you choose the course that’s right for you. Call them now, or simply fi ll in the enclosed enrolment form and mail it to INTEC College.

Wishing you every success in your studies and your future!

Dr. Chris MertsDean of Distance Education Development

(E & OE)

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