RHS Level 2 - Practical Certificate in Horticulture

BrilliantButScary

Anyone done the above course and what was your experience of it? Was it worth your time and investment?

Potentially, going to an Open Day tomorrow to look around college facilities etc

twopenny

I haven't but a buyer of a house across the road did.
Praises sung by her husband but first thing she did was cut down a fairly rare blue cedar and pruned a camelia at the wrong time so ruining it and the rest was very poor.
So my summary is you can't teach stupid. Which of course you're not🙂

Love of the subject, listen to those with experience I think may be better. It's practice and research, not a short course.

Yorkie1

A friend did it and found it very hard to learn so many plant names ... so I'd ask about what sort of study it is and how much must be learned from memory, if that is likely to be a challenge

Farway

My granddaughter has this, studied at Sparshalt, Hampshire and then for level 2 with McRoberts Trust in Scotland

She is currently studying Ecology and Environmental Science BSc degree at Gloucester Uni

She loves it, during her training she has worked part-time at local Dobbies garden centre, seasonal part-time at Exbury, helped with Chelsea exhibit, and collected awards along the way

Long term, wants to get to Kew and be a Plant scientist [my words] there

So, for her, the answer to OP question is a resounding Yes

It is a stepping stone to big world, or simply opening to getting jobs in horticulture as it includes practical skills [and importantly, certificates] in using chainsaws and spraying chemicals

PS

Yorkie1 said:

A friend did it and found it very hard to learn so many plant names ... so I'd ask about what sort of study it is and how much must be learned from memory, if that is likely to be a challenge

DGD loves the Latin names, like a duck to water, I suppose it does really depend on what student wants to achieve by it.

Yarmy

I studied it about 10 years ago - I'd just taken on an allotment at the time and found the course quite helpful, especially as a lot of it was hands on rather than being all classroom based.

Murphybear

Farway said:

My granddaughter has this, studied at Sparshalt, Hampshire 

I thought this sounded familiar, Sparsholt is near Winchester and I grew up in Southampton. It has a good reputation.  

Ps note the spelling