Available courses

Autumn: Seasonal Gardening Activities Training (1st Sept - 30th Nov)

Autumn Unit

Part of Trellis Seasonal Gardening Activities training.

This Unit is available to purchase from the Trellis Shop

Providing practical training in adaptable indoor and outdoor seasonal gardening activities for those working in care and community settings. On completion of this Unit, participants will: 

  • Increase their understanding of how  Autumn influences plants and gardening activities.
  • Build a repertoire of seasonal gardening activities for use throughout the season.
  • Feel more confident adapting activities to meet the needs of individuals and groups they work with.
  • Develop skills in planning and reflecting on gardening activities to enhance clients experiences.

    No prior knowledge or experience is required.

This unit covers:
Autumn - How Autumn affects plant growth, Seasonal Signifiers, What can be done in the garden at this time of year.
Gardening Activities -  Dividing Plants and Potting On, Planting Bulbs, Planting peas & Beans, Paper Plate Art
Specialist Techniques -  Adapting gardening activities; Engaging your clients;  The  Importance of Planning & Reflecting on your Gardening Activities. 

This Autumn unit is available to access from 1st September to 30th November. 
The deadline for accessing all resources, completing tasks and submitting coursework for the Autumn unit is 30th November.

IT Requirements This Unit is delivered via the Moodle online learning platform. You are viewing this Unit at the moment via Moodle. To be able to access the unit you will need: internet access, an ability to play YouTube videos and a means of taking photographs (e.g. mobile phone) to send/upload as required by some course assignments.

The Autumn Resource Pack containing all the Activity Sheets for this unit and up to twelve additional Activity Sheets - easy, adaptable gardening activity ideas for you to carry out  with your clients . Available to buy in the Trellis online shop

This Unit is available to purchase from the Trellis Shop

Teacher: Jenny Simpson
Teacher: Joan Wilson

Summer: Seasonal Gardening Activities Training (1st June - 31st Aug)

Summer Unit

Part of the Trellis Seasonal Gardening Activities Training Programme

This Unit is available to purchase from the Trellis Shop

This unit provides practical training in adaptable indoor and outdoor gardening activities for those working in care and community settings. On completion of this Unit, participants will:

  • Increase their understanding of how Summer influences plants and gardening activities.
  • Build a repertoire of seasonal gardening activities for use throughout the season.
  • Feel more confident adapting activities to meet the needs of individuals and groups they work with.
  • Develop skills in planning and reflecting on gardening activities to enhance clients experiences

No prior knowledge or experience is required.

What this unit covers

Summer topics:

  • How summer conditions affect plant growth
  • Key seasonal signs to recognise
  • Gardening tasks appropriate for this time of year

Practical activities:

  • Creating a herb planter
  • Potting up a hanging basket
  • Taking softwood cuttings (“Plants for Free”)
  • Engaging clients and volunteers through fun garden activities

Specialist techniques:

  • Adapting activities for different abilities
  • Engaging and supporting clients
  • Planning and reflecting on gardening sessions

Key dates

  • Available: 1st June – 31st August
  • Deadline for completing all activities and coursework: 31st August

IT requirements

This unit is delivered via the Moodle online learning platform. To participate, you will need:

  • Internet access
  • Ability to play YouTube videos
  • A device capable of taking and uploading photos (e.g. smartphone) for assignments

Resources

The Summer Resources Folder includes all required activity sheets plus up to 12 additional adaptable gardening activity ideas. Resource packs are available to purchase from the Trellis Shop.

This Unit is available to purchase from the Trellis Shop

FREE UNIT: An Introduction to Seasonal Gardening Activities

Gardening provides rich, stimulating and beneficial activity for many people. 
How do you go about providing gardening activities in care, education and community settings?

This FREE short unit training course offers inspiration, insights and suggestions as to how to adapt and provide a number of gardening activities for your clients -  for each season of the year.  This FREE unit also provides a taster of the certificated and assessed Seasonal Gardening Activities training programme (4 discrete units).  The seasonal programme provides ideal CPD and staff training for those who have little/ no gardening knowledge, but wish to carry out season-appropriate gardening activities with clients, in a range of care settings. No prior gardening knowledge is required. 

Learn at your own pace - this Trellis Online Learning course is delivered using:

  • Activity Sheets to print/download
  • 'How to' video resources to view
  • Signposting to Other Useful Resources

This course is designed to increase your repertoire of activities and raise awareness of adaptive techniques. Approx. 5 hrs.