Available courses

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. 



 

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

Summer Unit 

Part of the Trellis Seasonal Gardening Activities Training Programme 

Providing practical training in adaptable indoor and outdoor seasonal gardening activities for those working in care and community settings.
This unit will empower you with the skills and knowledge required to enable you to adapt gardening activities to your clients needs.
No prior knowledge or experience is required.

This unit covers:
Summer - How Summer affects plant growth, Seasonal Signifiers, What can be done in the garden at this time of year.
Gardening Activities - Creating a Herb Planter, Potting-Up a Hanging Basket, Plants for Free - Taking Softwood Cuttings, Fun in the Garden - Engaging with clients and potential volunteers.
Specialist Techniques - Adapting gardening activities; Engaging your clients; The  Importance of Planning & Reflecting on your Gardening Activities. 

This Summer unit is available to access from 1st June to 31st August
The deadline for accessing all resources, completing tasks and submitting coursework for the Summer Unit is 31st August.

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 Summer Resources Folder 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 from the Trellis Shop


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

Enrolment on payment

Autumn Unit

Part of Trellis Seasonal Gardening Activities Training Programme

Providing practical training in adaptable indoor and outdoor seasonal gardening activities for those working in care and community settings.
This unit will empower you with the skills and knowledge required to enable you to adapt gardening activities to your clients needs.
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 Resources Folder 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