Gardening Courses Isle of Wight

When you live on an island like the Isle of Wight your options for study can be limited. However, thanks to the internet, we are able to bring the world’s top gardening tutors to you at MyGardenSchool. MyGardenSchool is the world’s first ‘virtual’ gardening school, where you can study gardening from the comfort of your own home wherever you are. Courses range from planting design to beekeeping, pond construction to growing your own vegetables or organic gardening. Whatever your interest in horticulture, we encourage you to try one of our gardening courses to not only improve your gardening knowledge, but also to have fun. We have courses suitable for enthusiastic amateur gardeners, complete beginners, gardening for schools, and garden design practices for professional garden designers.

There are also some horticulture courses we’d recommend at The Isle of Wight College, if you are able to attend in person and the hours fit with your study preferences. These are particularly geared towards people who want to start a career in horticulture

The College states that workers in this area are involved in looking after the countryside, forests, gardens and parks, and working with different types of plants and animals:

farming, fishing, forestry, countryside management, conservation, game keeping

landscape design and management, gardening, tree surgery, horticulture science

All jobs require a strong interest in the environment, conservation, or animal care and training. People working in these areas must be practical, be good at working with their hands and have a good level of fitness.

Career Paths

Arboriculturalist

Countryside Ranger / Manager

Florist

Gardener

Groundsperson

Horticultural Worker

Landscape Architect

Management

Nursery / Garden Centre Worker

Full Time Courses Available

BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Horticulture