Wednesdays 2-4pm, starting 16 July 2025

If you’re just starting out in gardening and want to learn practical skills, or you’re interested in gaining a recognised qualification in horticulture, then this short course is perfect for you! Under the expert guidance of Myerscough College’s Horticulture tutor, you’ll learn skills such as planting out, preparing ground, pruning, propagation and using tools.

The course will run for a minimum of 5 weeks, which will be sufficient to achieve a City & Guilds Level 1 Award in Practical Horticulture. The course may be extended to enable learners to complete additional units to achieve a Certificate or Diploma, subject to interest and availability.

Regular weekly attendance is strongly encouraged as some units are completed over more than one session and the mandatory units for the Certificate are completed in the early weeks of the course. No experience necessary. The course is absolutely free to Liverpool City Region residents.

Please note the course takes place at the same time as volunteer and open garden sessions, so there will be other people working in the garden while training takes place. If you are a member of our regular volunteer gardening group, please feel free to sign up to this course and pick up volunteering again when it finishes!

Learners must be 19+.