Students will study modules in horticultural practices, plant recognition, nursery production, and retailing of plants, which illustrate the breadth of the industry; these are supported by related subjects including plant protection, pesticide application, plant and soil science, mechanisation, and business management; modules in amenity and landscape horticulture in year 2 of the HND Horticulture concentrate on the management of soft and hard landscapes of public and private open space; areas of study include landscape maintenance and management, landscape specification and estimation, construction of hard landscape features, lawn construction and maintenance, business management and the management of parks and amenities; modules in production horticulture provide the opportunity to further develop knowledge and skills in the management and production of horticultural crops; areas of study include production of hardy ornamental stock, edible and ornamental glasshouse crops, crop protection, crop physiology, and genetics.
