Horticulture or Landscape Gardening

Career in Horticulture or Landscape Gardening

The Good Careers Guide indicates that:

landscape gardeners design and construct garden landscapes or renovate existing gardens. They use a wide range of gardening skills to create a landscape that is aesthetically pleasing as well as functional. Landscape gardeners work at a variety of sites, including public and private parks and gardens, indoor facilities and newly developed housing estates as well as industrial complexes. They may also construct fences, trellises, pergolas, ponds, ferneries, barbecue areas, play structures and garden furniture.
horticultural tradespersons maintain plants and planted areas, construct horticultural features and apply treatments to enhance plant growth and control pests.
horticultural assistants undertake a range of tasks involving the cultivation, growing, harvesting and maintenance of trees, plants and gardens.

These jobs require a person to have a love of the outdoors and to be content to work in all sorts of weather conditions. Equally, the roles involve practical and mechanical activities.

There are a number of courses in horticulture and landscape design on offer in Victoria. Some of these include –

INSTITUTION	COURSE	MAJOR STUDIES IN 2022
TAFE Gippsland	Certificate IV in Horticulture	Horticulturist
Federation University	Diploma of Horticulture	Horticulture
Holmesglen Institute	Diploma of Horticulture	Arboriculture, Communication, Design (ecologically sustainable), Floriculture, Garden design, Horticulture, Horticulture (nursery), Horticulture (plant nutrition), Horticulture (turf), Irrigation and water management, Landscape design and planning, Landscape horticulture, Occupational health and safety, Parks and gardens, Plant sciences, Soil science.
Holmesglen Institute	Diploma of Landscape Design	Computer aided drawing, Design (ecologically sustainable), Garden design, Horticulture (plant studies), Landscape design and planning, Landscape horticulture, Professional practice, Quotes and tenders, Soil science.
Melbourne Polytechnic	Diploma of Horticulture	Grounds maintenance, Landscape design, Plant knowledge.
Swinburne University	Diploma of Horticulture	Ecologically sustainable design, Horticulture (nursery), Horticulture (plant nutrition), Integrated pest and disease management, Irrigation and water management, Landscape horticulture, Parks and gardens, Soil science.
Swinburne University	Diploma of Landscape Design	Computer-aided drawing, Assess landscape sites, Landscape feature design, Landscape project design, Permaculture principles and practices, Sustainable landscape design.