Gardening Study Schools

The NGC Gardening Study Courses are designed to provide information on topics of interest to those especially interested in gardening, horticulture and related topics. The program consists of a series of four courses, held about six months apart, scheduled usually for two days of instruction, followed by a general examination on the morning of the third day. Topics include basic botany, soils, growing annuals,perennials, trees and shrubs, fruits and vegetables, lawns, pests and diseases of plants, plant classification,pruning and selected topics of local interest.

Although the courses are intended primarily for garden club members, they are open to the general public, requiring only the payment of a nominal fee. Garden club members completing the series of four courses are awarded the designation of Gardening Consultant. Attendees from the general public may attain Consultant status by joining a garden club during the course series or shortly after completion.

Click here to download your accredited gardening consultant notice of good standing.

 

2012

 

Date: March 21-22, 2012……………..Sarasota, FL
Course: 4
Local Chairman: Maida Atkins, 941-488-4373
State Chairman: Jean Schneider, 3065 Doctor’s Lake Dr., Orange Park, FL 32073, phone 904-264-2664, e-mail: jimjean@comcast.net

Date: April 12-13, 2012………………………Madrid, IA at Iowa Arboretum
Course: 3
State Chairman: Jennie Clay,  515-244-1434


April 12-14, 2012 …………………………………..Boylston, MA
Course: 3
State Chairman: Caroline Nijenberg,  781-862-4465

 

For information about a course near you, contact the chairman listed or contact:  NGC Gardening Study Chairman, Greg Pokorski

ATTENTION SCHOOL CHAIRMEN

Please amend your Operations Guides to conform to these new policies. At the NGC Fall Board Meeting in St. Louis on Friday, October 2, 2009 the NGC Executive Committee recommended and the Board of Directors approved the following changes to become effective as of January 1, 2010 for Environmental Studies, Gardening Study and Landscape Design Schools both virtual and on-site courses:

Recommendations Passed:

1. That all time restrictions for students between courses for Gardening Study, Environmental Studies and Landscape Design Schools be removed from all school course material.
2. That Gardening Study, Environmental Studies and Landscape Design Schools be permitted the option of conducting back-to-back courses.
3. Refresher credit for consultant and master consultants will be granted once only within a calendar year beginning in the year following receipt of consultant or master consultant certification. (This recommendation remains in effect.)

 

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Click here to access Multiple Refresher Information and Forms