Do Gardening Students need Gardens ?

Poncherello

Just a thought I had. Do people who study in the horticulture industry need Gardens to work on do projects etc ?

dardevle

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strictly speaking i don't think that it is a necessity to have a garden in order to follow a particular line of study....while i have had gardens of all sizes in the past, i currently have a garden the size of a postage stamp that is completly paved and don't find any hindrance at all... thats not to say that i would'nt appreciate a large growing area to go along with my studies;)


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bmaxi

Well you dont need to own a car to become a mechanic but it helps. A place to gain some practical experience and to experiment will never go amiss.

fifilarue

Please don't think I am being flippant but I would like to offer my garden to a horticulture student-I even have a shed for storage. Am at my wits end with it.

beer enigma

Is that a bit like leaving your body to science

Being serious, one of my elderly neighbours in Cork has a horticulture student doing her garden - her son put up a card in whatever college does the courses & he got quite a few replies.

mink_man

you dont NEED to have one but it helps.

fifilarue

Andip wrote: »

Is that a bit like leaving your body to science

Being serious, one of my elderly neighbours in Cork has a horticulture student doing her garden - her son put up a card in whatever college does the courses & he got quite a few replies.

thanks Andip-great idea-even though I'm not elderly I can't seem to make it work and if there's someone out there who thinks they can, I'd be happy to help. Unfortunately the previous owners left it to grow into a jungle and although I have managed to clear it and tidy it up, it needs more than I have to offer. It could be beautiful-in fact, I bought the house partly because of the possibilities the garden had to offer but now don't have the time, which is desperate really.

Poncherello

Thats why I asked the question.
Have just taken charge of a property with a considerable garden.0.5 acre.
Do not intend to build on the property for a while but would like to do something and learn something about the garden.
What are the popular courses in this country ?

Thanks

fifilarue

Poncherello wrote: »

Thats why I asked the question.
Have just taken charge of a property with a considerable garden.0.5 acre.
Do not intend to build on the property for a while but would like to do something and learn something about the garden.
What are the popular courses in this country ?

Thanks

Poncherello-I have asked around and apparently Teagasc run horticulture/educational courses around the country-they have local offices and you will find info on them here www.teagasc.ie
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