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.
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:
- That all time restrictions for students between courses for
Gardening Study, Environmental Studies and Landscape Design Schools
be removed from all school course material.
- That Gardening Study, Environmental Studies and Landscape
Design Schools be permitted the option of conducting back-to-back
courses.
- 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.)
Click here to access Multiple
Refresher Information and Forms