Fuchsias

DESCRIPTION

Open your eyes to the world of fuschias. Fuchsias are a colourful group of plants with many varieties to collect and enjoy. The way you treat a fuchsia plant should be different from place to place, time to time, and according to what you are trying to get from the plant.

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

LESSON STRUCTURE

There are 8 lessons in this course:

1. Introduction
2. Review of the system of plant identification
3. General characteristics of fuchsias
4. Information contacts (ie: nurseries, seed, clubs)
5. Culture
6. Planting
7. Staking
8. Mulching
9. Watering
10. Pest & disease
11. Feeding
12. Pruning
13. Protection from wind etc.
14. Propagation
15. Methods of propagating this group of plants.
16. The Most Commonly Grown Varieties
17. Other Important Groups
18. The Lesser Grown Varieties
19. Making the Best Use of Fuchsias
20. Special Assignment - On one selected plant or group.

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

AIMS

Identify different Fuchsias

Describe the culture of Fuchsias

Propagate Fuchsias

Describe the identification and culture of commonly grown Fuchsias

Compare a range of commonly grown Fuschias.

Discuss different lesser cultivated varieties of Fuchsias

Determine and explain a variety of ways Fuchsias may be used.

Discuss one aspect of Fuchsia cultivation in depth.

DELIVERY

Correspondence