Course CodeBHT231Fee CodeS2Duration (approx)100 hoursQualificationTo obtain formal documentation the optional exam(s) must be completed which will incur an additional fee of £30. Alternatively, a letter of completion may be requested. Grow Roses for Pleasure or Profit Grow better roses at home Start a rose nursery Grow cut flower roses This rose course is suited to the professional as well as the amateur grower. START BY UNDERSTANDING THE ROSE FAMILY Lesson Structure There are 8 lessons in this course: Introduction - identification & classification (modern and species roses are considered). Culture - pruning, nutrition, pests & diseases, planting, watering, etc. Propagation - seed, cuttings, layering, budding & grafting, etc. Hybrid Teas and Floribundas. Old World Roses. Climbers, Miniatures, Standards & Weepers. Using Roses - cut flowers, tubs, hydroponics. Special Assignment. Aims Distinguish between characteristic plant features in order to identify different types of roses. Determine cultural practices for growing roses in different situations. Perform all operations associated with pruning roses. Distinguish between the culture of different types of roses, including hybrid teas, floribundas and species rose groups. Plan the establishment of a rose garden. Plan the production of a commercial rose crop. What You Will Do Distinguish between the morphology of different groups of roses. Compile a resource collection of thirty contacts to assist with identification of roses. Prepare a collection of 32 photographs or illustrations of rose varieties. determine how to grow roses in your locality, detailing: soil preparation planting fertilising staking watering in Describe how to propagate roses, using various techniques including: Grafting Budding Layering Seed Identify the pests and diseases afflicting rose plants. Differentiate between the culture and use in the garden of different types of roses, including: climbers miniatures standards bush roses Differentiate between the culture of roses in a greenhouse, and in the open ground. Distinguish between the pruning of climbing, ramblers, bush, miniature and standard roses, Compare the culture and application of Hybrid Teas, Floribundas and Polyanthas in a garden or nursery visited by you. Determine appropriate rose varieties to be included in a proposed rose garden, in accordance with given specifications. Prepare a plan for a rose garden including: Scale drawings Plant lists A materials list Cost estimates. Develop criteria for selecting rose varieties to grow as a commercial crop, for a specified purpose. Evaluate rose flowers offered for sale. Determine factors which are critical to the production of various rose products, such as: Cut flower roses Rose hip syrup Rose oil Dried rose petals Nursery stock roses. Did You Know? Roses are the most widely grown commercial cut flower in some parts of the world. There are varieties of rose that are grown successfully across climates as varied as Singapore and Scandinavia Many of the worlds commercially cultivated roses are grown in greenhouses or in hydroponics. Roses are grown as an oil producing crop for the perfume industry? Roses are one of the most purchased types of plants in garden centres across countries like Australia and the UK? Some roses are weeds (even banned) in some parts of the world. What Are the Different Types of Roses? Roses have been cultivated since as early as 2000 years BC (in China). Modern roses have largely originated as hybrids of the species roses which have been grown for centuries. Until 1975 the popular modern rose with the conical type flower was referred to as a Hybrid Tea. Hybrid teas are now called Large Flowered Roses by the experts. Floribundas (until 1975) were roses which were produced as a hybrid between miniature roses (ie. true polyanthas) with larger flowering roses. Floribundas are now called Cluster Flowered Roses by the experts. 'Hybrid Tea' and 'Floribunda' are still commonly used terms though. Modern Garden Roses Climbing types (Recurrent and Non Recurrent Flowering) Climber (with stiff stems) Miniature Pillar Rambler (with lax stems) Non Climbing types (Recurrent and Non recurrent Flowering Types) • Cluster Flowered bush (Floribunda) • Grandiflora (an American term not widely used elsewhere) • Miniature • Large Flowered bush (Hybrid Tea) • Recurrent flowering shrub (various sizes and forms) Old World Roses/Species Roses Climbing Climbing Tea Noisette Ramblers • Multiflora • Sempervirens (wild rose) • Wichuriana (wild rose) Non-Climbing • Alba tall and white • Bourbon flowers normally large, leaves glossy • China usually small, compact and twiggy growth • Damask open bushes/diverse group • Gallica very prickly • Hybrid Perpetual similar to modern roses but better leaf cover • Portland • Sweet Briar • Tea resulted from crosses with Rosa gigantea The English Roses An important modern classification - these roses have extraordinary favour with the buying public. They are old world roses crossed with modern roses (mainly by the breeder David Austin). WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS COURSE? Commercial Growers Horticulturists Florists Cut flower growers Nurserymen Interior plantscapers Home gardeners Plant enthusiasts HOW TO ENROL Click box below on left hand side - follow instructions. IF YOU NEED ADVICE - click here to use our FREE ADVISORY SERVICE