Pershore College - part of Warwickshire College

Pershore College is the national centre for horticulture and has been providing horticultural training and education for nearly 60 years. The College boasts some of the best teaching facilities in the country and offers courses on a part-time and full-time basis. Courses include garden design, production and amenity horticulture, organic, landscaping, floristry and many more. Levels include apprenticeships, further education and higher education as well as short courses. Courses are also run from the College's site in Moreton Morrell.

Pershore College lies within the Vale of Evesham, an important horticultural area, and consists of 60 ha. of grounds and gardens, conservation areas and a commercial nursery and plant centre, glasshouses and fruit and vegetable growing facilities. A juicing and cider-making unit produces fruit juice and cider from college grown fruits. The college apple juice has won various awards in competitions.

The extensive gardens and amenity features include an area of example gardens designed to show differing landscape and amenity styles as well as combinations of hard and soft landscaping. The gardens contain a substantial collection of plants of all types, which are used extensively for plant identification and to show the wide range of plants and planting combinations that can be used.

The College holds two National Collections; Penstemons and Philadelphus.

The Alpine Garden Society has its administrative centre and gardens within the College grounds and the College also provides the regional centre for the Royal Horticultural Society.

Pershore College has an excellent learning resources centre, with extensive computer facilities, design studios and modern floristry workshops. The active student union runs a range of social events for all tastes and ages and uses the College bar and social areas. Some of the halls of residence have been re-furbished and will be ready for students in September 2010.

The HNC in Garden Design gave me the opportunity to make a career change and study whilst working. The design and plant use subjects, combined with topics such as business and project management, enabled me to set up my own business as a garden designer. The course was hard work but worth it in the end. Carol Smith HNC Garden Design.

Pershore provided just the right foundation for anyone wishing to develop a career in horticulture and landscaping. Robin Higgins National Certificate and National Diploma in Horticulture.

I have always been passionate about horticulture and Pershore allowed me to turn this into a career. Chrissy Ching BSc Hons in Horticulture. (Amenity and Landscape Option)

There are over 100 courses offered in horticulture, including - BSc Horticulture HNC Garden Design Advanced National Diploma in Horticulture Apprenticeship in Horticulture For a full course listing, please visit the website Warwickshire.ac.uk

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