RHS Qualifications!
Our new horticulture courses have been restructured and updated to meet the needs of today’s students. All of our courses have been created by expert tutors so you’re fully equipped to sit your exams and achieve leading RHS qualifications. EGS is listed as a course provider by the RHS and the Learning Skills Council. RHS qualifications are ideal for students considering a career change or wishing to take their horticulture creer to the next level. They are also a popular choice among keen amateur gardeners. Our courses include all required study material, full support from an...
Read MoreJanuary in the Garden
As January rolls on, sunny afternoons and lengthening days remind us that in just a few weeks we will be sowing seeds and enjoying the flowers of early spring. Despite frozen soil there’s still plenty to do in the garden, as long as care is taken. It’s important to avoid working frozen or waterlogged soil, as this can cause permanent damage. When possible, avoid walking on waterlogged soil too. Instead, work from a plank or board that spreads the load. Now is a good time to prune currants and gooseberries – especially new bushes or cordons. If you were too busy last summer...
Read MoreAe – aecidiospores – history of gardening
Definitions beginning with ‘Ae’ – from the Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening 1951: aecidiospores – “The spores formed by Rust fungi during their aecidial stage. They usually germinate quickly after they are liberated and are frequently able to infect a plant quite distant from that on which they were produced.” aecidium – “A globular, cup-shaped, or tubular structure formed by Rust fungi in which the chains of aecidiospores are produced. It ruptures the epidermis of the host-plant when mature, usually in spring or early summer,...
Read MoreAd – aden- history of gardening
Definitions beginning with ‘Ad’ – from the “Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening 1951″: aden- – “in compound words, signifying a gland, as adenophorus, having glandular pedicels.” Adenogynusaum – adenogy’nus -a -um – “having a glandular ovary”. Adherent – “joined to, as one organ of a flower to a different organ.” Adhesion – “union of different organs.” Adiantifoliusaum – Adiantifo’lius -a -um – “having l. like a maiden-hair...
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