Autumn is almost here

Autumn is almost with us. The weather will start cooling down as well...boo. It's the perfect time to get out in the garden and make preparations for winter.

Your deciduous trees will start loosing their leaves, time to sweep them up.

Your perennials will start to die down.

Garden need some maintenance and love after a summer of holidaying and relaxing? Why not try a garden maintenance course?

Go inside, sit in front of the fire after all of your hard work and read an e-book from our bookshop- perhaps learn more about your vegetable garden or what to plant where in the garden.

Top Selling Courses for the week

Child Psychology- Child psychology is concerned with the development a child, involving the development of mental processes (ie. cognitive development) as well as emotional and social behaviour.

Developmental Learning & Behavioural Disorders in Children & Adolescents- Learn the signs, symptoms and treatments for developmental disorders in children.

Event Management- To ensure the success of an event, an event coordinator must ensure that project management, effective management of resources, risk & financial management, effective staging and follow up at the end of the event are all conducted.

Horticulture I- Learn to identify plants and plant families, planting, soils, plant nutrition, water management, garden maintenance, pests and diseases, pruning, landscaping, propagation, lawns and arboriculture.

Tissue Culture- Learn to propagate plants using micropropagation techniques in a laboratory.

Student Testimonial

Rhonda Rae, Student, Workshop 1 BGN103

Was the course a valuable learning experience for you? Yes- Taught me problem solving skills. Gave me confidence in problem solving.

Did the course meet your expectations? Yes it taught me how to approach things and how it works best for me. Each project allowed me to develop further.

Did you like the way the course was structured (presented)? I like the way the course is structured. It works well with my way of studying

Did you receive good feedback from your tutor? Who was your tutor? Tutor- Jade- was great. Always helpful/ positive feedback. It kept me confident and I looked forward to every completed project with her comments.

Did you receive good service from school administrative staff? Admin staff have always been great driving my years of study.

Article in Outdoor and Poolside Living Magazine

Our Principal, John Mason has published an article, 'Gardening in Containers' in the latest Outdoor & Poolside Living magazine, published by Queensland Homes. Have a look out for the magazine in your newsagent today.