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Horticulture
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In this session, students enjoy activities like:

Growing plants

Using gardening tools safely

Looking after fruit, vegetables, and flowers

Caring for nature

Learning about sustainability

Working in a team

Horticulture means growing and caring for plants. In this session, you will do practical, hands-on work in the garden. Anyone can join – no matter your ability.

At Barham Skills Centre, we have large greenhouses to grow young plants and a garden where we grow fruit and vegetables. These are used in our café and sold in our garden centre.

You’ll learn by doing the work yourself under close supervision. There is also a classroom where you can learn more.

You can also take the John Muir Discovery Award. This helps you learn about wild places and how to protect them.
A student smiling while digging at the allotment at The Fifth Trust Barham Skills Centre. He wears glasses and a cap.
A man from The Fifth Trust wears a grey beanie, dark grey jacket, and grey jumper as he pushes a chopped Christmas tree in a wheelbarrow. He is in a green field with bare trees around him, while another male student in a hi-vis jacket stands behind him.
Two students from The Fifth Trust rake fallen orange and brown leaves. The male student on the left wears a red jacket, black trousers, and brown boots. The female student on the right wears a green jumper, tracksuit bottoms, and a pink headband.
A male student from The Fifth Trust smiles and holds up an AQA certificate. He is outdoors next to three polytunnels, standing behind a table with two crates of potted seedlings.
A man bends down to plant seedlings in a polytunnel. He wears a brown beanie, a grey striped shirt, blue jeans, and brown boots.
A young man from The Fifth Trust with blonde hair and a red jacket puts his hand into a tray of soil as he fills an empty tray for potting.
A male student from The Fifth Trust wears a red cap, a white t-shirt, and colorful patterned shorts. He is showing a crate of harvested vegetables.
Two students from The Fifth Trust work in a garden next to a greenhouse. One student wears a green coat, blue jeans, and brown boots, holding a small potted plant. The other student wears a beige hoodie, blue jeans, brown boots, and blue gloves, bending down to plant a seedling. The ground is covered in soil and fallen leaves, with young green plants growing nearby.
A male student wearing a blue jacket and dark shirt holds a black crate filled with wood chippings, standing in front of a greenhouse. Another person in a green coat and gloves is partially visible on the right.
A female student from the Vineyard Garden Centre with ginger hair, blue glasses, a grey hoodie, and a green shirt holds a green plant in her palm. She wears a blue lanyard. Behind her are lush green plants.
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Student Josh headshot.

 “Weeding and watering are my favourite tasks. My instructor is very good.”

Josh – Student