Scented Plants Course Online | Learning Cloud Australia

Learn to identify, grow (propagation and culture), and use different types of scented plants. You will find out how to harvest and dry scented plants, and through practical assignments actually make a whole range of exciting herb crafts (e.g. pot pourri, soaps, candles). Learn also how to landscape a scented garden and expand your knowledge of dozens of types of scented plants.

Employment Oportunities:

Starting your own business with scented plants
Designing gardens with scented plants
Working for a company that specialises in scented plant products

There are 8 lessons in this course:

Introduction
- How Scented plants are used
- Types of scented plants
- Plant Naming System and pronouncing plant names
- Scented Plant Families
- Resources and Networking
- Plant reviews
Culture
- Soils
- Soil Composition, soil types, improving soils
- Soil Mixes, porring media and component
- Plant Nutrients and fertilisers
- Plant Health -identifying and controlling problems
- Weeds and weed control
- Watering plants
- Planting, staking, mulching, pruning, protection from wind, salt air, etc.
- Plant reviews
- Propagation
- Methods of propagating this group of plants; creating a scented garden; growing in pots, inside, or in the open ground.
- Plant reviews
Crafts from Scented Plants and Herbs
- Herbs for cooking
- Howe to dry herbs
- Pot pourri, scented candles, tussie mussies, sachets, etc.
- Cosmetic uses -Hair rinses, baths, skin care
- Candle Making
- Exotic herb oils
- Scented Plants in Pots
- Lavender crafts
- Rose Crafts
- Plant reviews
Harvesting and Processing
- Harvesting hints
- General rules for harvesting flowers
- Storing harvested material
- Freezing
- Deterioration
- Bud harvesting
- Shelf life
- Post harvest treatments
- Chemical treatments
- Harvesting and grading carnations
- Harvesting and drying lavender
- Harvesting Herbs
- Harvesting leaves, roots, fruit, seed
- Harvesting for medicinal use
- Plant reviews
Commonly Grown Varieties
- Listing dozens of scented garden plants
- Several plants are dealt with in detail, including: Carnations, Roses, Gardenias, Heliotropium, Murraya, Pelargonium and Daphne
- Scented Flowers -Alstroemeria, Antihrrinum, Chrysanthemum, Freesia, Iris, Narcissus, Orchids, Matthiola,
- Plant reviews
Other Important Scented Plants
- Lilium
- Fragrant Australian natives
- Boronias
- Other Scented Plants for Temperate Areas
- Plant reviews
Commercial Applications
- The Business of Scented Plants
- The most commercially grown species
- Herbal Teas
- Production Plan
- Making a scented plant operation
- Standards
- Farm Layout
- Marketing your produce
- How to sell
- Creating a Scented Garden
- Drawing a Plan
- Garden Design
Special Assignment
- Students must complete a special assignment on one selected plant or group.

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

For more information on this course, please request your free course information pack.