Horticulture

Horticulture is a diverse and dynamic industry that encompasses the commercial production of:

Fruit
Vegetables
Flowers
Ornamental plants

It also includes the design, establishment, and maintenance of:

Parks and gardens
Leisure and sports grounds
Open spaces
Managed landscapes

It is a profession which offers a diversity of jobs to suit a wide range of talents. The profession also needs researchers, technologists, marketing experts and managers to shape the industry for the future.

SRUC offers both Horticulture and Horticulture with Plantsmanship courses. Horticulture programmes are delivered from our teaching campuses at SRUC Edinburgh, SRUC Elmwood and SRUC Oatridge.

The courses are also taught at the Glasgow Botanic Gardens, while Horticulture with Plantsmanship programmes are delivered in partnership with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. We are very proud of our links with these prestigious locations, which allow you to benefit from the considerable resources and expertise of both organisations.

Horticulture

a qualification in Garden Design, Landscaping, Horticulture or Horticulture with Plantsmanship will allow you to enter one of the largest and fastest growing employment sectors in the UK and beyond

MA at SCQF level 6
MA at SCQF level 5
BSc/BSc (Hons)
HNC
HND
NC
SVQ Level 5

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a qualification in Garden Design, Landscaping, Horticulture or Horticulture with Plantsmanship will allow you to enter one of the largest and fastest growing employment sectors in the UK and beyond

Horticulture with Plantsmanship

This course covers a wide range of horticultural skills, from botanical issues relevant to horticulture today to techniques for restoring historic gardens.

BSc/BSc (Hons)
HND

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This course covers a wide range of horticultural skills, from botanical issues relevant to horticulture today to techniques for restoring historic gardens.

Production Horticulture

This course is designed to give you the basic skills you need to work in production horticulture, for example in garden centres, plant nurseries, and crop production.

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This course is designed to give you the basic skills you need to work in production horticulture, for example in garden centres, plant nurseries, and crop production.

Introduction to Horticulture

This entry-level course will give you an opportunity to develop a wide range of horticultural skills and knowledge.

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This entry-level course will give you an opportunity to develop a wide range of horticultural skills and knowledge.

Parks, Gardens and Green Spaces

Gain the knowledge and practical skills to become a horiculture technician or supervisor.

SVQ Level 6

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Gain the knowledge and practical skills to become a horiculture technician or supervisor.

SVQ Level 6

Soils and Sustainability

This course is designed for students interested in a career in land-based management or environmental protection, and teaches the importance and role of soils in the 21st century.

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This course is designed for students interested in a career in land-based management or environmental protection, and teaches the importance and role of soils in the 21st century.

Tour of the Horticulture Facilities at SRUC Edinburgh Campus

Student focus: Tyler Tovey, HNC Horticulture

Tyler Tovey, our HNC student in Horticulture, has been working at Jupiter Artland, a renowned and visually stunning exhibition in Midlothian. See what Tyler had to say about his experience here.

Want to know what it's like to work in Horticulture?

Lantra Scotland has produced this fabulous video that will show you some of the possibilities.

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Fees and funding

Funding is available to help you complete your studies, including bursaries to pay your tuition fees and loans to help with maintenance and travel costs.

Fees and funding

Open days

Although our campuses are currently closed, you can still find out about life and learning at SRUC by joining one of our virtual open days. You will be taken to our old website to make your booking.

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