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School of Horticulture - Kew Diploma
Kew Diploma |
Practical work
The
9 months spent out in the gardens is organized into a rotational work
scheme where students spend on average 3 months in each location. There
are three sections at Kew where students work: great glasshouses, hardy
display and the arboretum. Students will spend a year in each section
moving departments within that section.
For example a year in the Hardy Display section could involve 3 months in the Alpine Unit, 3 months on the Grass garden, and 3 months on the Order Beds.
Great
Glasshouses includes the Palm House, Temperate House, Princess of Wales
Conservatory, and behind the scenes nurseries, and students can work in
any of these during their year there.
Work placements are organized for the students to give as broad a base of practical knowledge as possible but requests to work in a particular unit are considered.