This is a foundation level course designed to boost your confidence with lots of practical gardening activities to engage clients and those in care settings, both indoors and out.
Support wellbeing throughout the year with nature connection, including:
- Stimulate reminiscence, conversation and engage the senses
- Enable meaningful, light-hearted interactions with staff, family & visiting community groups
- Increase self-esteem through sharing skills and expertise
- Demonstrate care e.g. promotion of physical activity & free choice
- Provide distraction and pain relief for those with long term conditions
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Be confident delivering gardening activities
Programme details:
- No prior knowledge required
- Rolling programme of 4 units - Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter - flexible choose to do one or all four
- Practical training delivered by video and resources online - no travel, no fuss
- Certificates awarded to record your CPL (Continuous Professional Learning)
- Learn how to engage your clients
- Adapt activities for different abilities
- Plan & deliver appropriate activities
- Gain confidence in gardening skills and knowledge
- Easy to complete units
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Resource Packs accompanying the unts contain all the Activity Sheets required plus lots of additional gardening activity ideas for you and your clients. Available from the Trellis Online Shop
Interested to see if it's for you? Explore the FREE UNIT by scrolling down to the Free Unit section below.
The Winter Unit is available from 1st December 2025 - 28th February 2026
- Part of the Seasonal Gardening Activities Training Programme, one of 4 seasonal units
- 12 weeks (Dec- Feb) to complete the unit at your own pace
- Certificate on completion of unit - 10 CPD hrs
- No prior gardening knowledge required
This unit will empower you with the confidence, skills and knowledge to adapt gardening activities to your clients’ needs. The learning you gain as you work through the unit will build your confidence in handling plant materials and organising gardening activities suitable for the winter season.
Gardening activities support wellbeing through opportunities for social interaction, physical activity, sensory stimulation, stress relief and cognitive restoration, learning new skills and reviving old ones, as well as the experience of giving and nurturing.
The Winter Unit comprises these topic areas, taught through a combination of video, activity resources and short practical and written assignments:
- Winter - How the season affects plant growth, seasonal signifiers to look out for
- What can be done in the garden at this time of year
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Garden related activities include: Seeds and Sprouts (Year Round Windowsill Growing), Nifty Spring Onions, Nurturing your Pot Plants, Jingle Bulbs, Create a Beautiful Festive Table Decoration, Make a Bird Feeder
Specialist techniques - Adapting gardening activities; engaging your clients; the importance of planning & reflecting on your gardening activities.
Explore the Free Taster Unit or register for the Winter Unit by creating a Log-in account on our Moodle platform by clicking the link below.
FREE unit: An Introduction to Seasonal Gardening Activities
This introductory unit provides a flavour of the certificated and assessed Seasonal Gardening Activities Training Programme. Try it out!
Explore the Free Taster Unit by creating a Log-in account on our Moodle platform by clicking the link below.
You can get started at any time of the year in our rolling programme. Units run in real time:
Spring Unit 1st March - 31st May
Summer Unit 1st June - 31st August
Autumn Unit 1st September - 30th November
Winter Unit 1st December - 28th February
Cost £85 per unit.
Explore the Free Taster Unit or register for the Winter Unit by creating a Log-in account on our Moodle platform by clicking the Sign-Up link below.
Some feedback from recent students:
'It is fabulous. Aimed at exactly the right level. Not too technical and bogged down in gardening speak, so to speak. Plenty of resources.'
‘Thank you for this course - every time I do a topic, I'm inspired to do more with my client group. I don't think any training course can hope to do more than that.’
'I've loved this course [Spring Unit] despite my hectic life at present and I am going to present this to staff as a good example of CPD in our Work-Linked Learning course!'
(Teacher of young people with special educational needs and disabilities, (SEND))