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Do Gardening Students need Gardens ?

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  • 13-01-2010 5:04pm
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    Poncherello
    Registered Users Posts: 603 ✭✭✭


    Just a thought I had. Do people who study in the horticulture industry need Gardens to work on do projects etc ?


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    dardevle
    Registered Users Posts: 771 ✭✭✭dardevle


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    strictly speaking i don't think that it is a necessity to have a garden in order to follow a particular line of study....while i have had gardens of all sizes in the past, i currently have a garden the size of a postage stamp that is completly paved and don't find any hindrance at all... thats not to say that i would'nt appreciate a large growing area to go along with my studies;)


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    bmaxi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,859 ✭✭✭bmaxi


    Well you dont need to own a car to become a mechanic but it helps. A place to gain some practical experience and to experiment will never go amiss.


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    fifilarue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 265 ✭✭fifilarue


    Please don't think I am being flippant but I would like to offer my garden to a horticulture student-I even have a shed for storage. Am at my wits end with it.


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    beer enigma
    Registered Users Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭beer enigma


    Is that a bit like leaving your body to science :D

    Being serious, one of my elderly neighbours in Cork has a horticulture student doing her garden - her son put up a card in whatever college does the courses & he got quite a few replies.


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    mink_man
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    you dont NEED to have one but it helps.


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    fifilarue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 265 ✭✭fifilarue


    Andip wrote: »
    Is that a bit like leaving your body to science :D

    Being serious, one of my elderly neighbours in Cork has a horticulture student doing her garden - her son put up a card in whatever college does the courses & he got quite a few replies.

    thanks Andip-great idea-even though I'm not elderly I can't seem to make it work and if there's someone out there who thinks they can, I'd be happy to help. Unfortunately the previous owners left it to grow into a jungle and although I have managed to clear it and tidy it up, it needs more than I have to offer. It could be beautiful-in fact, I bought the house partly because of the possibilities the garden had to offer but now don't have the time, which is desperate really.


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    Poncherello
    Registered Users Posts: 603 ✭✭✭Poncherello


    Thats why I asked the question.
    Have just taken charge of a property with a considerable garden.0.5 acre.
    Do not intend to build on the property for a while but would like to do something and learn something about the garden.
    What are the popular courses in this country ?

    Thanks


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    fifilarue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 265 ✭✭fifilarue


    Poncherello wrote: »
    Thats why I asked the question.
    Have just taken charge of a property with a considerable garden.0.5 acre.
    Do not intend to build on the property for a while but would like to do something and learn something about the garden.
    What are the popular courses in this country ?

    Thanks

    Poncherello-I have asked around and apparently Teagasc run horticulture/educational courses around the country-they have local offices and you will find info on them here www.teagasc.ie
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