OBJECTS
 Acquisition of the basic knowledge about the profession of maintenance gardener
 Notions on the morphology of plants, shrubs and trees
 Learning the basics about the plants in an ornamental garden
 Identification of the different plants
 Multiplication of the plants (sowing, taking of cuttings, layering and grafting)
 Maintenance of an ornamental garden
 Safety equipment and maintenance of the materials
 Basic phytosanitary knowledge as regards security

TRAINING ORGANIZATION
 Addressees : parks and gardens maintenance staff, gardeners and horticulturists
 Time : 20 hours

PEDAGOGICAL PROGRAMME 1. Gardening and its exigencies
 The gardener within the business
 Motivation, quality, respect of the timetable and directions, the information feedback, etc.

2. Ecosystem functioning and botanic knowledge
 Characteristics of the plants’ life
 Sexual reproduction (flower link, fruit, seeds)
 Classification of the vegetal species.

3. Knowledge of the plants usually employed in a landscape garden
 What is the appearance of the plant ?
 What are its leaves, flowers and fruits like ?
 How does the plant react in a specific environment ?

4. Growth and maintenance of ornamental plants
 Reproduction : sowing, taking of cuttings, layering and grafting
 How to plant bulbs and rhizomes ?
 Planting and transplanting
 Maintenance : trimming, pruning, etc.

5. Plants’ need of water
 The need of watering
 To learn how plants shed water
 To discover the circulation of water in the plants
 Determination of water and nutrients need, necessary to the life of plants.

6. Individual and collective security equipment

7. Garden materials
 Maintenance of the garden tools and materials
 Safety rules about their employment

PEDAGOGICAL METHODOLOGY
 Alternation of theory and practice on the field
 Group work to favour cohesion and sharing
 Working on the field in real situations with the materials and the products currently used.

Authors :
Artiste No Tahiti, Papeete – French Polynesia
API Formation Tahiti, Papeete – French Polynesia