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Course Description

Our Master Gardener courses are online, independent study courses. Students work at their own pace and have up to nine months, per course, to complete all assignments and quizzes. Students who are most successful with this approach to learning are those who are self-directed and self-disciplined.

Maintaining the Garden is a web-based distance education course and is part of the Master Gardener Training Program. Garden maintenance is an inescapable fact of having a garden! You will learn what to do, why you do it, and how to do it. By understanding these principles, you will be able to take the best approach to the problem at hand.

Course Outline

This course will give you the upper hand in getting the garden that you want. You will examine common gardening practices - looking at what they are, how they are done and why. You will develop environmentally sound strategies to manage weeds, insects and diseases in your garden.

Topics include:

  • Gardening Techniques and Tools
  • Weeds and Weed Control
  • Plant Health
  • Pests
  • Pruning

Notes

Technical Requirements: Internet (High Speed preferred). Reliable computer/laptop device. Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word for submitting assignments. 

Course Dates: All courses open on October 1st, and close July 31st.

Number of Courses: Students are to take ONE course at a time, unless otherwise approved by Extended Learning.

Refunds: Course refunds are eligible up to two weeks after registering for your course. The refund amount will be adjusted to include a non-refundable administrative fee of $50.00. After that two-week period, there are no course refunds.

Prerequisites

It is recommended that the Master Gardener Program Courses be taken in the following order:
  1. The Science of Gardening
  2. Maintaining the Garden
  3. Plant ID and Use
  4. The Art of Gardening

Recommended For

Anyone who has a passion or interest in gardening in your backyard or community.

Anyone interested in working towards becoming a Master Gardener within the Master Gardener Association of Alberta.

Anyone looking to expand on their gardening knowledge.

Testimonials

"I really enjoyed this course! This helped me to deeply understand a lot of what I already knew, handed down information from Grandmother, Mothers... a validation"

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Section Title
Maintaining The Garden- Alberta
Type
Online - Self-Paced
Dates
Oct 01, 2024 to Jul 31, 2025
Total Learning Hours
65.0
Instruction Delivery Method(s)
Online Self-Paced  
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $469.00
Potential Discount(s)
Instructors
Section Notes

Registration deadline is January 31st, 2025!

Tuition is refunded if a course is cancelled by Extended Learning. Learners are also eligible for a refund if they formally withdraw within two weeks after registering for a course, by emailing Extended.Learning@dal.ca. The refund amount will be adjusted to include a non-refundable administrative fee of $50.00. After that two-week period, there are no course refunds.


You will receive a welcome email after registering for your course, with respect to your login information for OpenDal (our Learning Management System). All course materials, content and resources are housed in OpenDal. 


This course is considered a non-credit course. It does not qualify for a T2202 during tax time.

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