Landscaping

Welcome to new students 2018

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

Our Principal, Wayne Powell, records a welcome video to all our students each year. You can watch this online here: Link to the video on Vimeo    

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One student in five wants to run own business

Posted on May 29, 2018 by sruc

 Horticulture and Landscaping survey sheds light on students’ big dreams. One student in five wants to run their own business. That’s the finding of SRUC’s career aspiration survey filled in...

Categories: Campus, Garden Design, HN Level, Horticulture, Landscaping, and Student opportunities

Why are you doing this?

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

We asked our current students what motivated them to study their course…. here are the full results: There are some variations by subject area – those studying subjects related to animals are...

Categories: Aberdeen, Advice, Agricultural & Landbased, Agricultural Technology, Agriculture, Animal & Biological, Animal Care, Animal Science, Ayr, Barony, Biological Sciences, Business, Countryside Management, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Environment and Countryside, Environmental Management, Equine and Horse Care, Forestry and Arboriculture, Garden Design, Golf & Greenkeeping, Greenkeeping and Sports Turf, Horticulture, Hospitality, Land-Based and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, Landscaping, Oatridge, Poultry, Professional Golf, Renewables, SRUC Subjects, Student Life, Student Successes, Sustainability, and Veterinary Nursing
Michael Clark, NC Horticulture and SVQ Level3 Parks, Gardens and Green spaces graduate.

Michael Clark – Horticulture

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Rich Gordon

Michael Clark, a mature student from Milton of Balgonie, recently started his own business after completing NC Horticulture and SVQ Level3 Parks, Gardens and Green spaces, and winning the class...

Categories: Change your path, Elmwood, HN Level, Horticulture, Landscaping, and Student Successes Tags: Gardens and Parks, greenspace, Horticulture, Michael Clark, NC, SRUC Elmwood, and SRUC Horticulture
Donald Ferguson

Donald Ferguson, BSc (HONS) Horticulture

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Rich Gordon

Donald Ferguson had previously spent 7 years abroad so when he returned home he wanted to be involved in an industry away from the office environment. He was always interested...

Categories: Aberdeen, Advice, Ayr, Barony, Change your path, Degree, Edinburgh, Elmwood, HN Level, Horticulture, Land-Based and Rural Skills, Landscaping, Oatridge, Student opportunities, and Student Successes Tags: Change your path, HNC, Horticulture, and Landscape
What you will need SRUC wildflower mix

Grow Your Career

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Rich Gordon

If you attended the Grow Your Careers event at the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens today you may have picked up a packet of SRUC Wildflower Seeds. Find out the benefits of ...

Categories: Campus, Garden Design, Horticulture, Landscaping, Oatridge, Student Successes, and Uncategorized Tags: Garden Design, Grow Your Career, Grow your future, Horticulture, landscaping, Oatridge, SRUC, SRUC Edinburgh, and SRUC Oatrige
CABEC group photo 2018

CABEC

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Rich Gordon

Construction and Built Environment Challenge – CABEC On Thursday 11th January, ten schools from across Edinburgh and the Lothians arrived at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange ready and eager to compete...

Categories: Campus, Garden Design, Horticulture, Landscaping, Oatridge, Oatridge events, and Uncategorized Tags: CABEC, Consturction and Built Environment Challenge, Horticulture, landscaping, SRUC, and SRUC Oatridge
Three variations of Poinsettias

SRUC Advent Calendar: 12th December

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Rich Gordon

Did you know that December 12th is Poinsettia day? The day marks the death of J.R. Poinsett, an American botanist who sent cutting of the poinsettia plant he discovered in southern Mexico...

Categories: Advent Calendar 2017, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Garden Design, Horticulture, Landscaping, Oatridge, and Student Life Tags: Horticulture, Poinsettia, SRUC Edinburgh, SRUC Elmwood, and SRUC Oatridge
A wintry landscape scene

SRUC Advent Calendar: December 10th

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Rich Gordon

I am dreaming of a white Christmas… Are you? 1 in 6 Christmases in Scotland are white Christmases. And I personally love it.  It contributes to the overall atmosphere at...

Categories: Advent Calendar 2017, Agricultural & Landbased, Horticulture, Landscaping, Oatridge, and Student Life Tags: landscaping and SRUC Oatridge

Freshwater Environment Trip to Loch of Strathbeg & River Dee

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Rich Gordon

  One of the modules included in the Countryside Management HND course is Freshwater Environments: Management and Protection. Scotland is a wet country with plenty of rain, as everyone knows,...

Categories: Aberdeen, Countryside Management, Environment and Countryside, Environmental Management, Landscaping, SRUC Events, SRUC Subjects, Student Life, Student opportunities, and Student Visits Tags: CountrysideManagment, FreshwaterManagement, Innovation, LochOfStrathbeg, RiverDee, SRUCAberdeen, and StudentVisits