Wildflower Bed Maintenance Course

Description

Caring for wildflower plants is a demanding, exciting, and creative task. Wildflowers exhibit high dynamics, which can be guided with targeted maintenance measures. This requires curiosity, plant knowledge, and joy in caring. The course offers practical knowledge on maintaining wildflower mixes and background information on promoting biodiversity. Content During the course, the following topics are covered:

• Biodiversity promotion through differentiated care
• Knowledge about wildflowers, mobile insects, and soil organisms
• Wildflower combinations (natural habitat, private garden, public green spaces)
• Connection between maintenance measures and regions in Switzerland
• Connection between maintenance measures and aesthetics

Prerequisites Basic competencies in native flora should be present; further species knowledge can be acquired in the course. Learning objectives After completing the "Wildflower Bed Maintenance" course, you will be able to - properly care for and develop wildflower plantings;

• recognize the interplay between wildflower maintenance and biodiversity promotion and steer it through targeted measures;
• identify wildflowers at various stages. Target group The course is aimed at professionals from the "Green Sector" with practical prior knowledge and experience in maintenance of plantings and an interest in naturalistic care. The training is suitable for - Gardeners (EFZ) specializing in perennials or landscape gardening with at least 1 year of professional experience in maintenance
• Specialist in naturalistic garden and landscape construction (NGL)
• Persons with many years of practical experience in naturalistic care Note Expect additional expenses for individual travel costs, meals, possibly accommodations during excursions and course days at ZHAW, as well as literature and expenses for proof of performance. Source: www.weiterbildung.swiss

Highlights

• Course on wildflower bed maintenance
• Practical knowledge transfer on biodiversity promotion
• Target group: professionals from the "Green Sector"

General Information

The Wildflower Bed Maintenance course will take place on May 25, 2027, at ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Wädenswil. It is aimed at professionals with prior knowledge and offers comprehensive content on caring for wildflowers and their importance for biodiversity.

Location

Grüentalstrasse, 8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland

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