Cut flower and foliage training programme

• Overview of the cut flower market that can be supplied from Northern Ireland
• Overview of facilities and equipment are required to grow and to market cut flowers or foliage
• Practical workshop to include:
  • Introduction to growing cut flower peonies including a viewing of the Greenmount peony variety screening project
  • Soil preparation, weed control methods, crop support, irrigation and feeding  for growing flowers under protected structures
  • Planting a cut flower bloom chrysanthemum crop.

• Caring for your customer and managing flower and foliage sales
• A to Z of Sweet William production
• Practical workshop to include:
  • taking cuttings and crop management of cut flowers and foliages
  • sowing seeds and planting a cut flower Sweet William crop

• Exploring the market opportunities for cut flowers and foliage
• Overview of flowers that are being grown in Northern Ireland
• A to Z of Standard Bloom natural season chrysanthemum production
• Practical workshop to include:
  • Harvesting, post harvest care of cut flowers and  foliages.

• Overview of foliage crops grow well under Northern Ireland conditions
• A to Z culture of two of the most promising foliage crops
• Tour of the Greenmount Campus foliage trials to update on what species have performed well.
• A florist perspective on the use of locally produced foliage.