Institutes in the India offer short term and long term courses in gardening and landscaping. Courses like certificate in gardening, diploma in Floriculture and Landscape Gardening, Master of Architecture (Landscaping). The fee for the courses varies depending on the course structure and duration of the course. For short term certificate courses the fees is between Rs 4000

Certificate in Gardening

Yashwantrao Chavan Maharastra Open University and Fergusson College are some of the institutes offering this course. Generally areas like Plant Morphology, Specialized Technique in Gardening, Drawing & Presentation, Soil Cultivation Technique, Elements of Landscape Design are covered in the course curriculum.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who have completed 10th standard or equivalent can apply for the course.

Duration of the course

The duration of the course is one year.

Course Fees

The fees for the course varies between Rs. 4000/- to Rs. 12500/-.

Diploma in Floriculture and Landscape Gardening

The course covers areas like Arboriculture, Soil Technology, Landscape Design, Plant Propagation, Out-door Nursery Management, Plant Protection.  Some institutes cover areas like Dry Zone Gardening, Micro-Irrigation methods. The purpose of the course is to give an insight into areas like soil fertility, seed sowing, ways and methods of landscape designing.  Integrated Institute of Education Technology and Yashwantrao Chavan Maharastra Open University are some of the institutes that offer the course.

Eligibility Criteria

Minimum qualification required for apply for the course is 10th standard.

Course Duration

The duration of the diploma course is generally 1 to 2 years.

Course Fees

The total fees for the course is around Rs. 10000/- to Rs 20000/-.

Master of Architecture (Landscaping)

During the course areas such as Landscape Technology, Natural Sciences, Landscape Irrigation, Landscape Materials, Landscape Architecture and Allied Science are covered. Anna University, University of Pune, Center for Environmental Planning and Technology - Ahmedabad, Gujarat are some of the institutes offering this course.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who have completed Bachelor’s in Architecture course can apply for this course. He/she should have secured a minimum 50% marks. Also preference will be given to those submitting the GATE score.

Course Duration

The course duration is 2 years.

Course Fees

The fees in School Planning and Architecture for the year 2013-2015 are Rs. 39100. This includes refundable deposit if Rs. 10000/-.

Most institutes offering B.Sc and M.Sc in Horticulture have gardening and landscaping as subject in their curricula. The minimum qualification required for joining B.Sc course is 12th with Maths, Biology, Physics and Chemistry as subjects studied. On completion of B.Sc course candidates can apply for the M.Sc course.