Unit 1: Plant Classification, Structure and Function (R2101)

• Plant groups and their relevance to horticulture
• Plant names and growth stages
• Horticultural and botanical terms
• Structure and functions of plant cells and components
• Structure and functions of flower fruits and seeds
• Photosynthesis, respiration, movement of water and their importance

Unit 2: Plant Nutrition and the Root Environment (R2102)

• Soil and its physical and chemical elements
• Organic matter in soil and its importance
• The nutrition plants receive from soil and other media
• Growing media, its importance and uses

Unit 3: Maintaining Plant Health (R2103)

• Safety and environmental sustainability practices for plant health
• Problems of weeds and reducing them
• Problems of pests and reducing them
• Problems of diseases and reducing them
• Problems of plant disorders and reducing them

Unit 4: Understanding Plant Propagation (R2104)

• The role seeds play in plant propagation
• Propagation methods from seeds and spores
• Vegetative reproduction and its role in plant propagation
• Vegetative propagation methods

Unit 5: Understanding Garden Features, Plant Selection and Planning (R2111)

• Recording and carrying our garden surveys
• Carrying out site appraisals and recording data
• Principles of garden planning and what contributes to a good design
• Characteristics of garden design styles
• Hard landscaping materials and their effective uses
• Soft landscaping materials and their effective uses
• Key elements and incorporating them into a design
• Safe and environmentally sensitive/sustainable development of garden sites and its importance

Unit 6: Understanding the Choice, Establishment and Maintenance of Garden Plants and Lawns (R2112)

• Choosing, establishing and maintenance of plants for seasonal display
• Choosing and growing herbaceous perennial plants and ‘bulbs’ for display
• Choosing, establishing and maintaining woody plants for display
• Choosing and growing alpine and rock garden plants
• Planting and maintenance of a garden pool
• The establishment and maintenance of lawns

Unit 7: Understanding the Production of Outdoor Vegetables and Fruit (R2113)

• Selecting sites for outdoor food production in a garden or allotment
• Cultural operations used in producing outdoor food crops
• Vegetable crop production and its principles
• Top and soft fruit production in a garden or allotment

Unit 8: Understanding Protected Environments and their use in Plant Cultivation (R2114)

• Protected structure in growing plants and their uses
• Environments provided by protected structures
• Structural and cladding materials used for protected structures
• Environmental control in protected structures
• Container and growing media types uses for production and display in protected environments
• The protected environment and its horticultural uses
• Care of plants in interior situations