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We use ‘gardening to cultivate GREAT PEOPLE and plants’.

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Roots to Fruit Summary of Courses and Activities

Gain your City & Guilds NPTC licence with Roots to Fruit Midlands Ltd. Hands-on, accredited horticultural landscaping gardening machinery certification short courses. Train local, learn safe, get qualified fast! Click below for more information.

Welcome to Roots to Fruit Midlands Ltd. home page, on this section of the website you can find links horticultural/gardening courses plus qualifications we run. We can teach and train students in horticulture and gardening. Roots to Fruit cater to the needs of amateurs’, as well as those wanting to enter the industry as a profession.

Looking to Progress Your Horticultural or Agricultural Career?

Upcoming NPTC Equipment Competence Courses at Roots to Fruit

NPTC Level 2 Award PA1 PA6 Knap Sac Sprayer Course (Training: 12th-14th October Assessment: 15th or 16th October) £480.00 FULLY BOOKED

NPTC Level 2 Certificate Pedestrian Rotary Mower Course (Training: 3rd-4th November. Assessment: 6th November) Cost PP £270.00

NPTC Level 2 Award Strimmer and Brushcutter Course (Training: 24th-25th November. Assessment: 27th November) Cost PP £270.00

NPTC Level 2 Award Strimmer and Brushcutter Course (Training: 8th – 9th  December. Assessment: 11th December ) Cost PP £270.00

NPTC Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-Cutting (Training: 12th-13th  January. Assessment: 15th January) Cost PP £560.00

NPTC Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Tractor Driving and Related Operations Course (Training: 18th-20th  January. Assessment: 22nd January) Cost PP £450.00

Level 2 Award In Safe Use of Manually Fed Wood- chipper Course (Training: 9th-10th February.  Assessment: 12th February) Cost PP £350.00

NPTC Level 2 Award Hedge Trimmer Course (Training:23-24th February. Assessment: 26th February) Cost PP £270.00

NPTC Level 2 Certificate Pedestrian Rotary Mower Course (Training: 16-17 March. Assessment:19th March) Cost PP £270.00

NPTC Level 2 Award Strimmer and Brushcutter Course (Training:27th-28th April. Assessment: 30th April) Cost PP £270.00

NPTC Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-Cutting (Training: 11th-12th May. Assessment: 14th May) Cost PP £560.00

NPTC Level 2 Award Blower and Vac Course (Training:22nd – 23rd  June. Assessment: 25th June) Cost PP £270.00

NPTC Level 2 Certificate Pedestrian Rotary Mower Course (Training: 29th-30th June. Assessment: 2nd July) Cost PP £270.00

NPTC Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Tractor Driving and Related Operations Course (Training: 12th-14th July  January. Assessment: 16th July) Cost PP £450.00

Featured Course! NPTC Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-Cutting (Training: 12th-13th  January. Assessment: 15th January) Cost PP £560.00 Limited spaces avialable so book soon!

Here are the details and booking information for all of our FREE workshops all the way up until Christmas. These have been funded by te National Lottery Community Fund.

See The Full List of Our FREE Community Gardening and Craft Workshops (with indivdual booking links)
DateDayTimeEvent Name and booking linkSpaces
Sept 25Fri10am – 12:15pmMake Your Own Compost – Fast!https://bookwhen.com/rootstofruitmidlandsltd/e/ev-s8t1z-20260925100000 12
Sept 25Fri1:30pm – 3:30pmBuild a Post & Rail Fencehttps://bookwhen.com/rootstofruitmidlandsltd/e/ev-shapt-20260925133000 12
Sept 30Wed10am – 12:15pmFour-Stroke Engines: Lawn Mower & Garden Machinery Maintenancehttps://bookwhen.com/rootstofruitmidlandsltd/e/ev-se83m-20260930100000 12
Oct 2Fri10am – 12:15pmClearing an Overgrown Gardenhttps://bookwhen.com/rootstofruitmidlandsltd/e/ev-s0hhv-20261002100000 12
Oct 16Fri10am – 12:15pmMake a Precast Concrete Mosaichttps://bookwhen.com/rootstofruitmidlandsltd/e/ev-sgyp0-20261016100000 Part of the WM Grow and Garden Awards 2026 – Made & Grown – Autumn Garden & Craft Awards.12
Oct 23Fri10am – 12:15pmMake a Rustic Wooden Clothes Peghttps://bookwhen.com/rootstofruitmidlandsltd/e/ev-sc4as-20261023100000 Part of the WM Grow and Garden Awards 2026 – Made & Grown – Autumn Garden & Craft Awards.12
Nov 6Fri10am – 12:15pmGreen Woodworking: Make a Rustic Coat Hookhttps://bookwhen.com/rootstofruitmidlandsltd/e/ev-s6doh-20261106100000 Part of the WM Grow and Garden Awards 2026 – Made & Grown – Autumn Garden & Craft Awards.10
Nov 6Fri1:30pm – 3:30pmGreen Woodworking: Make a Rustic Multi-Peg Coat Rackhttps://bookwhen.com/rootstofruitmidlandsltd/e/ev-sa0sz-20261106133000 Part of the WM Grow and Garden Awards 2026 – Made & Grown – Autumn Garden & Craft Awards.10
Nov 10Tue1:30pm – 3:30pmSetting Up a Plant Propagation Areahttps://bookwhen.com/rootstofruitmidlandsltd/e/ev-s70ia-20261110133000 15
Nov 11Wed10am – 12:15pmMake a Rustic Garden Plant Supporthttps://bookwhen.com/rootstofruitmidlandsltd/e/ev-s7324-20261111100000 Part of the WM Grow and Garden Awards 2026 – Made & Grown – Autumn Garden & Craft Awards.10
Nov 13Fri10am – 12:15pmGrow Your Own Hedging: Hardwood Cuttingshttps://bookwhen.com/rootstofruitmidlandsltd/e/ev-sf1vo-20261113100000 Part of the WM Grow and Garden Awards 2026 – Made & Grown – Autumn Garden & Craft Awards.15
Nov 18Wed10am – 12pmMake a Rustic Christmas Wreathhttps://bookwhen.com/rootstofruitmidlandsltd/e/ev-siu5l-20261118100000 Part of the WM Grow and Garden Awards 2026 – Made & Grown – Autumn Garden & Craft Awards.15
Nov 20Fri10am – 12pmMake a Rustic Christmas Wreathhttps://bookwhen.com/rootstofruitmidlandsltd/e/ev-styp5-20261120100000 Part of the WM Grow and Garden Awards 2026 – Made & Grown – Autumn Garden & Craft Awards.10
Nov 28Sat10:00am- 3:00pmWest Midlands Grow & Garden 2026: Made & Grown Autumn Garden & Craft Awards – Exhibition & Awards Dayhttps://bookwhen.com/rootstofruitmidlandsltd/e/ev-sa1yp-20261128100000 80
Nov 28Sat10:00am- 3:00pmFREE Craft Stall – Exhibit & Sell Your Handmade Products – West Midlands Grow & Garden 2026: Made & Grown – Autumn Garden & Craft Awardshttps://bookwhen.com/rootstofruitmidlandsltd/e/ev-s7wok-2026112810000010
Dec 4Fri10am-12:15pmWinter Orchard Care & Apple Tree Pruninghttps://bookwhen.com/rootstofruitmidlandsltd/e/ev-soyvt-20261204100000 20
Dec 4Fri1:30pm – 3:30pmGardening Tools: Choose, Maintain & Use Them Safelyhttps://bookwhen.com/rootstofruitmidlandsltd/e/ev-ssp48-20261204133000 20
Dec 16Wed10am – 12:15pmCaring for an Orchard & Apple Tree Pruninghttps://bookwhen.com/rootstofruitmidlandsltd/e/ev-si32u-20261216100000 20

FREE Gardening for Health Course:

FREE Community Garden Volunteering:

Our courses are based at 51 Chester Road Streetly, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B752HH (we share our site with Oakdene Nurseries) Here’s a link to help you find where we are located:

Gardening for health free course on a Tuesday morning at Roots to Fruit.
Gain your accredited machinary liscences and tickets
Practical organic gardening workshops.

 

 

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 Gardening activities, countryside skills  learning community garden  orchard. School children learn grow plants  vegetables. outdoor activities  linked to national curriculum. Learn practical skills and knowledge in all aspects of gardening, Horticulture and plant propagation. Gain an accredited qualification from SEG Awards and the RHS. Learn to start your own gardening business or how to find work in the industry. Courses based in the Midlands. West Midlands Walsall, Streetly, Sutton Coldfield Lichfield Birmingham   Horticultural Training Gardening Qualifications Royal Horticultural Society Volunteering

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