Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture

The College of Amenity Horticulture is located at the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, Dublin. Having our college located in the National Botanic Gardens provides students with a unique training opportunity. Our aim is to train students for employment in the amenity horticulture industry. Currently we are providing training for 300 students between all our courses. There is a balance of both school leavers and mature participants among the students.

While on courses students are trained in the theory and practice of horticulture and get an opportunity to work in a practical way alongside skilled horticulturalists as part of their training. Graduates of our courses contribute in many sectors of the horticulture industry, such as, landscape design and construction, garden centres, parks, estate gardens, grounds maintenance and greenkeeping. All aspects of Horticulture are being studied on our programmes from Level 5 to Level 7.

John Mulhern,
College Principal

For further information on our horticulture courses please click here

Our Next Event..

Join us for our Spring College Open Day at Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture! Meet our friendly staff, and learn about our courses & training in Horticulture.

Don't miss this opportunity to discover all that our college has to offer. We can't wait to see you there! Tickets available on Eventbrite

Join our online webinar series to learn all about Horticultural Apprenticeships with Teagasc - a series of informative sessions where you can learn all about apprenticeship opportunities in the exciting field of horticulture. Our expert speakers will cover different topics in each webinar & take questions from attendees.

Date: Last Friday of every month - January - June 2025 (see details below)
Location: Online (Zoom)
Time: 12:45 - 1:30pm
Tickets: Register for the webinar series on Horticultural Apprenticeships FREE on Eventbrite

Upcoming webinars

Webinar 2: Friday, 28th February

This webinar, which takes place on Friday, 28 February from 12:45pm - 1:30pm will be hosted by John Mulhern (College Principal) & Paddy Smith (Lecturer), Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture. They will be joined by guest speaker Gary Graham (ALCI manager & Apprenticeship Consortium member) to give a deep dive into the Hort Apprenticeship specialist area of ‘Landscaping’, detailing course objectives & contents and discussion on building a career in the Irish Landscaping sector.

Webinar 3: Friday, 28th March

Webinar 4: Friday, 25th April

Webinar 5: Friday, 30th May

Webinar 6: Friday, 27th June

Previous Webinars

Webinar 1: Friday, 7th February

On Friday, 7th February the Teagasc College of Horticulture Botanic Gardens hosted the first webinar in an ongoing 2025 series: Apprenticeships in Horticulture. Hosts, College Principal John Mulhern & Lecturer Paddy Smith, offered an overview of the programme, learning outcomes & key information for potential Employers & Apprentices interested in participating.

Watch webinar recording below