FAQ's
Online Lawn Care Course
This depends on the individuals learning capabilities and how quickly/slowly they choose to work through the course. The beauty about this course is that if you can’t complete it in one go, you have unlimited access for one year to complete it.
Our online course is great for people who are scared of exams because… there is NO exam!
Each module has a quiz at the end and if you ‘fail’ the quiz you can always try again!
YES! If you are a professional member you will have immediate access to the course.
If you head to the ‘online learning’ menu option you will see ‘the course’ which will take you directly to it.
No! The beauty of the course is you are able to take it whenever it suits you. Once you have signed up you can access it as many times as you need within one year.
Once you have signed up, you will have chosen a username and password, go to the log in option at the top of the page and you will be taken directly to the course, if not click on the ‘online learning’ menu option and select ‘the course’, click that and get started.
The whole course is on our website and we will do a guide soon on how everything works but it’s very simple and easy to use on all devices.
Yes, once completed you will receive your certificate in your inbox.
Yes, if you would like to tell your customers that you have taken the course or are a professional member we are more than happy to supply a PDF file of our logo, this will be available to download directly from this website soon. If you would like it sooner please send us an email.
Our course is very comprehensive and in-depth so most definitely.
It will give you information on grass species and how they actually grow, how scarification will affect some species and not so much others. Homeowners/enthusiasts will learn a lot more but it’s been written to aim at lawn professionals as well as landscapers, gardeners and homeowners.
There are lawn professionals with many years of experience who learn something.
The course is one user per course.
If you have staff you’d like to take this, sign up for our professional membership and enjoy access to our buying group, the course for yourself and then send us an email… We can offer bulk discounts for staff when you are a professional member.
You’ll find a full list on ‘online learning‘ in the menu option.
No, you have unlimited access for one year. You could take a module a month if you wanted!
Absolutely! This course was designed with everyone in mind. Whether you are an enthusiast or professional you will learn the foundations of lawn care and what goes on beneath the surface.
Our course will give you the fundamentals of lawn care but won’t help you with the grass species. It would help you understand what happens beneath the surface which you can use when helping customers/your own lawn.
Maintaining a lawn likes a sports surface may work for some but it may not suit many homeowners lawns, budgets and dedication. Sports grasses need constant work and dedication, whereas many homeowners want natural lawns, with less work. This course gives you the fundamentals on our main grass species, how they grow in the gardens as opposed to sports arenas, dedicated to ball roll.
The course will work all across the UK & Europe although we have slightly different climates in many parts. So yes it will work for you in getting an understanding. Lawn care is all about adapting anyway to your own lawn requirements.
We offer a free mailing list subscription which automatically gets you our Ultimate Mowing Guide and 12-Month Lawn Care Planner.
We are also offering a professional membership which gets you immediate access to our buying group with huge discounts on leading machinery, products and fertilisers. It is £199.99 which you will more than likely make back in savings on your first order (subject to order).
If you are trying to become a professional member via the business option, do not panic you aren’t VAT registered. The business option is for those who are VAT registered to enter their VAT number to receive a VAT receipt. There is no difference in access to content etc. If you are not VAT registered please continue to sign up as a consumer. Any questions let us know.
Do you have a problem?
When you are checking out, just above the card issuers you will see ‘Have a Coupon?’ click this and enter your code and enjoy!
Discount codes are only valid on our online course.
If you joined our mailing list and did not immediately receive your free Ultimate Mowing Guide and 12-Month Lawn Care Planner via email, please make sure you check your junk mailbox and confirm your subscription. Once you have completed the confirmation you will receive the guides.
Send us an email to info@lawnassociation.org.uk with information on what you would like to buy and we’ll be happy to help.
We have two shops which are linked in our menu, first we have The Lawn Association Store (Click here) and True Garden Range (Click here)
Please note you will be redirected from lawnassociation.org.uk.
In any email you receive from us, scroll to the bottom and click ‘unsubscribe’. We’ll be sorry to see you go!