Services

Training courses

Floriculture & Landscaping Training center was established in 1987. It is situated in Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore which has a big collection of ornamental trees, shrubs, climbers, palms, seasonal flower, house plants and ground covers. Training center offers four courses of different duration. Five thousand (5000) students have been passed out since 1987 who are serving in different organizations of Pakistan and also in some countries of Middle East.

One Year Diploma in Floriculture & Landscaping

A course equally valuable for Nursery men, Landscape architects, commercial flower growers and hobbyists. The duration of this course is one year. This broad ranging course provides a sound information over landscape designing, arboriculture, seasonal flowers, House plants, Flower arrangement, Soil science, IPM, Bulbous plants & Kitchen gardening.

Three Months In-service Course in Floriculture & Landscaping

This is a course designed for Government employees & enthusiasts. In this course, you will learn the basics of floriculture including: soil types, plant nutrition, pest and disease management, environmental management, various types of bulbs used for cut flower production, seasonal flowers, house plants and landscaping.

Six and Two Weeks Courses (For Ladies only)

The ideal courses for the beginners; these are basic, yet thoroughly practical courses. Both these courses are basically designed for house wives.  In these courses you will learn:

• To identify, propagate and care of ornamental plants.
• Fresh and Dry Flower arrangement.
• Making propagating and potting mixes.
• Drawing a simple garden sketch plan.
• To plant or manage a lawn.

Training Calendar

 Production & Dissemination of Tissue Cultured Carnation Plants

Carnation is one of the most important cut flower of the world. It is commercially grown by many countries. In Pakistan, earlier marguerite type of carnation was cultivated as winter annul but now Cut carnation varieties produced through tissue culture are available at Floriculture sub-station Islamabad. 

To avail plants please contact

Mr. Syed Humayun Tahir
Horticulturist Floriculture sub-station
Address: Orchard scheme Area Murree Road Islamabad
Phone: 051-2840377,
Email: horticulturist_1@hotmail.com

Kitchen gardening Training in Schools, Colleges and Universities

Vegetables grown at home are high in nutrition and chemical free. Growing of vegetables at home is a positive activity. DDA greenbelt office provides on campus Kitchen garden training to interest people.

To get Kitchen gardening training please contact

Mr. Shahid Ashraf
Deputy Director of Agriculture
Address: Greenbelt office Davis road Lahore
Phone: 04299202363,03016076250
Email: shahidashraf133@gmail.com

Provision of Certified Vegetable Seed to Growers

Certified seed of different vegetables, produced at vegetable seed farm Khanewal, is available from DDA greenbelt office on rates approved by Government.

To avail this service please contact

Mr. Shahid Ashraf
Deputy Director of Agriculture
Address: Greenbelt office Davis road Lahore
Phone: 04299202363,03016076250
Email: shahidashraf133@gmail.com