Landscape gardening

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i saw a Advt in paper about college offering one year diploma course weekend only for landscape gardening.
they say job assistance would be provided.
i would like to know whats the scope for a aspie like me in this course
whether one year diploma course will actually get me job in this field.
anyone has idea about this course.

Don't know about the course because I'm not in your country, but I did a spot of laboring for a landscape gardener when I was a lot younger. I think the skills could be useful. It might be possible to use it to find your own niche. How about specialising in organic landscaping using organic products, fertilizers, etc; or food-scaping; or using the skills to transition into landscape architecture.

I've always found similar jobs to suit my aspie temperament. I spent a couple of years working in plant nurseries, a year mowing lawns. No real emergencies, the nurseries were peaceful, interesting learning about different plants, etc.

I feel like it's a waste of money. You can prob get a job with a gardening company and learn on the job while they pay you.

The certificate will likely help you get a job. I took several community college landscape classes and they were full of people that worked in the field. The classes forced me to learn things I probably wouldn't have learned on the job like scientific names and characteristics of plants, and pesticides. There also things that are better learned on the job over time like pruning. You will probably learn a lot about your local landscape plants. That could help you get a job in either landscaping(construction or maintenance) or at a nursery.

i visited the college the principal was encouraging she asked me to come on saturdays
i work with a NGO as a employee they are not ready to give me halfday on saturday
so i can't attend class on saturdays and sundays won't be sufficient

also while researching i realized that it involves lot of field work already i have health problems like
thyroid and joint pains it would be stressful for me

but yes probably during later years of my life i would just go through a course about
this and work on my own little garden.