SHORT COURSES:
Gardening for Everyone
Planting through the SeasonsPlanning and Planting for Continuous Colour
Grown Your Own - A Kitchen Garden Course
Planting through the Seasons
One-day lecture with Chris Marchant
7 Mar 2013, 10.30am–3.30pm, £125 incl. of VAT and lunch
A repeat of last year’s oversubscribed day for all with high expectations of their garden space. Chris will explain the concept of ‘planting hierarchies’ to achieve a balanced composition within a border and the use of patterns, rhythms and repetition to achieve a harmonious effect – all of the above to be explored with particular regard to herbaceous planting. The day will be structured to be of interest to both professional designers and keen garden owners and a good companion to Planning & Planting for Continuous Colour.
Chris Marchant is a Partner of Orchard Dene Nurseries and has been designing & implementing planting schemes for the past 20 years. Orchard Dene Nurseries has contributed to numerous Gold Medal winning gardens at Chelsea.
Planning and Planting for Continuous Colour
One-day lecture with Toby Buckland
14 Mar 2013, 10.30am–3.30pm, £125 incl. of VAT and lunch
A great companion course to Planting Through The Season, Toby concentrates on transforming smaller spaces into specific gardens, such as – twighlight, evening scent, nectar-filled and costal – plus addressing different soil types and aftercare.
Toby Buckland TV Presenter, gardening expert and writer, Toby brings his pragmatic approach to Planning and Planting for Continuous Colour – his latest new book.
Grown Your Own - A Kitchen Garden Course
3 Half-days at Sandhill Farm House, nr. Petersfield
16 Mar–11 May 2013, 10.30am –1.30pm, £225 incl. of VAT
Grow Your Own – our brand new practical course where participants experience growing their own vegetables, gaining confidence to transform their own plots. Sandhill Farm House is the home of Rosemary Alexander VHM (Rhs), FSGD and Principal of The English Gardening School. Simon Hewitt, her Gardener and in charge of the vegetable garden at The River Café, also helps at the Stevie Parle’s Dock Kitchen, Portobello Docks.
Day One – 16th March: Layout, crop rotation, compost and soil improvement, propagation, potatoes, sowing early crops including salads.
Day Two – 27th April: Summer and winter vegetables, tomatoes, unusual vegetables and herbs.
Day Three – 11th May: Plant supports and protection, strawberries, edible flowers, feeding and cropping, pests and diseases.
Rosemary Alexander VHM (Rhs), FSGD and Principal of The English Gardening School.
Simon Hewitt gardener at Sandhill Farm House, in charge of the vegetable garden at The River Café and also helps at the Stevie Parle’s Dock Kitchen, Portobello Docks.