Courses in 2010
Construction Course – 27-28 February 2010
This two-day course is very hands on and covers a practical look at all aspects of garden construction including:
- The principles of hard landscape
- Understanding levels
- Designing paved areas and patios
- Pathways and drives
- Walls, steps and raised beds
- Fences and screens
- Ways with water
- Practical work in the gardens involving walling and paving
- Registration 9:30am
- Course: 10.00-4.00pm each day
- Cost: £195 including lunch
- For further information: 01572 813151
Planting Design Course – 10 April 2010
- 10.00 a.m – 4.00 p.m
- £85.00 per person (including lunch)
For many people, the most important part of a garden is the planting. Whether it is romantic, dreamy, cottage-garden style combinations, or more minimalist, restrained plant selection, then my new one-day planting design course can help you achieve your aim by using planting, colour combinations, foliage and texture – and inspire you to get the most from your plants.
Garden Design weekend – 13-14 November 2010
Our two-day Garden Design weekend is being held, once again, at the beautiful Barnsdale Gardens in Rutland and is full of inspirational yet practical ideas for gardens of all sizes. David Stevens and I will be taking you through the following subjects in a very interactive and informal session that promises to be a lot of fun:
- Garden design principles
- Tension, mystery and surprise
- Garden styles
- Preparing an outline scheme
- Hard landscape
- Ways with water
- Planting design - using the gardens at Barnsdale
- The use of colour
- Vertical features
- Registration 9:30am
- Course: 10.00-4.00pm each day
- Cost: £195 including lunch
- For further information: 01572 813151