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1 September 2010
Tour: GARDENS of South America
Chile and Brazil |
| Featuring the brilliant gardens of Juan Grimm and Roberto Burle Marx. |
September/October 2010 -dates to be confirmed - register your interest
Tel: Australia (03) 9818 1578
warwick@bloomings.com.au
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3 July 2010
Daisies, Dandelions and Sunflowers (Asteraceae)
University of Oxford Botanic Garden |
| Stephen Harris, Druce Curator of the Oxford University Herbaria will introduce participants to the diversity of this commonly grown plant family, introduce some of the main characters used for the recognition of genera and highlight some of the features that gardeners and plant breeders have manipulated to create the diversity of forms with which we are familiar. |
10.30am to 1.00pm, tickets cost £17.50 each (includes coffee and biscuits)
Organised by University of Oxford Botanic Garden.
Tel: 01865 286690
postmaster@obg.ox.ac.uk
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24 June 2010
Course - Garden & Landscape Photography
Run by the English Gardening School, held in Hampshire |
| Run by garden photographer Clive Nichols, this 2-day course will be held at the garden and home of Rosemary Alexander, which offers a wealth of plant and landscape subjects. The first day will concentrate on garden plant portraits, and the second day on local woods and landscapes. Depending on the weather students should be prepared to shoot later into the evening when the light is better and wind drops. |
£320 including lunch
Tel: 020 7352 4347
www.EnglishGardeningSchool.co.uk
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12 June 2010
Bread, Beer and Sugar (Poaceae)
University of Oxford Botanic Garden |
| Stephen Harris, Druce Curator of the Oxford University Herbaria will introduce participants to the diversity of this commonly grown plant family, introduce some of the main characters used for the recognition of genera and highlight some of the features that gardeners and plant breeders have manipulated to create the diversity of forms with which we are familiar. |
10.30am to 1.00pm, tickets cost £17.50 each (includes coffee and biscuits)
Organised by University of Oxford Botanic Garden.
Tel: 01865 286690
postmaster@obg.ox.ac.uk
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9 June 2010
Creating a Wildflower Meadow
University of Oxford Harcourt Arboretum |
| Join Charles Flowers from Flowers Farms for this day course looking at the process of establishing a wildflower meadow. The day will include an illustrated talk and an outdoor session looking at Palmer’s Leys, the meadow that we are currently working on with Charles. Topics covered will include buying or collecting seed, propagating, the effect of soil type and pH, seedbed preparation, sowing and managing. |
10.00am to 4.00pm, tickets cost £50.00 (includes a sandwich lunch)
Organised by University of Oxford Botanic Garden.
Tel: 01865 286690
postmaster@obg.ox.ac.uk
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4 June 2010
Identifying Meadow Flora
University of Oxford Harcourt Arboretum |
| The course will focus on basic plant identification of meadow native plants and will include opportunities to try out new skills learnt. The course will be taught by Timothy Walker. |
10.00am to 4.00pm, tickets cost £50.00 (includes a sandwich lunch)
Organised by University of Oxford Botanic Garden.
Tel: 01865 286690
postmaster@obg.ox.ac.uk
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20 May 2010
Course - Gardening as if the Future Mattered
The English Gardening School
66 Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HS |
| In this workshop we will explore the future role of gardens in an era of increasing population, diminishing energy supplies and global warming. In the face of rising global challenges we look at new ways of producing beautiful, productive spaces in which to live and work. |
£125 including lunch
Tel: 020 7352 4347
www.EnglishGardeningSchool.co.uk
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15 May 2010
Buttercups, Hellebores and Clematis (Ranunculaceae)
University of Oxford Botanic Garden |
| Stephen Harris, Druce Curator of the Oxford University Herbaria will introduce participants to the diversity of this commonly grown plant family, introduce some of the main characters used for the recognition of genera and highlight some of the features that gardeners and plant breeders have manipulated to create the diversity of forms with which we are familiar. |
10.30am to 1.00pm, tickets cost £17.50 each (includes coffee and biscuits)
Organised by University of Oxford Botanic Garden.
Tel: 01865 286690
postmaster@obg.ox.ac.uk
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13 May 2010
Course - Flowering Rooftops and Living Walls
The English Gardening School
66 Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HS
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| Green roofs are now well established in the mainstream of gardening. Noel Kingsbury introduces the concept and discusses how to make the most of them horticulturally. He also discusses recent developments in greening walls using climbers and vertical planting. |
£145 including lunch
Tel: 020 7352 4347
www.EnglishGardeningSchool.co.uk
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7 May 2010
Identifying Woodland Flora
University of Oxford Harcourt Arboretum |
| The course will focus on basic plant identification of woodland native plants and will include opportunities to try out new skills learnt. The course will be taught by Timothy Walker. |
10.00am to 4.00pm, tickets cost £50.00 (includes a sandwich lunch)
Organised by University of Oxford Botanic Garden.
Tel: 01865 286690
postmaster@obg.ox.ac.uk
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29 April 2010
Course - Planting through the Season
The English Gardening School
66 Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HS
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| Plantswoman Chris Marchant explains the concept of ‘Planting Hierarchies’ to achieve a balanced composition within a border; looks at colour theories for exciting planting and the use of patterns, rhythms and repetition to achieve and harmonious effect – with particular regard to herbaceous planting. The day will be of interest to both professional designers and keen garden owners. |
£125 including lunch
Tel: 020 7352 4347
www.EnglishGardeningSchool.co.uk
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26 April 2010
Course – Herbs
The English Gardening School
66 Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HS |
| The day will start by focusing on the very wide range of culinary herbs, choosing what to grow, and how to grow them and how to ensure a year round supply of fresh herbs. Led by Sarah Cook, former head gardener at Sissinghurst, the herb garden at the famous garden will be used as a case study to see how herbs, used in the widest sense of the word, can add interest and turn your herb patch into a work of art. |
£125 including lunch
Tel: 020 7352 4347
www.EnglishGardeningSchool.co.uk
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19 April 2010 - 22 April 2010
Workshop - First Steps in Botanical Painting
The English Gardening School
66 Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HS |
| Four-day course introducing the basic skills of observation, drawing and watercolour painting necessary to produce your first plant portrait. Aimed at true beginners and those with very little experience. |
10.30am - 3.30pm
£480 including lunch
Tel: 020 7352 4347
www.EnglishGardeningSchool.co.uk
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15 April 2010
Course - Vertical Gardening: Climbing & Wall Shrubs
The English Gardening School
66 Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HS
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| A informative day to help you choose the appropriate climber (self-clinging, thorn, twining, tendril) and support techniques (wall-wiring, timber and plastic trellis, timber and Metpost supports, pergolas, bowers and arches ). Planting pruning and combining with other plants. |
£125 including lunch
Tel: 020 7352 4347
www.EnglishGardeningSchool.co.uk
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12 April 2010
Course - Contemporary Country Gardens
The English Gardening School
66 Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HS |
| James Alexander-Sinclair examines some sharply attired country gardens (both their structure and their planting), to try out some practical design, talk about gardens and contemporary design. |
£145 including lunch
Tel: 020 7352 4347
www.EnglishGardeningSchool.co.uk
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18 March 2010 - 25 March 2010
Course - Small Spaces
The English Gardening School
66 Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HS |
| In this two-day workshop with designer Jill Billington we are encouraged to rethink our own small plots. Jill’s passion for plants combines well with an understanding of the spatial function of a garden. |
£285 including lunch
Tel: 020 7352 4347
www.EnglishGardeningSchool.co.uk
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18 March 2010
New Gardens and Landscapes by Tom Stuart Smith
Nelson Mandela Auditorium at the Said Business School, Oxford |
| The talk will review a selection of gardens designed by Tom from the glasshouse garden at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Garden at Wisley to a recent garden on the North Norfolk coast. |
8.00pm, tickets cost £10.00 (includes a glass of wine)
Organised by University of Oxford Botanic Garden.
Tel: 01865 286690
postmaster@obg.ox.ac.uk
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18 March 2010
The Asparagus to Zucchini of Vegetable Gardening – Study Day with Matt Biggs
University of Oxford Botanic Garden |
| This course explains the basics of vegetable gardening - and more! Covering all the essentials from preparing a plot and selecting the best varieties, to planning for year round productivity, the aim is to ensure that you have all the information needed, to grow produce to be proud of. Matt will also be considering the range of techniques that are essential for success, from seed sowing and harvesting to ensure maximum yields. |
10.00am to 4.00pm, tickets cost £60.00 (includes a sandwich lunch)
Organised by University of Oxford Botanic Garden.
Tel: 01865 286690
postmaster@obg.ox.ac.uk
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15 March 2010
Course - Making Meadows, Attracting Wildlife and Plant Ecology
The English Gardening School
66 Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HS
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| Noel Kingsbury introduces some key concepts from plant ecology, while Pam Lewis shows how she looks to nature for inspiration and guidance in the design, planting and management of her wildlife garden and wildflower meadows. |
£145 including lunch
Tel: 020 7352 4347
www.EnglishGardeningSchool.co.uk
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12 March 2010
Making Windcliff; Continuity in Design, Adventure in Plants – Study Day with Dan Hinkley
University of Oxford Botanic Garden |
| Dan Hinkley (horticulturist) and his partner Robert L. Jones (architect) embarked on an integrated design of house and garden in 2000, on 5 acres of high bluff overlooking the Puget Sound in Washington State. On a particularly dry and blustery site, the two wrestled with style and orientation and how both home and landscape would become one and the same. Learn more about their journey at this Study Day. |
10.00am to 4.00pm, tickets cost £60.00 (includes a sandwich lunch)
Organised by University of Oxford Botanic Garden.
Tel: 01865 286690
postmaster@obg.ox.ac.uk
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11 March 2010
Anointing Indispensables, Dispensing Disappointments by Dan Hinkley
Nelson Mandela Auditorium at the Said Business School, Oxford |
| After gardening passionately for all of his adult life, Dan will discuss those plants he would not be without in his new garden as well as those he would rather not encounter again. |
8.00pm, tickets cost £10.00 (includes a glass of wine)
Organised by University of Oxford Botanic Garden.
Tel: 01865 286690
postmaster@obg.ox.ac.uk
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10 March 2010 - 14 March 2010
Ellerslie International Flower Show
Hagley Park, Christchurch , New Zealand |
| The Southern Hemisphere’s largest garden event and showcase. |
10am to 7pm each day, until 6pm on Sunday.
Tickets from $28. Available from 1 September.
www.ellerslieflowershow.co.nz
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4 March 2010 - 11 March 2010
Course - Growing Vegetables
The English Gardening School
66 Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HS
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| Sarah Cook, the former head gardener at Sissinghurst, will teach a blend of new and traditional methods and crops to ensure you get the best food and maximum enjoyment from your vegetable plot. |
10.30am - 3.30pm
£285 including lunch
Tel: 020 7352 4347
www.EnglishGardeningSchool.co.uk
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1 September 2009 - 30 June 2010
4-day course - Gardening for Intermediates
The English Gardening School
66 Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HS
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| 4 days with Steve Bradley |
Created for students who have completed the ‘Gardening for Beginners’ course with Steve, this new, four-day course will take your gardening knowledge and skill to a higher level. Specifically designed to cover the seasonal aspects of gardening, Steve Bradley will explain and demonstrate many of the different gardening tasks and techniques to be carried out in the garden throughout the year.
10.30am - 3.30pm
£125 per day including lunch
Tel: 020 7352 4347
www.EnglishGardeningSchool.co.uk
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