Course schedule
See below for our full class list and to register for your course
Short Courses - Autumn/Winter 2024
Our short courses for Spring/Summer 2024 have now finished. We will be adding our Autumn 2024 dates here soon.
| Course details: | Date | Centre | Format | Time | Price | Next step: | |
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| Making the Most of Your Garden | Do you have a garden? An outside space? A windowsill? Come and develop your understanding of it, what is already there and how it can be enhanced. The aim of the course is for students to go away with a plan or, at the very minimum, knowledge of the potential of their space. | Saturday 12th & Saturday 19th October 2024 | Herne Hill (Rosendale Rd) | 2-day course (mornings) | 10.30am - 1.30pm | £95 | CLOsED |
| Fruit & Vegetable Growing basics | Wherever you are growing your fruit and vegetables, whether that's in your garden or vegetable plot, or in containers on your balcony, there's always a lot to do for the the urban food grower. This practical workshop will start by looking at some general food-growing basics with an emphasis on 'low-maintenance' food growing. Students will then be taken through some seasonal practical tasks. We'll also look at how to compost and make your own growing mediums, and at how to use renewable, recyclable resources and organic practices. If weather and time allow there will also be a tour of a low-maintenance allotment plot and we'll discuss some of the traditional and less-traditional methods people use when growing fruit and vegetables. Afternoon workshop in our Herne Hill (Rosendale Rd) classroom with a maximum of 12 students. | Saturday 12th October 2024 | Herne Hill (Rosendale Rd) | Half-day workshop | 2pm - 5pm | £49 | CLOSED |
| Introduction to Garden Design | Garden design. What is it? How do they do it? This mini-course offers students the opportunity to think about gardens from a planning or design perspective. It aims to demystify the art and language of garden design as well as offering a few practical techniques for planning outside spaces. Course held on two consecutive Saturdays in our Herne Hill classroom with a maximum of 12 students. *This course was previously known as Garden Design for Beginners | Saturdays 16th & 23rd November | Herne Hill | 2-day course (mornings) | 10.30am - 1.30pm | £95 | ENROL |
| Composting Workshop | Workshop in our Herne Hill (Rosendale Rd) classroom with a maximum of 12 students. | Saturday 16th November | Herne Hill (Rosendale Rd) | Half-day workshop (pm) | 2-5pm | £49 | ENROL |
| Gardening for Wildlife | Workshop in our Herne Hill (Rosendale Rd) classroom with a maximum of 12 students. | Saturday 23rd November | Herne Hill (Rosendale Rd) | Half-day workshop (pm) | 2-5pm | £49 | ENROL |
| Houseplants Workshop | Help your existing houseplants to thrive and learn to propagate new ones! This workshop will introduce some house/office plants, look at how to care for them, and introduce you to some common propagation techniques. A fun and informative workshop giving you the confidence to grow houseplants for your home or for your office, friends and family. Evening workshop in our Herne Hill (Station Hall) classroom | Monday 2nd December | Herne Hill (Station Hall) | Evening workshop | 5pm - 7pm | £45 | ENROL |
| Christmas wreath-making workshop | A seasonal workshop to end the term with! Christmas Wreath-making using seasonal foliage and berries including some from your own garden if you wish. Learn how to construct a wreath from scratch and decorate with a selection of seasonal foliage & berries, gathered for you on the farm. You can make your design really personal by bringing along some of your own foliage too if you wish. You will leave with your own beautiful wreath to hang on your door which will last you well into the New Year. | Saturday 30th November | Telegraph Hill | Afternoon workshop | 3-6 pm | £65 | ENROL |
| Christmas wreath-making workshop | A seasonal workshop to end the term with! Christmas Wreath-making using seasonal foliage and berries including some from your own garden if you wish. Learn how to construct a wreath from scratch and decorate with a selection of seasonal foliage & berries, gathered for you on the farm. You can make your design really personal by bringing along some of your own foliage too if you wish. You will leave with your own beautiful wreath to hang on your door which will last you well into the New Year. | Thursday 28th November | Herne Hill | Evening workshop | 6-9 pm | £65 | ENROL |
| Christmas wreath-making workshop | A seasonal workshop to end the term with! Christmas Wreath-making using seasonal foliage and berries including some from your own garden if you wish. Learn how to construct a wreath from scratch and decorate with a selection of seasonal foliage & berries, gathered for you on the farm. You can make your design really personal by bringing along some of your own foliage too if you wish. You will leave with your own beautiful wreath to hang on your door which will last you well into the New Year. | Saturday 7th December | Herne Hill (Rosendale Rd) | Afternoon workshop | 2-5 pm | £65 | ENROL |
| Garden Design Short Course | Learn the main priniciples of Garden Design and the practical processes of appraisal, mood & concept plans, measuring and drawing up plans, creating designs and planting plans, choosing hard and soft landscaping and making plant lists. 8-week course held over 9 weeks (1-week half term break) on Monday evenings in our Station Hall classroom in Herne Hill | Monday 20th January 2025 - Monday 17th March | Herne Hill (Station Hall) | 8-week course - evenings | 5pm - 7pm | £425 | ENROL |
| Introduction to Horticulture - Short Course | 8-week evening course introducing the basics of horticulture. Start learning more about horticulture, just in time for Spring! Informal, friendly and practical course; classroom-based with demonstrations and plenty of actual plants to illustrate the themes of each lesson. 8-week course (with half term break) starting after Easter on Wed evenings in our Station Hall classroom in Herne Hill | Weds 30th April - Weds 25th June 2025 | Herne Hill (Station Hall) | 8-week course - evenings | 6pm - 8pm | £375 | ENROL |
| Practical Gardening Skills | A four-week practical course covering some essential knowledge and techniques for the gardener. Learn about choosing plants, and keeping them alive and healthy. Understand the soil and the seasons. Explore how to plan your gardening. Other topics include seeds, weeds, planting, maintenance, soil improvement, digging, not digging, propagating ... A fun, confidence-building course aimed at beginner & intermediate gardeners but open to anyone. Monday evening course in Herne Hill with a small group | Summer 2025 (four weeks) tbc | Herne Hill | 4-week course (one evening per week) | 5-8pm | £245 | ENROL |
| Bees & Pollinators | Workshop in our Herne Hill (Rosendale Rd) classroom with a maximum of 12 students. | Next Date tbc | Herne Hill (Rosendale Rd) | Half-day workshop | tbc | £45 | sign up for updates |
| Planning and Planting a Small Front Garden (provisional) | Bins ... bikes ... bees ... how to design your small front garden to work for you and for plants & wildlife at the same time. | Next Date tbc | Telegraph Hill/Herne Hill | Half-day workshop | morning or afternoon tbc | £45 | sign up for updates |
| Online courses | Online courses and platform are currently in development. | tbc | Online | tbc | tbc | Sign up for updates |
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Part-time Course: 'A Year in the Garden'
| Course | Course details: | Start Date | Centre | Day | Time | Price | Next step: |
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| A Year in the Garden | Daytime course | Tuesday 17th September 2024 | Herne Hill (Rosendale Rd) | Tuesdays | 10.30am - 2.30pm | £250 reservation deposit plus £830 per term | SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
| A Year in the Garden | Daytime course | Friday 20th September 2024 | Telegraph Hill | Fridays | 10.30am - 2.30pm | £250 reservation deposit plus £830 per term | SOLD OUT - join waiting list |
| A Year in the Garden | Evening course | SEPTEMBER 2025 (no evening class 2024-25) | Herne Hill (Station Hall) | Mondays (evening) | 5pm -7pm | 2025 details not yet announced | Join advance waiting list for Sep 2025 |