Essential Steps to Creating and Planting a Perfect Pond for Wildlife
Making a pond is the most important thing you can do to support birds, insects and small mammals in your garden. Even a small pond will be buzzing with life after just a couple of weeks.

Learn the simple, but essential steps to positioning, planning, and planting your new pond.
In this illustrated workshop, Juliet will explain how to choose the right place for your pond, how to design it correctly and then implement your design. She will also cover how to choose, source and plant a good selection of plants, that will look great and also support the wildlife in your garden.

Subjects covered:

• The importance of water to wildlife
• How to position a pond
• Designing your pond
• Sourcing the right materials and implementing your design
• Different types of pond plants
• Choosing and planting the right plants for your pond

Tutor:

Juliet Sargeant is a multi award-winning garden designer and she has been teaching gardening to professionals and enthusiasts for over 15 years.
With her expert guidance and accessible teaching style, you will learn how to achieve the pond that you have been dreaming of.

Who is the course for?

Beginners and garden enthusiasts are welcome.
This course is for anyone who would like to support wildlife in their garden by creating a beautiful wildlife pond.

By the end of the day you will have:

• decided where to put your pond in your garden
• designed the outline and plan of your pond
• know what materials you need, where to get them, and how to implement your pond plan
• understanding of the different types of pond plants and how to choose a good selection

The Group:

Juliet teaches in an informal, accessible, workshop style with illustrated ‘info-bites’ and relevant exercises to help you to think about your own garden.

The Venue:

Sussex Prairie Garden is the largest Prairie style garden in the UK; a ‘mecca’ for anyone who loves the soft, informal style of naturalistic planting and the billowing textures of ornamental grasses.

The course includes:

Complimentary refreshments on arrival
Illustrated handouts
Step-by-step guidance
Paper and drawing equipment

Tickets:

Early Bird Ticket £104
Standard Ticket £114

Course Overview:

Wednesday 8th October 2025
10.00am – 3.00pm
Sussex Prairie Garden, Morlands Farm, Wheatsheaf Road, Henfield BN5 9AT
Please bring our own lunch. Complimentary drinks will be provided on arrival.

What Next?

Once you have booked, you will receive an email confirmation of your booking – please check your junk email folder.

About 2 weeks before the course, you will receive another email, giving you directions and joining instructions – please check your junk mail if you do not hear from us.

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