Create the garden that is perfect for you, on a budget to suit. This 2-day course will teach you all the designing and planting that you need to know
Planning and Planting Your Own Garden
Book on the Page for 22nd February to book both days (February 22nd and 1st March 2023)
learn to design your own garden….just the way you want it!
Getting the layout of your garden right is the key to enjoying it for years to come.
Make sure that you have enough space for sitting, playing, relaxing and also make sure that your plants are in the right place, so they can thrive and perform to their best.
Subjects covered in Day 1 – 22nd February 2023
Garden styles
Money-saving tips
The Design Process
Surveying and analysing your site
Your garden brief
Putting everything in the right place (a functional layout plan)
The master-plan
Hard landscaping materials
Getting your garden built on a budget
By the end of the day you will:
• Understand how to survey and analyse your garden site
• Have completed a basic design layout exercise, which you can then apply to your own garden
• Considered suitable hard landscaping materials for your garden
In Day 2, Juliet will explain how to design the planting for your garden to achieve colour, interest and atmosphere.
You will learn how to choose and combine plants for your soil conditions & the best effect in your garden.
You can decide on the style of planting that suits your garden and the types of plants that you want to grow.
We will discuss the pro’s and con’s of different plants, what to look for when you are buying plants and how to source good plants locally.
With illustrated talks & drawing exercises, by the end of the day, you will have completed some planting schemes and have the skills to continue designing at home.
Subjects covered in Day 2 – 1st March 2022:
1. The planting design process
2. Requirements for healthy plants
3. Analysing your soil and site
4. Planting styles
5. How to combine plants
6. Drawing a planting plan
By the end of the day you will:
• Have tested your own soil
• Analysed the growing conditions in your garden
• Be able to choose the correct plants for your site
• Started a planting scheme to achieve your chosen style
Who is the course for?
Beginners and garden enthusiasts are welcome.
This course for anyone who wants to re-design their own garden space; choose hard landscaping materials and then develop a basic planting scheme.
Tutor:
Juliet Sargeant is an award-winning garden designer; she has been teaching gardening to professionals and enthusiasts for over 15 years.
With her expert guidance you will achieve the garden of your dreams, without spending a fortune.
Includes:
Lunch and complimentary drinks throughout the day
20% discount voucher to spend at Old Barn Nurseries
Pre-course instructions
Illustrated handouts
Free soil testing
Tickets
2 Day Early Bird Ticket £195 (first 5 tickets sold)
2 Day Standard Ticket £210
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 day of your course, you will receive another email, giving you directions and any joining instructions – please check your junk mail if you do not hear from us.
admin@julietsargeant.com
Tel: 01273 834 083
Sussex Garden School
Oak Studio
Old Barn Nurseries
Worthing Road, Dial Post
Horsham RH13 8NU
