Secrets of a Successful Summer Border – Planting Design Course

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Secrets of a Successful Summer Border – Planting Design Course

April 21, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm

colourful garden planting scheme
£97.00 – £105.00

Get that ‘Show Garden Look’ in your own garden. Join award-winning garden designer Keri Fitzpatrick and learn how to plan the perfect combination of plants for that ‘WOW’ factor in your sunny summer border.

Learn how to plan the perfect combination of plants to create a stunning summer display in your sunny border.
Come & enjoy an inspirational and fun day of planting design. Keri’s step-by-step approach, will guide you through choosing the correct plants for your site, and how to combine them for spectacular effects.

summer border full of flowersSubjects Covered:

Analysing your planting site (please note that in this course we will be concentrating on sunny planting areas)
Choosing the correct plants for your site
Colour-scheming for great effect
How to combine plants for summer impact

By the end of the day you will:

– have a list of plants that you can use in your garden
– know how to combine plants for great effect
– understand how to use colour for great effect
– know the steps to designing a planting scheme
– have started your own planting scheme for your own summer border

Who is this course for?

Beginners and garden enthusiasts are welcome.
This course for anyone who loves colour and high summer visual impact.

Kerianne Fitzpatrick Garden DesignerTutor:

Kerianne (Keri) Fitzpatrick  studied garden and landscape design at the University of Brighton, and has exhibited at RHS Hampton Court, and at Gardeners World Live winning a gold medal.She has travelled extensively and brings this and her love of nature to her designs.

The Venue:

Old Barn Garden Centre is one of the largest nurseries in Sussex. The course will be held in Old Barn’s purpose-built studio, The Garden Room, and their nursery has a myriad of wonderful plants to inspire you.

The day includes:

Complimentary lunch and refreshments
Illustrated handouts
Step-by-step guidance
Paper and drawing equipment
20% Off Plants discount voucher for Old Barn Nurseries

Tickets:

Early Bird Ticket £97
Standard Ticket £105

Secrets of a Successful Summer Border Course Overview:

Wednesday 21st May 2025
10.00am – 3.30pm
Old Barn Garden Centre, Worthing Road, Dial Post, Horsham, RH13 8NR

What happens next?

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

About 2 weeks before your course, you will receive another email, giving directions and any joining instructions – please check your junk mail if you haven’t received anything.

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