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INTRODUCTION
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We aim to run inspiring short courses for both
keen amateur gardeners and professional horticulturalists in small
groups of up to 10, thereby providing individual tuition as opposed
to most garden design courses where groups can be 20-30 people all
vying for attention!
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Due to small student numbers each
course can be designed to meet each groups particular needs.
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To provide a fun and informal learning
atmosphere where the students will have the benefit of the tutors
knowledge and not the pressure of exams, although a certificate will
be presented to each student on satisfactory completion of each
course.
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To give students practical advice in
real life situations. For example, during the 14 week Garden Design
Courses the students will actually design their own gardens in
contrast to other design courses where the students are given a
fictitious garden to design. Students will benefit from the tutors
advice and their colleagues ideas, as we troubleshoot each garden
during our visits at the beginning of the course. If the students
garden is beyond a certain distance from the school, the tutor will
make a separate visit, depending on the location. Some students
comments can be found here.
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The sedum roofed Garden Pavilion
where our courses are held
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currently being offered are: 14 Week Part Time
course in Garden Design, 9 Week Spring
Practical Course, and 9 Week Autumn
Practical Course as well as the One-day
Plantaholic Courses. New for
2010 is the Bespoke One Day Course.
14 WEEK PART TIME COURSE IN GARDEN
DESIGN:
Trouble-shooting design consultation in each student’s garden. This really brings to life various peoples dilemmas with their own gardens.
During the course you will learn how to carry out a simple survey of your garden, analyse the soil, study various garden styles and historical influences, learn about plant collectors and nomenclature. We cover landscape design principles; look at hard landscaping, practice creating planting plans. Each week we wander around the garden looking at elements that we are discussing during the days lessons and Lucy shows current design commissions that she is working on.
Each course starts as and when we have a minimum of 4 students who can all agree on a mutual day of the week that would suit them and the
lecturer. (we avoid school holidays) The day is from 10-2.30pm and includes lunch. The course fee is £420
(£30 per day, and roughly a third of the cost of inviting in a Garden Designer to design your garden, from which you’d learn nothing!)
A drawing equipment and book list will be
sent to you when the booking fee is received. We will present you with a
simple drawing board, graph paper and a file to store your notes in at
the beginning of the course. Allow approximately £40 for drawing
equipment.
The following is a guide to what will be covered, although details may
change depending on size of group and location of students gardens:
If you are considering taking the course, but are unsure, please feel free
to contact us to arrange to meet Lucy and look around the garden before
booking.
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Week
1: Introduction. Types Plan/Paper/Symbols/Scales. Basic
surveying - linear / levels. Photography.
Week 2: Site analysis and site appraisal. Soil
science and drainage.
Week 3: Visit first two students gardens.
Week 4: Visit third and fourth students gardens.
Week 5: Visit fifth and sixth students gardens.
Week 6: Client brief. Historical influences, garden
styles. Plant collectors and plant nomenclature. Practical - plant
portfolio
Week 7: Landscape design principles, grids,
proportions, scale, division rhythm, balance, focal points, privacy,
surprise and perspective.
Week 8: Colour, form, growth habit, texture,
principles of plant use: primary, secondary and infill planting. Slides
to illustrate good plant associations.
Week 9: Design your own shrubaceous border based on
info from previous weeks. Practical: seed sowing.
Week 10: Hard landscaping, rock and water gardens, garden
sculptures and suppliers.
Week 11: Continue working on drawing up own gardens with tutors
help. Practical: propagation
Week 12: Soft landscape features - trees, shrubs, perennials,
bulbs. Practical: pruning
Week 13: Plants for varying uses: culinary, medicinal, sensory.
Organic permaculture, bio-dynamics. Course review
Week 14: Visit to garden.
Please
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NEW
9 WEEK PART TIME
SPRING
PRACTICAL GARDENING COURSE:
The course covers various practical spring tasks including seed sowing, pricking out, division, pruning, willow weaving and planting. A day is spent by the whole group in each students garden helping with practical problems (inc 1 visit to an inspiring garden) Mutual day chosen to suit small group. Time 10-2.15. Course fee £270 (£30 per day)
Please
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NEW
9 WEEK PART TIME AUTUMN
PRACTICAL GARDENING COURSE
The course covers various practical autumn tasks including seed collecting, pruning, hardwood cuttings, bulb planting. A day is spent by the whole group in each students garden helping with practical problems (inc 1 visit to an inspiring garden) Mutual day chosen to suit small group. Time 10-2.15. Course fee £270 (£30 per day)
Please
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PLANTAHOLIC
DAY COURSES
Planning a mixed Shrub and herbaceous
border.
Sunday 22nd March, 2010 & Tuesday
28th September, 2010
The idea is for each student to bring along measurements (in metres),
photos and knowledge of their borders
soil and aspect. Lucy will help with it’s shape, look at plant
associations, colour, texture and form. The aim is to complete the
borders design during the course. The day will include a tour of the
garden. The fee for the day is £40. Times are 10.00am til 3.00pm
including a light lunch.
NEW Practical gardening day
Monday 29th March 2010 & Tuesday 5th
October, 2010
Come along and learn how to propagate plants, prune and tend your garden. Fee as per above.
Bespoke One Day Courses
Gather together a gaggle of at least four friends and discuss with Lucy what areas you would like to cover. Choose practical problems like how to propagate or prune plants or design conundrums like which bulbs can you run through a border of ornamental grasses to provide all year round interest. Lucy will base the day around your chosen subjects and will run the course on a day to suit you and your friends. Minimum 4 - maximum 8 people. Course fee £40
per person inc homemade light lunch. Course time 10-3pm
Please
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A selection of students'
comments from over the previous 13 courses:
"A well driven
course run with enthusiasm. Excellent individual attention - well
motivated. Ideal broad syllabus."
C Wakeling, Colchester
"Really enjoyed
the visits to the other participants gardens, and found lots of
inspiration for my own."
Sally T, Bury St Edmunds
"Really
enjoyable, informative and motivating course."
K Lloyd, Bildeston
"Fantastic time
- worth every minute, informative and such fun."
Amanda Seymour
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lucy@lucyredman.co.uk