Designing with Plants
Location: Holehird Gardens, Patterdale Road, Windermere LA23 1NP
or
Location: Lowther Castle and Gardens, Penrith, CA10 2HH
Time: 4 days over 4 months (see dates below), 10.30am-4.oopm with two start dates (Autumn/Winter and Spring/Summer courses)
It’s all too easy to have a garden full of wonderful plants but it may feel more like a restless collection than a well thought out design.
Discover how to create a garden with a sense of year-round unity and well-being. Learn to select plants for their visual, aesthetic and structural properties and how to assess your site conditions. This will enable you to develop the skills to create a planting plan to bring your garden together.
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Course Dates:
Course starts dates Holehird Gardens
Spring and Summer Course 2024: Thursday 25th April, Thursday 16th May, Thursday 20th June and Thursday 11th July 2024
Autumn and Winter Course 2024: Thursday 19th September, Thursday 17th October , Thursday 21st November and Thursday 19th December 2024
Course starts dates Lowther Castle and Gardens
Spring and Summer Course 2024: Friday 17th May, Friday 7th June, Friday 28 June and Friday 19 July 2024
Limited places so book early to avoid disappointment. Taking bookings now!
Course Location:
Holehird Gardens, Patterdale Road, Windermere LA23 1NP
or
Lowther Castle and Gardens, Penrith, CA10 2HH
Course Content:
Plant Knowledge and Identification
Plant Form, Habit, Colour & Texture
The Role of Plants in the Planting Scheme
Seasonal Colour and Excitement, Considering Plant Selection and using the mantra of ‘the right plant for the right place’
Drawing up Planting Plans and Exploring & Discussing Different Plants
Themed Borders in the glorious gardens at Holehird.
This is a non-accredited course delivered to a Level 3 standard.
Course Fee
£400 in 1 installment
What we’ve been up to!
“We’re so excited to offer this exciting new course in the inspiring surroundings of Lowther Estate. Having taught many of the staff who work here, I am thrilled to be teaching the next generation of horticulturalists here”