Design Your Own Garden

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Course code: S14G

An opportunity to improve and refresh your garden with support and help from a professional garden designer. Learn how to redesign your own plot, beginning with basic principles and going on to look at paving, ponds and other garden features.

when

From 10 Jan 2025 to 07 Feb 2025
Fri 10:00-15:00

3 weeks

with Christine Pritchard

where

Stoke Lodge

Stoke Lodge Centre, Shirehampton Road
Stoke Bishop
Bristol
BS9 1BN

fees

full fee for this course: £150.00, concession fee: £90.00.

who

Bristol Adult Learning

stokelodge@bristol.gov.uk

0117 903 8844

Description

Design Your Own Garden – an opportunity to improve and refresh your garden with help from a professional garden designer. You will need a garden on which to base your design.

What can students expect?

Expect a supportive atmosphere where your ideas will be encouraged, discussed and, if appropriate, refined. You will be introduced to new concepts, new materials and new garden styles. The aim is to enable learners to survey their own garden and make a basic landscape plan. The course is aimed at homeowners who wish to design, change or improve their own gardens; it is not intended for professional garden designers. 

 
Deadline for enrolment: 
19 October (for course starting on 9 November) 
20 December (for course starting on 10 January). 
An information pack will be sent out to students 3 weeks before the first session of the course.

Late starters allowed?

No

Previous experience required?

No, but it is important that participants have a garden, or part of a garden, to work on during the sessions.

What is the progression route?

After completing their design, many students decide to take the ‘Choosing plants for your Borders’ course. This enables them to make informed choices about the plants they could use to finish their gardens.

Are there any extra costs?

The cost of several sheets of tracing paper is included in the course cost.

You may choose to buy pencils and a pair of compasses from the tutor.

Work set between sessions?

No, but students who wish to carry on with their plans at home are welcome to do so.

What should students bring?

A tablespoon of soil from their garden. 
Photographs of their plot – it helps if a couple are printed out. 
Their completed garden survey, however basic it might seem. 
A pencil and note pad, and a pair of compasses 
A packed lunch

Teaching method/style?

Tutor presentation and explanation 
Learners will be encouraged to share their experiences of their gardens. 
Learners will learn through discussions with the tutor and other students, and will be shown a variety of landscaping materials.

Refunds and cancellations

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<li>If we have to cancel your course your fees will be refunded in full. We are unable to reimburse the cost of materials you may have bought for the course.</li>
<li>If you cancel your course booking a week (7 days) or more before the start date we will refund your fees minus an admin charge of 20%.</li>
<li>If you cancel with less than a week (7 days) before the start date or after the course has started, we will not be able to refund your fees.</li>
<li>Transfers will incur a fee of 10% and must be requested 7 days or more before the start of a course unless you are transferring to another course because your original course was cancelled.</li>
<li>We are not able to offer refunds due to sickness or ill health.</li>
</ul>

If you are due a refund you must contact the office within 3 months of the course to arrange payment as we do not keep card details.

When attending an online course, it is a learner’s responsibility to ensure they have adequate internet access before the start of a course. Refunds will not be given for technical failure of a learner’s home computer or their internet access.