Garden Styles: Front Gardens
This course is available for enrolment.
Course code: S26G
Focusing on the front garden we will look at both design and planting
when
From 06 Jun 2025Fri 10:00-15:00
One day
- Date
- 06 Jun 2025
- Time
- 10:00 to 15:00
with Christine Pritchard
where
Stoke LodgeStoke Lodge Centre, Shirehampton Road
Stoke Bishop
Bristol
BS9 1BN
fees
full fee for this course: £40.00, concession fee: £24.00.
who
Description
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<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Make your front garden a more welcoming place.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">In this one-day workshop you will look at a range of plants and design ideas to help you create an attractive and wildlife friendly front garden.</span></span></p>
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What can students expect?
<p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Expect a supportive atmosphere where your ideas will be encouraged, you will not be expected to know Latin plant names. You will be introduced to a range of plants and design ideas suitable for creating an attractive front garden.</span></span></p>
Late starters allowed?
<p><span style="font-size:16px">N/A</span></p>
Previous experience required?
<p><span style="font-size:16px">No. </span></p>
What is the progression route?
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Learners might like to join another of the Garden Styles courses.</span></span></span></p>
Are there any extra costs?
<p><span style="font-size:16px">No</span></p>
Work set between sessions?
<p><span style="font-size:16px">N/A</span></p>
What should students bring?
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A packed lunch.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pen and paper</span></span></p>
Teaching method/style?
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tutor presentation with slides and models shown to illustrate certain plants or design ideas</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Learners will be encouraged to share their experiences of their gardens.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Learners will learn through discussions with the tutor and other students, and will be shown a variety of plants to handle. </span></span></span></p>
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Refunds and cancellations
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<li><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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%.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are not able to offer refunds due to sickness or ill health.</span></span></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.</span></span></span></p>