Courses
Gardening
Garden Design
An introduction to garden design, construction and plant use, including restoration and a range of simple maintenance solutions. Course content will also include: design principles, drawing and drafting skills, site analysis, construction methods and techniques, lighting, irrigation and drainage.
- course code
- SJL3
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 21 Apr 2026 (Summer)
- Weeks
- 8 weeks
- Times
- Tue 10:00-12:00
- where
- Stoke Lodge
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- fees
- total fee for this course £132.00 (concession £80.00) with Jason Loh
Garden Styles: Cottage Gardens
Focusing on cottage gardens we have an opportunity to look at both design and planting-historically and in the future.
- course code
- SCP7
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 27 Mar 2026 (Spring)
- Weeks
- One day
- Times
- Fri 10:00-15:00
- where
- Stoke Lodge
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- fees
- total fee for this course £42.00 (concession £26.00) with Christine Pritchard
Garden Styles: Cutting Gardens
Focusing on flowers for cutting we have an opportunity to look at both border design and plant selection.
- course code
- SCP11
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 22 May 2026 (Summer)
- Weeks
- One day
- Times
- Fri 10:00-15:00
- where
- Stoke Lodge
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- fees
- total fee for this course £42.00 (concession £26.00) with Christine Pritchard
Garden Styles: Naturalistic Planting
Focusing on new ways to use plants for informal, wildlife friendly gardening with the emphasis on low maintenance.
- course code
- SCP12
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 05 Jun 2026 (Summer)
- Weeks
- One day
- Times
- Fri 10:00-15:00
- where
- Stoke Lodge
Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £42.00 (concession £26.00) with Christine Pritchard
Garden Styles: Not just nettles – improving habitats for wildlife in the small garden
An introduction to encouraging biodiversity in your garden. We will look at small changes to make a big difference, including compost, soil and planting.
- course code
- SCP10
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 15 May 2026 (Summer)
- Weeks
- One day
- Times
- Fri 10:00-15:00
- where
- Stoke Lodge
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- fees
- total fee for this course £42.00 (concession £26.00) with Christine Pritchard
Garden Styles: Ponds and Water Features
An opportunity to look at both design and planting to create a pond and other water features.
- course code
- SCP8
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 01 May 2026 (Summer)
- Weeks
- One day
- Times
- Fri 10:00-15:00
- where
- Stoke Lodge
Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £42.00 (concession £26.00) with Christine Pritchard
Garden Styles: Woodland Gardens
An opportunity to look at both design and planting from scratch or using existing planting to create a woodland garden.
- course code
- SCP9
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 08 May 2026 (Summer)
- Weeks
- One day
- Times
- Fri 10:00-15:00
- where
- Stoke Lodge
Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £42.00 (concession £26.00) with Christine Pritchard
Seasonal Gardening: Make the best of your garden in time for Summer
One in a series of short day courses designed to make every gardening season special by anticipating what can be done and how. We will include pruning, propagation and plant selection.
- course code
- SCP6
- Availability
- This course is available for enrolment.
- Start
- 24 Apr 2026 (Summer)
- Weeks
- One day
- Times
- Fri 10:00-15:00
- where
- Stoke Lodge
Google map
- fees
- total fee for this course £42.00 (concession £26.00) with Christine Pritchard