Seasonal Gardening: Make the best of your garden in time for Summer
This course is available for enrolment.
Course code: S18G
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.
- when
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From 11 Apr 2025
Fri 10:00-15:00One day- Date
- 11 Apr 2025
- Time
- 10:00 to 15:00
- Tutor
- Christine Pritchard
Stoke Lodge Centre, Shirehampton Road
Stoke Bishop
Bristol
BS9 1BN
- who
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Bristol Adult Learning
0117 903 8844
Description
<p><span style="font-size:16px">One in a series of short day-courses designed to make every gardening season special by anticipating what can be done now and how. We will include pruning, propagation and plant selection.</span></p>
What can students expect?
<p><span style="font-size:16px">Of particular interest to new gardeners, this short course gives an opportunity to think ahead and focus on a specific time of year. The content is flexible and learners are encouraged to bring along their own gardening queries for discussion.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:16px">Knowledge of Latin plant names is definitely not required.</span></p>
Previous experience required?
<p><span style="font-size:16px">No</span></p>
What is the progression route?
<p><span style="font-size:16px">Learners might like to join another of the Garden Styles courses.</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">No</span></p>
What should students bring?
<p><span style="font-size:16px">Notepad and pencil</span></p>
Teaching method/style?
<p><span style="font-size:16px">Presentation by the tutor: slides will be shown to illustrate certain plants or design ideas.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:16px">Learners will learn through discussions with the tutor and other students, and will be shown a variety of plants to handle – subject to seasonal availability.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:16px">Learners will be encouraged to share their experiences of their gardens if they have one.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:16px">The sessions will be informative but informal.</span></p>
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><br />
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<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></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">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>