The Gardener's Friend

This three-week course is aimed at beginners or those with some practical experience, who would like to learn more about the core elements of garden design. It will cover the following topics: - History of garden design: a brief tour of the major influences from around the world - Key considerations in garden design: purpose and practicalities - Designing with plants: a brief tour of the major plant groups and how to combine them to great effect. Your tutor, Esther Wolff, is an experienced gardener based in North Yorkshire, with...

Do you love gardening and want to understand more? Perhaps you've got the gardening bug but find yourself baffled by terms like 'hardy annual' and 'herbaceous perennial', feel bamboozled by all those Latin names, or simply want to understand why some plants thrive in your clay soil while others turn their toes up... then this course is for you! This five-week course is designed as a 'crash course' in horticulture for gardeners. It is aimed those with some practical experience, who would like to understand more about why or when...

Would you like to learn more about how to look after your garden? What to plant, when to prune, how to sow seed? Get yourself a cup of tea or a glass of wine and join up to five other students for a monthly virtual garden club with tutor Esther Wolff! Advice will be tailored to students' own gardens and you will get plenty of opportunity to ask questions and get advice on whatever's stumping you! I will email you a questionnaire before we start to find out about you...