What you'll learn
Learn how to cultivate a great garden with our home & garden short courses in Sydney!
Discover the joy and satisfaction of creating your own green space with our Gardening for Beginners course. Starting with essential fundamentals such as soil preparation and understanding plant needs, this course is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge necessary to embark on your gardening journey with confidence.
Through engaging and easy-to-follow topics, you’ll learn how to establish a thriving garden environment from the ground up. We simplify complex concepts into actionable steps, ensuring that every new gardener can achieve healthy, flourishing results.
Our course also includes expert tips, valuable insights and troubleshooting advice to help you overcome common gardening challenges and ensure your garden's success.
Embark on your gardening adventure today and transform your space into a vibrant sanctuary of growth and beauty. Join us to take the first steps towards cultivating a garden that brings you joy, relaxation, and a sense of accomplishment. With our expert guidance, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a confident and successful gardener.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this Gardening for Beginners course, you should be able to:
- Grow healthy indoor and outdoor plants
- Select suitable composts and garden mixes for your garden areas
- Establish and nurture new plants with confidence
- Grow plants that will fit your space, look good, and perform well
- Apply practical horticultural skills to other plants and gardens
Course content
What will be covered in this Gardening for Beginners course?
This is a beginner course in Gardening that covers the fundamental basics of good gardening - indoor or outdoors. It will cover:
Light
- Sunlight and shade tolerance
- Plant energy supply
Soil structure
- Garden soils and garden mixes
- Potting mixes and composts
- Soil texture and tests
Watering
- How much and how frequently — when to re-water
- Infiltration – how quickly water gets into the soil & garden mix
- Aeration – the need for oxygen as well as water
- Drainage – how quickly water drains away
Irrigation
- Manual vs. automatic
- Ground support
Garden operations
- Care and maintenance
- Mulching vs. weeding
- Fertilising
Plant types
- Indoor–outdoor
- Sunshine–shade
- Dry–wet
- Flowers—ground covers—shrubs—trees
Intended audience
Who is this Gardening for Beginners course for?
This course is for beginner gardeners who wish to start growing plants.
Practical sessions vary with the time of year, the weather, the availability of gardens, and may take place in a classroom environment.
Please note - this course does not contain horticultural advice on:
- Pest or disease identification
- Pest or disease management
- Use of chemical treatment for plants.
Specific plant selection advice is also available from your local horticulturist to help with plant requirements for your specific situation. Your specific local area plant species are not covered in this course.
Course venue
2A Gordon Street, Rozelle NSW 2039 (corner of Gordon St & Victoria Rd in the grounds of St. Joseph's Church)
Course materials
What to bring to class:
- A notepad and pen, or tablet/phone, to take notes
- Gardening gloves
- A face mask (to protect against potential potting mix/garden soil bacteria such as Legionella)
Optional - students may also wish to bring:
- One or two of your own plants to pot up or re-pot, or propagate or prune. If you are potting or re-potting your plant(s), please also bring a small bag of potting mix (the College can supply pots)
And/or
- One or two of your own plants for discussion on watering, feeding or growing issues
Course testimonials
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Trista said: Very inspiring. Looking forward to doing more gardening courses. Would be interested in a hydroponics course as well.
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Jodi Ann said: Richard is such a charismatic character and tutor. He was experienced and highly knowledgeable. The course content suited a beginner and I learnt so much. The hands on gardening was a great way to put the theory into practice. I had an interesting, wonderful day. I will definitely return to other gardening courses. Thank you.
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Nicole said: I loved that I came away with practical tips I could apply immediately
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Jane said: Really useful information. Thank you.
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Sheila said: Tutor was great - engaged with the class but also kept material on track
Course tutors
Richard Lynch
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