What you'll learn
Bring the outdoors in with our gardening short courses in Sydney!
Learn how to transform your space into a clean, green, purifying machine during this hands-on, practical workshop in our College garden.
Your tutor, an experienced horticulturalist, will teach you all about the 'who', 'why', 'what', 'where' and 'how' of indoor plants.
We know 'why' it's beneficial to surround ourselves with our green friends - plants are scientifically proven to improve our health, air quality and overall sense of well-being.
In this workshop, you'll also learn 'which' plants to select for your indoor space, 'where' to source them, and 'how' to care for them effectively.
During this class, you'll learn fundamental indoor gardening techniques, access insider tips, troubleshoot common problems and bust some common myths.
Armed with this information, you can build an indoor plant life collection that resonates with you and your space.
You'll leave with a renewed appreciation of nature, and a deeper understanding of how you can mindfully incorporate it into your home. Bring your green thumb!
Learning outcomes
By the end of this Indoor Gardening course, you should be able to:
- Explore creative ways to incorporate plants into your home and office areas.
- Recognise and invest in a few awesome indoor plants.
- Use the one dependable, appropriate method of watering indoor plants.
- Find out easy ways to make your plants thrive.
- Be an expert at plant shopping.
- Know how to replant and care for your house plants.
Course content
What will be covered in this Indoor Gardening course?
Types, shapes and sizes of indoor plants:
- Foliage plants
- Flowering plants
- Climbing and trailing plants
Position and location:
- Selecting the right plants for your spaces
- Evaluating the right room space and attributes
- The quantity and quality of available light
- Finding the perfect positioning for indoor plants at your place
How to treat plants well:
- Simple, sensible, reliable growing techniques
- Practical methods for healthy maintenance
- Watering, fertilising & pruning
Longer-term care and maintenance
- Re-potting plants – with skill and confidence
- Troubleshooting plant health issues – what to look for
Health benefits and lifestyle improvements
Stylising your indoor green spaces
Intended audience
Who is this Indoor Gardening course for?
This workshop is perfect for anyone who:
- loves plants but doesn’t know where to start, or how to do it.
- would like to start growing indoor plants well
- is a serial plant killer needing guilt relief :)
- is sick of making rookie mistakes and throwing away good money!
- wants better information on looking after house plants
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
- Gardening gloves (tight fit is better for gardening work)
- A face mask (to protect against potting mix/garden soil bacteria like Legionella)
- Sharp secateurs / garden snips/scissors or kitchen scissors
- Small hand spade tool
- Small bag to carry small pots
- Wet weather gear / sun hat if required
What we provide
- An e-book of indoor gardening essentials
- An air-purifying plant for your home that you will re-pot in class
Course testimonials
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Christine said: I loved the course, enjoyed all of it especially the practical component I’d love to know when the next course is on ( plant propagation)
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Sue said: The tutor was very good at presenting the course and extremely knowledgeable about the subject. Even though it was only a 2-hour course I learned a lot about plants and am looking forward to putting the information into practice.
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Lauren said: Gisele was fantastic! She got in contact prior to the session to advise us of weather changes, she was knowledgeable, friendly and a great presenter. I’ll definitely go back and would love for her to run a second course for ‘advanced indoor gardening.’ Will recommend to my friends.
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Alka said: Gisele was very good, she explained things in a clear & concise manner. I learnt a lot of new things & hope I am able to apply them.
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Mariana said: Great course full of practical information for home gardeners starting out... tutor had so much knowledge... happy to answer questions and adapt to suit the skill level of attendants. Taking our own plant home was a lovely touch too. I will recommend this to friends and would love to attend future courses with Gisele!
Course tutors
Richard Lynch
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