Frequently Asked Questions
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Sydney offers several beginner-friendly courses including Gardening for Beginners, which covers soil preparation, plant selection and watering techniques. The Plants, Pots & Container Gardening Course teaches essential techniques like drainage, watering, and fertilising. Small Space Gardening Course is ideal for those with balconies or limited outdoor areas. All courses include hands-on activities and troubleshooting advice for common gardening challenges.
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Yes. The Vegetable Gardening Workshop covers assessing sunlight, drainage and soil quality, selecting vegetables suited to Sydney's climate, and caring for gardens throughout the growing season. Courses include practical guidance on growing vegetables in pots and small spaces, as well as watering, weeding, mulching and fertilising techniques. The Small Space Gardening Course also covers kitchen gardens for herbs and vegetables.
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The Plant Propagation Course covers seeds, cuttings, divisions, separation and rhizome division. Practical techniques include seed sowing, transplanting seedlings, water propagation and dividing fibrous-rooted plants. Courses teach propagation mixes, nutrition, watering and maintenance of propagated plants, helping you produce herbs, flowers, greenery and vegetable plants cheaply and confidently for your home garden.
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The Australian Native Plants Workshop explores the unique qualities and adaptations of native and Indigenous plants suited to Australia's ecology and climate. It covers selection and cultivation of native plants for visual appeal year-round, and introduces native food plants from bush tucker to edible species. The workshop helps you create thriving, sustainable gardens using plants adapted to Sydney's environment.
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The Green Walls & Vertical Gardens Workshop teaches design and installation of vertical structures covered with foliage, succulents, herbs, vegetables and climbing plants. It covers different systems and materials, plant options, and how to maximise space on patios, balconies or dull walls. The course helps you create privacy, grow kitchen gardens near your back door, or establish productive micro-farms in small urban spaces.
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Yes. Most courses include practical demonstrations and hands-on activities such as potting up, transplanting, re-potting, propagation, pruning and checking root moisture. The Indoor Plants & Gardens Workshop includes re-potting, potting up, pruning and styling practice. The Plant Propagation Course involves working with variety of stock plants and propagation materials. Courses are designed to build confidence and help you avoid common beginner mistakes.