Short Courses:
Garden Design Workshops

Lighting the Garden

1-day lecture and workshop with Janet Turner
25 February 2010 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£145 inclusive of VAT and lunch

A one-day lecture and workshop exploring the possibilities and importance of bringing landscape 'alive' at night. You will look at how to achieve ambient or directional effects including highlighting and modelling, how to present lighting layouts for hard surfaces, water features and entertaining areas. There will also be an opportunity to handle a basic collection of lighting fittings, understanding and assessing the performance of low voltage, low energy and longlife lamps.

Janet Turner is a lighting consultant whose lively approach and expertise in interior and exterior lighting is unparalleled.

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Designing Urban and Rooftop Gardens with Andy Sturgeon

1-day course with Andy Sturgeon
8 March 2010 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£145 inclusive of VAT and lunch

A very special day with one of the best known and respected contemporary garden designers. Andy will lead you through the design process, explaining how to choose a style, consider privacy and screening, boundary walls, flooring and surfacing plus making space for eating and entertaining in an urban or rooftop environment. He will also explain how to choose the essential extras such as water, pots, furniture and accessories.

Andy Sturgeon has presented television shows and is a garden writer for the Guardian plus numerous gardening books. He runs a successful garden design practice with a reputation for creating stylish modern gardens and has twice won Gold at the Chelsea Flower show

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