Short Gardening Courses / Events

At the request of past graduates eager to continue their learning enjoyment of all things gardening, we occasionally offer a specialist short course or event covering topical and seasonal aspects of garden design and planting.

Making use of our vast horticultural network, the days vary between lectures by leading personalities and visits of rarely viewed private gardens or nurseries with collections of unusual plants.

Short Gardening Courses from The English Gardening School

Our Short Gardening Courses

EGS Spring Garden Tour Oxfordshire

Spring Garden Tour Oxfordshire.

Join us for an inspiring day exploring two of Oxfordshire’s most captivating private gardens — Rousham Gardens and Ham Court, Bampton. Step into the world of English garden design at Rousham, the masterpiece of 18th-century landscape architect William Kent. One of England’s most important gardens, Rousham represents ...

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Gardening for Beginners 2026

Often given as an unusual and useful present! Our popular course is led by master horticulturist Ben Pope with the opportunity to study at the Chelsea Physic Garden and in two private gardens

  Do you have a potentially good garden but do not know where to begin? The first 3 days of this popular 4 day course take place in the Chelsea Physic Garden lecture room with the final day spent in two private gardens near Petersfield. Your tutor is RHS Master ...

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Sketchup for Beginners


Join us for a two day Introduction to SketchUp where you will learn the basic skills needed for designing on the computer. Taught by John Brooks, a London-based garden designer with over 20 years of experience and recognised as the UK’s go-to expert on using SketchUp for professional garden ...

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