The English Garden – September 2019

SEPTEMBER 2019 THE ENGLISH GARDEN 97

COURSES FOR GARDENERS

tomakecider(£105,25,26, 27 or 31 October)or

hedgerowwine(£120,6 September)oncoursesrun

byforagerMichaelWhite.brogdalecollections.org

Daylesfordalsorunsforagingcourses,andfurther

north,AutumnForagingwithFungiwithTastethe

WildinYorkshire,givesaninsightintocollecting

edibleautumnmushrooms,seedsandnutsina

sustainableandresponsibleway. 26 Se pt e m be r,

24 and 30 October,£85,tastethewild.co.uk

InScotland,tryFungiIdentificationfor

BeginnersattheRoyalBotanicGardenin

Edinburghandlearnhowtodistinguishdierent

typesoffungianddiscoverbestpracticefor

collection. 12 October,£55,rbge.org.uk

Atasteofgardendesign

Manygardenersfinda courseongardendesign

helpsthemmakesenseoftheirspaceandmayeven

leadtoa newcareer.EmilyErlamis knownfor

herstylishdesignsandhercourseatWestDean

College,CreatingaSenseofPlaceinYourGarden,

promisestohelpgardenerscreatesomething

personal.16-18October,£260,westdean.org.uk

Anothergooddaycoursetoeaseyourselfinto

thesubjectis theOneDayIntroductiontoGarden

DesignattheCotswoldGardeningSchool.It’s

forthoseseekinganoverviewofthetheoriesand

practicesofprofessionalgardendesigntohelp

participantsunderstandtheprocess. 23 Nove m be r,

£95,cotswoldgardeningschool.co.uk

If youwanttolearnhowtocreatea designfor

yourgarden,theLondonCollegeofGardenDesign

oersa courseatKew,calledDesigningYour

OwnPersonalGarden, taughtbyaward-winning

AndrewWilsonandAndrewFisherTomlin,who

helpgardenersdevelopthestructureandplanting

fortheiroutdoorspace. 10 and 17 October,7 and 14

November,£500,lcgd.org.uk

Inchbaldis well-knownforthecalibreofits

diplomacourses,butalsooersshortcourses,

suchasthe12-weekDesignYourOwnGarden

taughtbydesignerAndrewDu,tailoredtothose

wishingtoconcentrateontheirowngarden.Study

atInchbald’sLondoncampusonThursdayevenings,

orlearnfromhomewiththeonlineversion.£1,050

(oncampus)or£1,260(online),inchbald.co.uk

If youthinkonlinelearningmightsuityou,look

alsotoLearningWithExperts,whoexclusively

oeronlinecoursesona widevarietyofsubjects.

DesigningSmallGardenswithAnnieGuilfoyle,

Clockwise from top

left Designing Small

Gardens; Autumn

Foraging with Fungi

in Yorkshire; One Day

Introduction to Garden

Design at the Cotswold

Gardening School;

Fungi Identification

for Beginners in

Edinburgh; Cider

Making at Daylesford

in Gloucestershire.

IMAGE

CLIVE NICHOLS; SHUTTERSTOCK; STEVE WILLIAMS