Gardening Intensive Workshop
Learn how to plan and create your own small-space urban garden in Sydney. This intensive gardening workshop helps you adapt to limited space, work with your environment, understand plants more deeply and design a green space for food, enjoyment, wellbeing, exercise or connection with nature.
This comprehensive course has a higher-order focus for more experienced gardeners who want to move beyond the basics and better understand the workflow of successful gardening.
Course Content
- Garden design basics, including light, soil, water, space and plant types.
- Using three-dimensional space creatively for small gardens, balconies, indoor rooms, streetscapes and backyards.
- Planting options for small spaces, including indoor plants, veggies, fruit, espalier techniques, pest care and propagation methods.
Schedule & Pricing
- Supplied session: Saturday 23 May 2026, 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
- Listed price: $319 including GST.
- This supplied session is marked cancelled/inactive; check the provider for current availability.
Details
You will learn
- Identify the key elements that make a garden work, including light, soil, water and space.
- Use plant biology and three-dimensional design principles to keep gardens healthy long term.
- Plan suitable planting, rotations and soil development for small urban spaces.
You will get
- Expert guidance on designing gardens for lifestyle, maintenance needs and different users.
- Ideas for small-space growing, including balconies, indoor plants, veggies, fruit and espalier.
- Practical insight into propagation, pest care and suitable plant choices.
Appropriate for
Reasonably experienced gardeners who have a good grasp of gardening fundamentals and want a deeper look at successful gardening workflows.
Preparation
What to bring
- A sketch pad, pencil and eraser.
- Notepad and pen, or a tablet for taking notes.
What to wear
Casual
Your Teacher
Sydney Community College
38 reviewsSydney Community College is a registered charity with a voluntary Board of Directors.
The College has a mission to offer innovative continuing adult education and training programmes that support individual efforts and facilitate sustainable social change.
We do this by:
- Providing quality continuing adult education opportunities for people to build practical and theoretical skills and develop knowledge;
- Leveraging from and developing community capacity and inclusivity;
- Developing innovative affordable and accessible skills training programmes;
- Partnering with like organisations to deliver learning opportunities for disadvantaged individuals and communities;
- Partnering with all levels of government to deliver education policy objectives.
Cancellations & Refunds
If the organiser cancels the class:
You are entitled to a full refund.
If you can't attend the class:
You’re welcome to send someone in your place.
OR
- A refund can be requested 10 days before class starts. An admin fee of AU$45.00 applies.
Terms & Conditions
At Sydney Community College, we know that plans can change unexpectedly. Whether it’s a shift in your schedule, a family emergency, or just a change of heart, we want to support you in the fairest way possible.
At the same time, we’re a not-for-profit organisation that commits resources to running each class—so last-minute cancellations can significantly impact our ability to offer quality, affordable programs.
That’s why we’ve created a simple, transparent policy that balances your need for flexibility with our need to plan and deliver courses sustainably. Our cancellation policy offers two clear options, depending on when you notify us:
Cancel More Than 10 Days Before the Course Starts – You can choose to receive a full refund, minus a $45 administration fee OR a non-refundable credit note valid for 12 months for the full value you paid for the course. This credit can be used towards any future course at the College.
Option 2: Cancel Within 10 Days of the Course Starting - You’ll receive a credit note valid for 12 months for 50% of the course fee you paid for the course. This credit can be used towards any future course at the College.
Please note that both refund and credit options are only available before the course begins. Once the course has started—or if you decide to withdraw after it has commenced—no refunds or credits can be issued. If you need to cancel your enrolment, just email us and we’ll take care of it based on the timelines above.
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