When: Monday, February 10 2020 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Where: 2A Gordon St Rozelle - Sydney Community College

 

 

Course description:

Discover how to plan and create your own compact green space.

 

Living in the urban sprawl of Sydney is great for lifestyle, food, entertainment, and action. It often means that we are competing for space and the thought of a lush green backyard or green domestic spaces becomes a thing of dreams. But that doesn't have to be the case!

 

In this course learn how to plan and create your own small space urban garden in Sydney. Adapt to your environment and push boundaries, get in touch with the plants around you and most importantly get creative and have fun.

 

Small gardens can be created for food, enjoyment, interest, improving your environment and general well being, for exercise, to build a community and to satisfy our need to connect with the natural world (biophilia). Whatever your reason, together we will go through the steps required to create your green space.

 

This course will teach you the basic needs of flora and the fundamentals of garden design planning and how to go beyond these to make the most of your small space.

 

Ideal for:

This course is ideal for beginners and home gardeners.

 

Course content:

  • - Garden design basics - light, soil, water, space, plant types
  • - Thinking differently to use the 3-D space (instead of being limited by a lack of horizontal space)
  • - Designing gardens to suit the amount of time and effort available for maintenance
  • - Designing to suit the needs of different users
  • - Garden types: small front and backyards, streetscapes and options for street gardens, indoor rooms and balconies
  • - Indoor plants options
  • - Veggies and fruits for small spaces, including espalier techniques
  • - Keeping chooks or bantams
  • - Learn easy waysto propagate new plants. You will be show how to take:
  • - Leaf cuttings, stem cuttings, division and which plants are more suitable for which method.

 

Learning outcomes

After this course you will have learned how to:

  • - Identify the key elements that make a small garden work
  • - Use basic plant biology to keep your plants happy long term
  • - Consider the 3-dimensional space in your garden design
  • - Plan a garden that suits your lifestyle and its users
  • - Identify appropriate planting options for small spaces
  • - Plan for garden rotations and soil development through composting.

 

Please bring to class:

A sketch pad, pencil and eraser as well as a notepad and pen or tablet to take notes

 

Avoid dissapointment - enrol early

 

Please ensure you have given a valid email address and mobile number as all course changes will be communicated via sms or e-mail

 

 

From

The Management and Staff

Materials in the Raw

 

About Materials in the Raw

Materials in the Raw (MITR) was established at Casula in 1988 as a bulk Landscaping materials distributor reselling sand, soil, gravel and mulches. MITR specialises in the supply of landscaping and building materials from multiple locations in the Sydney Metropolitan Area.

We deliver paving supplies to all Sydney regions including: Sydney City, Canterbury-Bankstown, Eastern Suburbs, Forest district, Hills district, Inner West, Macarthur, Northern Beaches, Lower North Shore, Upper North Shore, Northern Suburbs, South, western Sydney, Southern Sydney, St George, Western Sydney and Greater Western Sydney. If you are would like paving supplies delivered outside of Sydney please contact us for delivery prices

Our Sydney outlets are located at:

Chullora: Corner Hume Highway and Davidson Street
Guildford: Corner Ruby and Oxford Streets

At MITR, our customers are extremely valuable to us. It is our mission to help you build the very best with our diverse range of products and commitment to great service.

Our experienced and enthusiastic staff will work with you to make sure you get the job done in the right way. All MITR employees are trained on a regular basis so they are up to date with the latest products, trends and tips.

We are determined to be the best in the industry and we go beyond Landscaping Supplies and building materials. MITR has a genuine commitment to supporting local communities to keep them strong and their environments clean.