Tutor: Paul Herrington
Date: Tuesday 14 April 2026
Time: 10 am - 4 pm
Cost: £80
Location: Classroom


Right plant, right place… we’ve all heard that before, right? But what does it mean and how can we achieve it in our own gardens? Join Paul Herrington for an informal, relaxed course covering the basics of garden design. You’ll go away with a greater understanding and appreciation of micro-climates, soil types, plant choices and planting styles. Importantly, you will develop a clear framework for how to apply all of this to your garden borders, whatever their size and wherever they may be.

Tutor: Ian Limmer
Date: Wednesday 28 October 2026
Time: 10 am - 4 pm
Cost: £80
Location: Classroom


This one-day course led by rosarian expert Ian Limmer from Peter Beales Roses Ltd will help you to get the most from your roses. During the course, Ian will aim to cover planting bare root and container roses, transplanting mature roses, growing roses in pots, and pruning modern, shrub, procumbent, climbing, and rambling roses. There will also be the opportunity for questions and answers. No special equipment is required but you may like to bring a notebook and pen. Teaching will take place both in the Classroom and outside so please wear suitable clothing and footwear.

Tutor: Pete Wrapson
Date: Saturday 21 March 2026
Time: 10 am - 4 pm
Cost: £80
Location: Classroom


This day-long course on vegetable gardening will cover seed sowing, raising seedlings, planting, plant care and harvesting, addressing the requirements of different vegetable crops. It will highlight seasonal tasks and will include a discussion about soil health and plant nutrition, helping you to plan your planting strategy and make the most of your growing space. Part of the afternoon will be spent in the nursery glasshouse and the Schools’ Garden practising some of the horticultural techniques discussed.

Tutor: Katie Sarll
Date: Saturday 14 February 2026
Time: 10 am - 4 pm
Cost: £80
Location: Classroom


Would you like to understand how plants grow and reproduce in the enticing world of succulents? Then come and join our beginner’s course! Learn how to propagate and grow succulents from cuttings and explore the substrates in which to grow them. Learn propagation methods: stem, seed, leaf, rosette cuttings and plantlets. Delve into cacti propagation: globular, columnar or flat stem cuttings, as well as grafting and division. The course will include both practical and theoretical elements, including a tour of the succulent and cacti collection at the Botanic Garden.

Tutor: Kathryn Bray
Date: Saturday 28 February 2026
Time: 10 am - 4 pm
Cost: £80
Location: Classroom

Tired of overwatering and underwatering? Want to create an indoor oasis where your houseplants thrive and flourish? Join Glasshouse Senior Horticulturist Kathryn Bray on this one-day course, covering a diversity of house plant topics. From watering to pruning, repotting to pest control, this course will inform you how to grow plants indoors. Drawing inspiration from the display glasshouses at Cambridge University Botanic Garden, participants will tour a variety of growing conditions, exploring concepts covered in an introductory classroom session. Practical skills will be developed behind the scenes through repotting and propagation exercises. This will be a fun and interactive course covering tropical plants, orchids, succulents and cacti.

Tutor: Paul Herrington
Dates:
Monday 18 May 2026
Monday 01 June 2026
Monday 15 June 2026
Monday 29 June 2026
Monday 13 July 2026
Time: 10 am - 4 pm
Cost: £375
Location: Classroom


Across five sessions you will explore design principles, ideas and inspiration, simple surveying and scale drawing, planning for the right plant in the right place as well as developing a layout plan for your own garden and how to ensure year-round structure and interest. Numbers on this course are limited to ensure plenty of opportunities for support and discussion with the tutor and fellow participants.

The price is for all five sessions which cannot be booked individually.

Tutor: Paul Herrington
Dates:
Monday 21 September 2026
Monday 5 October 2026
Monday 19 October 2026
Monday 2 November 2026
Monday 16 November 2026
Time: 10 am - 1 pm
Cost: £150
Location: Online


Across five online sessions, you will explore design principles, ideas and inspiration, simple surveying and scale drawing, planning for the right plant in the right place, as well as developing a layout plan for your own garden and learning how to ensure year-round structure and interest. There will be plenty of opportunities for support and discussion with the tutor and fellow participants.

The price is for all five sessions which cannot be booked individually.