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Horticulture 10 Hanging Baskets and Container Gardening for the Summer Thursday 26 April 10.30am to 12.30pm Tutor: RHS Experts Discover how to create a tremendous container display and transform your patio into an attractive and eye catching space with visual impact throughout the seasons. The session will cover how to choose the right containers, hanging baskets and compost as well as plants and their aftercare. An RHS expert will lead the workshop with a presentation followed by a practical demonstration. This session will involve practical activities, so please come prepared with suitable footwear, clothing and gardening gloves. Fee: RHS Members £20 Event code: 8921 Non-RHS Members £30.50 Includes tea & coffee on arrival Skill level: General Maximum 20 places Venue: Hillside Events Centre The Rabbit’s Eye View: A Look at Long Term Plant Performance Sunday 29 April 10.30am to 4pm Tutor: Dr Noel Kingsbury This full-day garden-based workshop by renowned plantsman Noel Kingsbury aims at encouraging participants to observe garden and landscape plants, focussing on their growth through the year, looking at how they compete with each other, how to assess prospects for their longevity and their suitability for a variety of garden locations. Gardeners and designers can then use their experience and knowledge of plants to plan for the maximising of interest and the minimising of maintenance at all seasons. Noel aims to get people thinking about how plants are linked to their natural habitats and ecology and how this connects to the way we use them in gardens. Fee: RHS Members £58 Event Code: 9018 Non-RHS Members £68 Includes refreshments and Skill level: Advanced a light lunch Venue: Hillside Events Centre Maximum 25 places The Vegetable Garden in Summer Wednesday 2 May 10.30am to 4pm Tutor: Hayley Young It’s not too late to get some vegetables growing for abundant crops this autumn and winter. This day will focus on what vegetables can be grown in summer months and how to sow and plant them. Harvesting, using and storing crops from spring sowings will also be covered. A range of practical techniques will be covered including seed sowing, successional sowing; weed, pest and disease identification and control techniques. This is a practical day and attendees will have the chance to practise skills they are shown, so please come prepared with suitable footwear, clothing and gardening gloves. Fee: RHS Members £40, Non-RHS Members £50.50 Skill level: General Venue: Hillside Events Centre Event code: 8922 Includes a light lunch and refreshments Maximum 20 places
Next Steps in the Greenhouse Saturday 5 May 10.30am to 12.30pm Tutor: RHS Experts Further your knowledge and skills, develop the use of your greenhouse and make your space more productive. This illustrated talk and practical demonstration will include advice on managing the glasshouse environment throughout the summer, growing flowering plants, summer salads, fruits and vegetables, a close look at feeding and watering and how to control pests and diseases. Fee: RHS Members £20, Non-RHS Members £30.50 Skill level: General Venue: Clore Learning Centre Event code: 8923 Includes tea & coffee on arrival Maximum 25 places Bugs and Beasts: Encouraging Wildlife into your Garden Wednesday 9 May 2pm to 4pm Tutor: RHS Experts Do you enjoy the fauna, as well as the flora in your garden? Discover from the RHS’s Principal Entomologist Andrew Halstead how to encourage more insects, birds and mammals into your garden by providing attractive habitats and safe havens. Fee: RHS Members £20, Non-RHS Members £30.50 Skill level: General Venue: Hillside Events Centre Event code: 8924 Includes tea & coffee on arrival Maximum 20 places Edible Containers Wednesday 30 May 10.30am to 12.45pm Tutor: Hayley Young Would you like to grow edible plants but lack the space? Or want ideas to make your patio a feast for the senses? Come along to this half day session which will cover different types of containers, how to fill a container, moisture retention, the need to feed as well as giving a wide range of ideas for edible planting combinations including vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers. As this is a practical day, attendees will then pot up their own container to take away so please come prepared with suitable footwear, clothing and gardening gloves. Fee: RHS Members £20, Non-RHS Members £30.50 Skill level: General Venue: Hillside Events Centre Event code: 8925 Includes tea & coffee on arrival Maximum 20 places To book any of these courses please ring 0845 612 1253 Horticulture 11
Page 1 and 2: RHS Garden Wisley Courses 2012 RHS
Page 3 and 4: Contents Horticulture: Be inspired
Page 5 and 6: A Thorny Issue: How to Prune and Ca
Page 7 and 8: Learn to Garden Weekend Saturday 3
Page 9: Stripes and Swards: Learn about Law
Page 13 and 14: Budding and Grafting Friday 29 June
Page 15 and 16: Formative Tree and Shrub Pruning Tu
Page 17 and 18: Autumn and Winter Pots and Containe
Page 19 and 20: Care of the Fruit Garden in Winter
Page 21 and 22: Identifying a Range of Plants, Weed
Page 23 and 24: Identifying a Range of Plants, Weed
Page 25 and 26: Botanical Art: Plants inspiring art
Page 27 and 28: Garden and Gazebo: Learn to Draw an
Page 29 and 30: Photography in the Garden: Capture
Page 31 and 32: Garden Photography Masterclass Thur
Page 33 and 34: A Focus on Spring Flowers Saturday
Page 35 and 36: David Ragg David’s work has been
Page 37 and 38: Save money on courses at Wisley as
Page 39 and 40: Access: Our facilities are accessib

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