Learn To Garden: for people, planet, and wildlife 10

Learn how your yard or garden can help counter climate change while growing food, helping wildlife and looking lovely.

The Scotch Quarry Urban Park team and permaculture designer Jennifer Lauruol of Carpe Diem Gardens will share their experience in 11 sessions of 1 hour each over the coming year, with a different focus each month.

Find out more about the course and how to book here.

This programme is for you if you are:

– Worried about climate change and biodiversity loss and wanting to tackle this through your own outdoor space.

– Wanting to grow more of your own food but limited on time and unsure where to start

– New to gardening and don’t know where to begin

– Wanting to create a beautiful space for people and wildlife but struggling with a garden that feels too big or too small

– Used to traditional gardening methods and wondering how you can adapt your garden to be more climate resilient

Monthly course outline:

Out with the old and in with the new.
January 8th, 9-10am in Scotch Quarry Park

Fruit for free in 15 minutes.
February 5th, 9-10am in Scotch Quarry Park

Herbs for free.
March 5th, 9-10am in Scotch Quarry Park

Feed the soil, sow the seed.
April 2nd, 9-10am in Scotch Quarry Park

Friends in unlikely places: rethinking our approach to ‘weeds’ in the garden.
May 7th, 9-10am in Scotch Quarry Park

Free food in 5 minutes.
June 4th, 9-10am in Scotch Quarry Park

Managing abundance and navigating chaos.
July 2nd, 9-10am in Scotch Quarry Park

Saving seed: the best kind of investment.
August 6th, 9-10am in Scotch Quarry Park

Bringing home the harvest.
September 3rd, 9-10am in Scotch Quarry Park

Forest Gardens and why you should have one. Join us to find out how to design your own!
October 1st, 9-10am in Scotch Quarry Park

Lessons in the leaves: learning from autumn in the garden.
November 5th, 9-10am in Scotch Quarry Park

Back to the drawing board: designing for success in the garden.
December 3rd, 9-10am in Scotch Quarry Park

Find out more about the course and how to book here.