Planting for year round interest
10-3:30pm
£90
Banish the dull times in your garden! Learn to create planting schemes that are vibrant and interesting whatever the season.
This course is now SOLD OUT but you can join the waiting list, or register your interest for future ‘Planting For All Year Interest’ courses, by emailing admin@julietsargeant.com. For information on all other garden and planting design courses please click here.
Does your garden have dull, ‘down times’, when it lacks in colour and interest?
In this illustrated day of talks and exercises, award winning garden designer Keri Fitzpatrick will explain how to avoid those garden ‘down times’, so that you have shape, colour and interest all through the year.
Keri will explain how designers use plants to create seasonal interest and introduce you to her ‘top performers’. By the end of the day you will know how to either tweak or completely re-design your planting to have all-season interest.
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Subjects covered:
What are the ‘down times’ in your garden and where are the ‘holes’ in your planting?
How to use all the available plants to best effect
A list of useful all year round best performing plants
How to combine your plants for all year interest
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By the end of the day you will:
Have a list of great plants to use in your garden
Know how to combine plants for all year interest
Be able to identify ‘holes’ in your planting scheme and remedy them
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Who is the course for?
Beginners and garden enthusiasts are welcome.
This course is for anyone who struggles with those ‘boring’ times in the garden when nothing is happening.
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Course Tutor:
Kerianne (Keri) Fitzpatrick studied garden and landscape design at the University of Brighton, and has exhibited at RHS Hampton Court and also at Gardeners World Live, where she was awarded a Gold Medal. She has a passion for travel and natural landscapes and draws on her vast range of travel experience for inspiration.
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What’s Included?
Complimentary lunch and refreshments throughout the day
20% Off Plants voucher for use at Old Barn Nursery
Illustrated handouts
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Tickets:
Early Bird Ticket £97
Standard Ticket £105
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Date, Timings & Venue:
Wednesday 5th March 2025
10.00am – 3.30pm
Old Barn Garden Centre, Worthing Road Dial Post Horsham RH13 8NR
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What happens next?
Once you have booked, you will receive an email confirmation – please check your junk mail if you have not heard from us.
About 2 weeks before your course date you will receive another email giving directions and any joining instructions – please check your junk folder if you haven’t received anything.
Best Plants and Planting for a Small Garden – Planting Design Course
10-3:30pm
£90
Don’t be disappointed by planting failures….. you can achieve atmospheric, all year interest, even in a small space.
Meet the Challenge of a Small Garden. Don’t be disappointed by planting failures… you can achieve atmospheric, all year interest, even in a small space.
In our illustrated workshop, award-winning garden designer Keri Fitzpatrick will guide you through the process of designing a beautiful scheme for your small garden.
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Subjects covered:
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Assessing your site
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Choosing the right plants for a small space
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Privacy & screening in a small space
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How to combine plants to good effect
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An introduction to planting plans
You will achieve:
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An understanding of how to choose the correct plants for your small garden
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A list of plants that will create impact and interest but not outgrow their space
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A list of plants that are suitable for the atmosphere that you want to create
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Knowledge of how to combine plants to create a great design
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An understanding of the process of planting design
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This course is for:
Beginners and garden enthusiasts are welcome.
This course is a useful adjunct to “Make the Most of Your Garden Plot – A step-by-step 2 day design course for a small garden“.
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The course day includes:
Complimentary lunch and drinks throughout the day
20% Off Plants voucher to spend at Old Barn Garden Centre
Pre-course instructions for course preparation
Illustrated handouts
Step-by-step guidance
Paper & drawing equipment
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Tutor:
Kerianne (Keri) Fitzpatrick studied garden and landscape design at the University of Brighton, and exhibited at RHS Hampton Court in 2011. She has travelled extensively and brings this experience to her garden planting and inspiration.
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Venue:
Old Barn Nurseries, Dial Post – one of the largest nurseries in Sussex.
Old Barn has a purpose-built studio and a myriad of wonderful plants to inspire your own planting schemes.
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Tickets:
Early Bird Ticket £97 (first 2 tickets sold)
Standard Ticket £105
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Course Overview:
Wednesday 14th May 2025
10.00am – 3.30pm
Old Barn Garden Centre, Worthing Road Dial Post Horsham RH13 8NR
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What Next?
Once you have booked, you will receive an email confirmation of your booking – please check your junk mail if you have not heard from us.
About 2 weeks before your course, you will receive another email, giving directions and joining instructions – again, please check your junk mail if you have not heard from us.
Secrets of a Successful Summer Border – Planting Design Course
10-3:30pm
£90
Get that ‘Show Garden Look’ in your own garden. Join award-winning garden designer Keri Fitzpatrick and learn how to plan the perfect combination of plants for that ‘WOW’ factor in your sunny summer border.
Learn how to plan the perfect combination of plants to create a stunning summer display in your sunny border.
Come & enjoy an inspirational, fun and treatful day of planting design with award-winning garden designer Keri Fitzpatrick. Keri’s step-by-step approach, will guide you through choosing the correct plants for your site, and how to combine them for stunning effects.
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Subjects Covered:
Analysing your planting site (please note that in this course we will be concentrating on sunny planting areas)
Choosing the correct plants for your site
Colour-scheming for great effect
How to combine plants for summer impact
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By the end of the day you will:
– have a list of plants that you can use in your garden
– know how to combine plants for great effect
– understand how to use colour for great effect
– know the steps to designing a planting scheme
– have started your own planting scheme for your own summer border
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This course is for course for?
Beginners and garden enthusiasts are welcome.
This course for anyone who loves colour and high summer visual impact.
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Tutor:
Kerianne (Keri) Fitzpatrick studied garden and landscape design at the University of Brighton, and has exhibited at RHS Hampton Court, and at Gardeners World Live winning a gold medal.She has travelled extensively and brings this and her love of nature to her designs.
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The Venue:
Old Barn Nurseries is one of the largest nurseries in Sussex. The course will be held in Old Barn’s purpose-built studio, The Garden Room, and their nursery has a myriad of wonderful plants to inspire you.
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The day includes:
Complimentary lunch and refreshments
Illustrated handouts
Step-by-step guidance
Paper and drawing equipment
20% Off Plants discount voucher for Old Barn Nurseries
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Tickets:
Early Bird Ticket £97
Standard Ticket £105
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Secrets of a Successful Summer Border Course Overview:
Wednesday 21st May 2025
10.00am – 3.30pm
Old Barn Garden Centre, Worthing Road, Dial Post, Horsham, RH13 8NR
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What happens next?
Once you have booked, you will receive an email confirmation of your booking – please check your junk mail.
About 2 weeks before your course, you will receive another email, giving directions and any joining instructions – please check your junk mail if you haven’t received anything.
Planting a Prairie Garden Large or Small – Planting Design Course
10-3:30pm
£90
Re-create that perfect prairie look at home, whether your garden is large or small. Under Juliet’s expert guidance, and with the beautiful surroundings of Sussex Prairie Garden as inspiration, learn to create a vibrant, naturalistic prairie style landscape.
Come and be inspired by the beautiful expanses of grasses and colourful flowers at Sussex Prairie Gardens.
With illustrated talks and planting exercises, award wining garden designer Juliet Sergeant, will explain how to design similar schemes for your own garden.
Whether you have a large or small space, the natural, relaxed and wildlife-friendly planting style of Sussex Prairies can be achieved with the right combination of plants and colours.
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Subjects covered:
What is prairie planting and what are the benefits?
Maintenance of a prairie style planting scheme
The best plants for that winning prairie style
How to combine the plants, even in a small area
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You will achieve:
An understanding of prairie style planting and its suitability for your garden
The best plants to achieve prairie planting
How to design a prairie style scheme
The course day includes:
Complimentary refreshments on arrival
Illustrated handouts
Step-by-step guidance
Paper and drawing equipment
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Tutor:
Juliet Sargeant is a multi-award winning garden designer. She has been delivering entertaining and informative workshops and courses for more than 15 years.
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Venue:
Sussex Prairie Gardens is the largest Prairie style garden in the UK; a ‘mecca’ for anyone who loves the soft, informal style of naturalistic planting and the billowing textures of ornamental grasses.
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When, what time, where and what to bring:
Wednesday 24th September 2025
10.00am – 3.00pm
Sussex Prairie Garden, Morlands Farm, Wheatsheaf Road, Henfield BN5 9AT
Please bring our own lunch. Complimentary drinks will be provided on arrival.
Note: We will be running a repeat of this course on Friday 13th June 2025.
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Tickets:
Early Bird Ticket – £104
Standard Ticket – £130
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What happens next?
Once you have booked, you will receive an email confirmation of your booking – please check your junk mail.
About 2 weeks before your course, you will receive another email, giving directions and joining instructions – please check your junk mail if you haven’t received anything.