Gardening Workshops
GARDENING AND SUSTAINABILITY COURSES AT CAULFIELD SOUTH COMMUNITY HOUSE
"Deb was amazing. Very knowledgeable and helpful. Would recommend this course to anyone interested." - 2022 Participant quote
REGISTRATION AND CLASS DETAILS
DATES: See upcoming courses and dates on the Caulfield South Community House Garden website.
TIMES: Each workshop is 2.5-hours long and as noted in specific event.
LOCATION: South Caulfield Community House. 450 - 452 Kooyong Rd, Caulfield South. Victoria 3162.
COST: As noted in specific event on CSCH Website event registration
INVITATION: You are invited to join the community garden as a member with a discounted fee to upskill in your specific area of interest and participate in practical thriving community garden.
Gardening from Scratch Course
OVERVIEW: Gardening from Scratch is a 4 or 6 week course for beginners. We blend basic theory, discussion and onsite practical hands-on exercises. At the end of the course, participants will have met new people, learned new gardening skills and gained confidence to grow seasonal edible plants. Extension resources and activities are provided to enable gardeners to extend their knowledge and understanding. Participants will have opportunities to visit and work in the CSCH community garden to see some of these methods in a thriving community garden.
TOPICS COVERED: Gardening basics of growing edible foods: Propagation methods, design elements, compost and worm farms, and troubleshooting your specific personal gardening challenges.
Sustainable Gardening Course
OVERVIEW: This course is for gardeners interested in delving deeper into the systems within nature and simple actions and behaviour changes to create a more sustainable garden environment. Extension resources and activities are provided to enable gardeners to extend their knowledge and understanding of actions, principles and methods they can ripple actions into their sphere of influence.
TOPICS COVERED: Workshops include discussion and sustainable gardening principles, waste reduction and the soil food web, considerations for a changing climate, food security and weed foraging, designing for biodiversity, seed sowing, saving, sharing and swapping.
Gardens For Wellbeing
OVERVIEW: This course is 4-weeks long and explores the methods of tuning into Nature for a sense of wellbeing , Gardening as Horticulture Therapy and Forest Bathing. Extension resources and activities are provided to enable particpants to extend their knowledge and explore the enjoyment in a variety of locations.
"Deb was amazing. Very knowledgeable and helpful. Would recommend this course to anyone interested." - 2022 Participant quote
REGISTRATION AND CLASS DETAILS
DATES: See upcoming courses and dates on the Caulfield South Community House Garden website.
TIMES: Each workshop is 2.5-hours long and as noted in specific event.
LOCATION: South Caulfield Community House. 450 - 452 Kooyong Rd, Caulfield South. Victoria 3162.
COST: As noted in specific event on CSCH Website event registration
INVITATION: You are invited to join the community garden as a member with a discounted fee to upskill in your specific area of interest and participate in practical thriving community garden.
Gardening from Scratch Course
OVERVIEW: Gardening from Scratch is a 4 or 6 week course for beginners. We blend basic theory, discussion and onsite practical hands-on exercises. At the end of the course, participants will have met new people, learned new gardening skills and gained confidence to grow seasonal edible plants. Extension resources and activities are provided to enable gardeners to extend their knowledge and understanding. Participants will have opportunities to visit and work in the CSCH community garden to see some of these methods in a thriving community garden.
TOPICS COVERED: Gardening basics of growing edible foods: Propagation methods, design elements, compost and worm farms, and troubleshooting your specific personal gardening challenges.
Sustainable Gardening Course
OVERVIEW: This course is for gardeners interested in delving deeper into the systems within nature and simple actions and behaviour changes to create a more sustainable garden environment. Extension resources and activities are provided to enable gardeners to extend their knowledge and understanding of actions, principles and methods they can ripple actions into their sphere of influence.
TOPICS COVERED: Workshops include discussion and sustainable gardening principles, waste reduction and the soil food web, considerations for a changing climate, food security and weed foraging, designing for biodiversity, seed sowing, saving, sharing and swapping.
Gardens For Wellbeing
OVERVIEW: This course is 4-weeks long and explores the methods of tuning into Nature for a sense of wellbeing , Gardening as Horticulture Therapy and Forest Bathing. Extension resources and activities are provided to enable particpants to extend their knowledge and explore the enjoyment in a variety of locations.
FACILITATOR
Deb is an environment educator, ecopsychologist, permaculture and landscape designer.
She is passionate about living sustainability as we connect and care for self, community and our natural environment.
Deb aims to build knowledge and confidence with a systems-thinking approach. More ABOUT DEB
Deb is an environment educator, ecopsychologist, permaculture and landscape designer.
She is passionate about living sustainability as we connect and care for self, community and our natural environment.
Deb aims to build knowledge and confidence with a systems-thinking approach. More ABOUT DEB
GARDENING WORKSHOP TOPICS
FEES
As per speciific events as noted or on request: *$65-$110 p/hour
Individual/family workshopping: Minimum 3-hours. Max 4 people. Workshopping for individuals and families with you in your garden demonstrates how to design your garden with sustainable elements, attend to garden tasks and/or build skill levels and confidence. You may choose from topics above. Contact for quote.
Concession card holders/seniors/NFP: Contact for quote. *$65-$85 per/hour (Minimum 3-hours. Max 4 people)
Groups (max 12 people) - theory and practical topics as noted above: Contact for quote from *$65 per hour.
*Excluded: Plants or materials, excess travel locations
OTHER
Presentations and talks: Contact for quote from $110 per hour
Other workshops: as per current events
Consultancy: Contact for quote from $110 per hour (min 3-hours)
STRICTLY NO HEAVY LIFTING OR LANDSCAPING
LOCATIONS
For Glen Eira, Port Phillip and Stonnington regions of Melbourne. Outside these areas - additional travel time allowance is not included
Please email for a quote
- Sowing seeds, seed saving, sharing and seed swapping.
- Planning and planting considerations: Design, plant identification and seasonal planning guides.
- Mini gardens
- Landscape Design & Plant choices
- Growing veggies and herbs
- Propagating WORKSHOP seed sowing and other propagation methods.
- Weeding and and trouble shooting options for management.
- Garden maintenance for seasons
- Soil Health will consider soil types and how we can create healthier soil that feeds our soil food web. We will visit our CSCH garden compost and worm farms and learn more about the integration of these systems.
- Water management and design elements: Mulching and water-saving, wicking beds, dry creek beds.
- Sustainable gardening concepts - reusing , recycling, upcycling
- Worms and making a worm tower
- Composting
- Seasonal planting - preparation and planning
- Insect Habitats
- Wildlife Gardening/Habitat gardening and designing for biodiversity
- Weeds, messages and management
- Garden Design: Sensory, indigenous, edible and/or wildlife
- Building a wicking garden bed
- Gardening for Wellbeing
- Edible Garden basics
- Troubleshooting your specific personal garden challenges.
- Natural pest management addresses possible imbalances causing infestations of insects damaging our plants and alternatives to addressing problems.
FEES
As per speciific events as noted or on request: *$65-$110 p/hour
Individual/family workshopping: Minimum 3-hours. Max 4 people. Workshopping for individuals and families with you in your garden demonstrates how to design your garden with sustainable elements, attend to garden tasks and/or build skill levels and confidence. You may choose from topics above. Contact for quote.
Concession card holders/seniors/NFP: Contact for quote. *$65-$85 per/hour (Minimum 3-hours. Max 4 people)
Groups (max 12 people) - theory and practical topics as noted above: Contact for quote from *$65 per hour.
*Excluded: Plants or materials, excess travel locations
OTHER
Presentations and talks: Contact for quote from $110 per hour
Other workshops: as per current events
Consultancy: Contact for quote from $110 per hour (min 3-hours)
STRICTLY NO HEAVY LIFTING OR LANDSCAPING
LOCATIONS
For Glen Eira, Port Phillip and Stonnington regions of Melbourne. Outside these areas - additional travel time allowance is not included
Please email for a quote
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