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Gardening for Beginners – Planning a Vegetable and Fruit Area for Your Garden
£85.00 Amersham ALC
Mon 13-Jan-2025
(Weeks) 5
(Sessions) Evening
(Course Time:) 19:00 - 21:00
Places
AvailableWhat will I learn? You Will Learn:How to grow fruit vegetables and salads at home to save money and taste the difference of home-grown crops. Easy ways to prevent pests and diseases affecting your crops.The selection of the best varieties and layouts to suit your own garden. How to create a productive garden to ensure […]
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Practical Gardening
£85.00 Hall Barn Estate
Mon 13-Jan-2025
(Weeks) 5
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:00 - 12:00
Places
AvailableWhat will I learn? The course covers three main areas of practical gardening: • Sustainable Kitchen Gardening.• Plant Botany.• Identification.During the course learners will cover:• The assessment and choice of sites for crops and ornamental plants.• The organization of propagation of plants for a range of plants, including seeds, cuttings and grafting.• After care of […]
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Woodwork for Beginners and Improvers
£175.60 Queens Park Arts Centre
Mon 13-Jan-2025
(Weeks) 10
(Sessions) Evening
(Course Time:) 19:00 - 21:00
Places
AvailableWhat will I learn? This course will improve your ability to work with wood under the guidance of the tutor.You will work on a project of your own choice, so that your own level of skill increases and you finish the course with a completed item. You will be encouraged and instructed in the use […]
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Garden Design – Design and Planting Principles
£85.00 Amersham ALC
Mon 13-Jan-2025
(Weeks) 5
(Sessions) Afternoon
(Course Time:) 12:30 - 14:30
Places
AvailableWhat will I learn? This course aims to introduce you to the skills of landscape horticulture. It will enable you to work on your own designs and to create and maintain your own planting schemes.During the course you will cover:● Drawing techniques and plans.● A choice of materials, plants and design layouts.● The identification of […]
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Traditional Upholstery for Beginners and Improvers
£260.20 White Hill Centre, Chesham
Tue 14-Jan-2025
(Weeks) 10
(Sessions) Afternoon
(Course Time:) 12:30 - 15:30
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AvailableWhat will I learn? During the course, through demonstration and project work, you will complete small pieces of upholstery or continue larger projects. You will be encouraged to work safely and share your experience. Assessment will be ongoing throughout the course through observation and continual feedback on individual pieces of work. Group discussion and one-to-one […]
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Practical Gardening
£85.00 Amersham ALC
Wed 15-Jan-2025
(Weeks) 5
(Sessions) Afternoon
(Course Time:) 13:00 - 15:00
Places
AvailableWhat will I learn? The course covers three main areas of practical gardening: • Sustainable Kitchen Gardening.• Plant Botany.• Identification.During the course learners will cover:• The assessment and choice of sites for crops and ornamental plants.• The organization of propagation of plants for a range of plants, including seeds, cuttings and grafting.• After care of […]
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Upholstery for Beginners and Improvers
£132.70 Highcrest ALC, High Wycombe
Thu 16-Jan-2025
(Weeks) 5
(Sessions) Afternoon
(Course Time:) 13:00 - 16:00
Places
AvailableWhat will I learn? Through demonstration and project work, you will complete small pieces of upholstery or continue larger projects. You will be encouraged to work safely and share their experience. Assessment will be ongoing throughout the course through observation and continual feedback on individual pieces of work. Group discussion and one to one sessions […]
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Interior Design for the Home – Workshop
£58.85 Gerrards Cross Memorial Centre
Sat 25-Jan-2025
(Weeks) 1
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:00 - 15:30
Places
AvailableWhat will I learn? During this course you will be introduced to:● The key aspects of home designing.● Personal interior styles and preferences.● Successfully using colour, pattern and textures.● Arranging furniture for different rooms. Is this course for me? Everybody with just a keen interest in putting stylish interiors together is welcome. What do I […]
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Upcycling Furniture Using Paint and Decorative Techniques
£102.50 Beaconsfield ALC
Sat 08-Feb-2025
(Weeks) 2
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:00 - 15:30
Places
AvailableWhat will I learn? Have you ever turned unwanted objects or waste materials into entirely new products? Upcycling is the ideal way to combine creative ideas with a passion for sustainability and entrepreneurship. The course aims to show how several modern craft techniques and decorative finishing touches can be used to upcycle and update old […]
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Garden and Planting Design – All Year Round Scent and Colour Workshop (2 consecutive days)
£49.00 Amersham ALC
Mon 17-Feb-2025
(Weeks) 1
(Sessions) Evening
(Course Time:) 19:00 - 21:30
Places
AvailableWhat will I learn? The course aims to consider the planting design of your individual gardens, helping you to extend your knowledge of plants, identify existing plants in your gardens and choose the correct plants to improve and re-design them. During the course you will:● Consider planting design techniques, the creation of different styles of […]
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Gardening for Beginners – Winter and Spring – Selecting and Pruning Plants to Suit Your Garden
£85.00 Amersham ALC
Mon 24-Feb-2025
(Weeks) 5
(Sessions) Evening
(Course Time:) 19:00 - 21:00
Places
AvailableWhat will I learn? You Will Learn:How to prune all the main groups of trees shrubs climbers, herbaceous perennials, and herbs. How to select the correct plants for your own garden and how to plant and care for them. Choosing the right plants for sun, shade, chalk, heavy clay or stoney soils. Is this course […]
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Practical Gardening
£85.00 Hall Barn Estate
Mon 24-Feb-2025
(Weeks) 5
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:00 - 12:00
Places
AvailableWhat will I learn? The course covers three main areas of practical gardening: • Sustainable Kitchen Gardening.• Plant Botany.• Identification.During the course learners will cover:• The assessment and choice of sites for crops and ornamental plants.• The organization of propagation of plants for a range of plants, including seeds, cuttings and grafting.• After care of […]
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Garden Design – Design and Planting Principles
£85.00 Amersham ALC
Mon 24-Feb-2025
(Weeks) 5
(Sessions) Afternoon
(Course Time:) 12:30 - 14:30
Places
AvailableWhat will I learn? This course aims to introduce you to the skills of landscape horticulture. It will enable you to work on your own designs and to create and maintain your own planting schemes.During the course you will cover:● Drawing techniques and plans.● A choice of materials, plants and design layouts.● The identification of […]
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Practical Gardening
£85.00 Amersham ALC
Wed 26-Feb-2025
(Weeks) 5
(Sessions) Afternoon
(Course Time:) 13:00 - 15:00
Places
AvailableWhat will I learn? The course covers three main areas of practical gardening: • Sustainable Kitchen Gardening.• Plant Botany.• Identification.During the course learners will cover:• The assessment and choice of sites for crops and ornamental plants.• The organization of propagation of plants for a range of plants, including seeds, cuttings and grafting.• After care of […]
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Upholstery for Beginners and Improvers
£132.70 Highcrest ALC, High Wycombe
Thu 27-Feb-2025
(Weeks) 5
(Sessions) Afternoon
(Course Time:) 13:00 - 16:00
Places
AvailableWhat will I learn? Through demonstration and project work, you will complete small pieces of upholstery or continue larger projects. You will be encouraged to work safely and share their experience. Assessment will be ongoing throughout the course through observation and continual feedback on individual pieces of work. Group discussion and one to one sessions […]
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Wood Turning – Make a Small Vase with Wooden Flowers – Workshop
£55.00 Queens Park Arts Centre
Sat 01-Mar-2025
(Weeks) 1
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:00 - 15:00
Places
AvailableWhat will I learn? The aim of this workshop is to provide you with some woodturning techniques and skills that you can use to make a small vase and some wooden flowers.You will learn how to use a woodturning lathe safely and use a range of hand tools during the workshop. By the end of […]
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Practical Gardening – Fruit and Vegetables Workshop
£58.80 Amersham ALC
Sat 01-Mar-2025
(Weeks) 1
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:00 - 16:00
Places
AvailableWhat will I learn? This workshop will give you practical ideas to improve your gardening skills and further your gardening knowledge to improve your garden. You will learn:When and How to Grow Vegetables• How to grow vegetables and when different vegetables are in season. • How to save seeds for next season’s crop.Weeds and Pest […]
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Interior Design for the Home – Workshop
£58.85 Beaconsfield ALC
Sat 08-Mar-2025
(Weeks) 1
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:00 - 15:30
Places
AvailableWhat will I learn? During this course you will be introduced to:● The key aspects of home designing.● Personal interior styles and preferences.● Successfully using colour, pattern and textures.● Arranging furniture for different rooms. Is this course for me? Everybody with just a keen interest in putting stylish interiors together is welcome. What do I […]
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Introduction to Wood Carving – Workshop
£56.75 Beaconsfield ALC
Sat 22-Mar-2025
(Weeks) 1
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:00 - 16:30
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AvailableWhat will I learn? Learn how to carve and grasp the opportunity to experience the creativity and joy of woodcarving. Be guided by your tutor as you learn the stages and work towards producing your own carving.This one-day workshop will give you a brief introduction to the basics of woodcarving, the tools used, and the […]
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How to Grow Your Own Fruit and Vegetables Workshop
£53.90 Gerrards Cross Memorial Centre
Sat 22-Mar-2025
(Weeks) 1
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:00 - 15:30
Places
AvailableWhat will I learn? This workshop will give you practical ideas to improve your gardening skills and further your gardening knowledge to improve your garden. You will learn:When and How to Grow Vegetables• How to grow vegetables and when different vegetables are in season. • How to save seeds for next season’s crop.Weeds and Pest […]