The Ecological Garden Series

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Ticket for all 4 studio workshops. 7th - 28th October.

Workshop 1. Introduction to Ecological Gardens - 7th October

A calm, practical introduction to gardening with place, structure, plants and time.

This is the worldview session. We look at what an ecological garden actually is, not a messy wilderness, not a native garden only and how to begin thinking about your own space through place, ecology, structure and time.

What is an ecological garden?

Start where you stand — reading sun, shade, wind and water

Structure before planting

Indigenous first, exotic with intention

Habitat, soil and water

The garden as a long conversation

Take home: Printed notes, plant list, ecological garden checklist. Tea and coffee included.

Workshop 2. Reading The Land - 14th October

Understand your garden before you change it.

How to observe a site properly

Sun, shade, water and wind patterns

Reading clues from existing plants

Understanding EVCs and indigenous vegetation

Using Find My Ecological Garden

What to document before starting a project

Take home: A printed Site Reading Sheet and ecological observation template.

Workshop 3. Designing Ecologically - 21st October

Build the bones before choosing the plants.

Trees, paths, edges and garden rooms

Why structure comes before planting

Layered planting: canopy, shrub, ground, habitat

Swales, shade, soil cover and microclimate

How to stage a garden without wasting money

What makes a garden feel calm and resolved