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NEXT CLASS: tomorrow saturday April 17th 9.30am – 3.30pm

***if you are stuck for directions to Ballyboughal and then to my house you can contact me on [vodafone prefix and then add….]6594688

I did the grow your own gardening course about 2/3 weeks ago now…. It wasn’t until I was out recently at an event and I was beig asked was I doing another as the wife would love to do it…. Then a neighbour popped by…. he’d love to too…. then online I got it…

So the response from the last/ first class was good. The demand for a second one seems to be there…. that’s also good. It’s now simply a case of can I get the numbers to make a day of it….? That bit is up to you.

Who is the Garden Class for:

those who wish to be green but not a full time farmer.
those with an apartment balcony or you that simply just wish to grow a bit on a space about that size
For those who work 24/7 and watch tv but are willing to do a bit

Whats the day like:

real coffee & homemade buns on arrival @ 9.30am – with an intro chat amongst the group
then outdoors until around around 12.30
homemade lunchin the kitchen until around 1.15
back out until about 3pm and finish with a fresh cuppa/some homemade biccies and a chat.
to take place in Ballyboughal [it’s near Swords/ North Dublin ]

Other info:

Places are limited to a maximum of 10 people.
Cost is €60 per person
I supply everything you need. You get to to bring it home with you.
laughing is encouraged
original post on the garden class here

Louise’s post really does summarise it very well

Wanna come along ?

Pop your name[s] in the comment box below.
email me info[at]doneganlandscaping[dot]com
phone me on [vodafone prefix and then] 6594688

A Gardening Course …?

update 13th March 2010: One space has become available… pop your name down below, email or text me if your interested 🙂

Over the last weeks I’ve been researching chatting with some friends about gardening and the usual how to bits of outdoor advice.

From those conversations came the suggestion that I should do a crash course of some format in ‘gardening‘.

I did teach horticulture and courses before. But this class request or what one should get at the end of it is to be slightly different as those urging me to do so are not horticulturalists – moreso they have a window ledge/ balcony or only wish to garden in small amounts and stints.

The outcome…? Either a one day course in gardening at my homestead or a 1.5 hour evening course in Dublin City Centre over a 3/4 week period. The majority in this case decided on a one day workshop.

To tailor make this session to the people and their wants I am proposing the following:

a one day crash course from 9.30am – 3.30pm
The first day/ date is Saturday March 20th
cost of materials only to be covered set at €60 per person
you take home what you make on the day
lunch will be included
to take place in Ballyboughal [it’s near Swords/ North Dublin 😉 ]
numbers will be limited to a maximum 8 people only

What we will achieve on the day:

gardening basics
how to grow your own from seed
growing plants on a budget
window ledge balcony gardening
looking after your plants
planting your planters
growing in a confined space
not enough hours in the day/ the 10 minute gardener
herb and salad kitchen gardening

this email just came in and sums it up nicely….

Basically: this is for the [wo]man, parent, adult, child who wants to do a bit of green living but not farming. Enough to have summer salads, fresh herbs, maybe even some fruit – at the same time logic enough that you’ll watch footie/ daytime tv and go out rather than hug trees. You’d like a bit of green, you need a place to start but without getting bamboozled – and let it grow from here….

The idea is simple enough and if numbers run over/ demand is great enough/someone approaches me with a suggestion I’ll do a second class/ consider those options then.

If you would like to do this class – or – have any queries or suggestions

pop your name down as a comment below
email me info[at]doneganlandscaping[dot]com
telephone me on [vodafone prefix – and then] 6594688

What do you think …..?

UPDATE:

If numbers fill up for the first group of 8…. assuming there is demand enough – I will do another day course. Put simply I’ll let the names spill over to a second group of 8 and we’ll call it from there. Crawling versus walking and all that cliché stuff 😉

Once again – your course/ class made better by your suggestions…. pop them in comment box below 🙂