Jimi Blake
Planting Design from Hunting Brook Gardens (Late Summer & Autumn)
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- £150.00
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- £150.00
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Jimi Blake, plant collector and gardener from Hunting Brook Gardens, teaches you how to take your garden from late summer into autumn with salvias, dahlias, using colour, how to use leaves and foliage for garden drama and how to be creative in planning your garden.
He'll show you his recommended dahlias and salvias, and how to think creatively about combining plants, colours and textures together.
You'll go on a tour of Hunting Brook Gardens as Jimi explains how he extends summer into late autumn through plant selection, planting schemes, planting design and plant maintenance.
You'll learn how to use leaves and foliage to create interest in the garden, how to combine leaves with flowers and how to make the most of even the smallest garden spaces (including container gardening).
Finally you'll join Jimi as he lets you into his garden planning secrets - from reviewing your garden throughout the year to propagation planning and overwintering hardy and tender plants.
By the end of the course you'll have learnt:
- what to look from when choosing dahlias and salvias
- how to combine flowers with leaves
- how to analysis your planting designs and improve them
- how to keep borders looking fresh into autumn
- how to plan your garden and planting designs for next year
Time to complete Jimi's planting design course:
Every student is different but in general we think the course will take around 14 hours to complete including:
- Video lessons: 2 hours in total
- Course notes: 30 minutes per lesson
- Assignment: at least 2 hours per lesson
- Interactive classroom time: 15 minutes per lesson
- Tutor feedback review (Expert level): 15 minutes per assignment
You'll need:
You don't need any special equipment, but you will be creating your own plant list and garden designs, and planning your garden for next year.
The course is suitable for all levels - beginners to garden designers or horticulture professionals who want to learn from a passionate plant collector and expert garden designer.
The course includes:
- 4 on-demand video lesson - presented by Jimi Blake
- lifetime access to the video, notes and interactive class
- flexible classes - join and learn when and where you like
- downloadable lesson notes
- practical (optional) planting design projects
- access on your mobile, PC, Mac or laptop
- small interactive online classroom chat online to students from around the world
Ready to get started?
Just add the course to your basket above - choose the 'Expert' option for personal feedback from Jimi on your garden design and questions.
Any questions? Contact us by clicking on the orange speech symbol - we'd love to hear from you.
Lessons
What You’ll Learn
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Jimi will teach you how to choose dahlias and salvias and how to combine them together in rich and creative ways. He’ll encourage you to step out of your comfort zone with your plant choices!
Jimi will take you on a tour of Hunting Brook Gardens to look at how he extends summer colours into autumn through planting design in different areas of the garden.
Jimi will teach you how to use leaves and foliage in your garden including container gardening. You’ll look at how to use leaves to extend the seasons and combine foliage with flowers.
Jimi will teach you how to be creative in your garden plans, and what to think about when you’re planning your garden designs for the year ahead.
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Our online classroom is designed to help you learn from experts in a collaborative, social environment alongside a small group of learners.
Each lesson combines expert-led videos with optional assignments, giving you the opportunity to apply what you’ve learned and share your work with others. You can take part in ongoing discussions, ask questions, exchange feedback, and learn from a community of like-minded people from around the world.
By learning together in a small, supportive group, you benefit not only from expert guidance but also from shared ideas, perspectives, and experiences—helping you stay engaged and retain what you learn.
You can start your course at any time within 12 months of purchase. Once you begin, you’ll have lifetime access, so you can revisit lesson videos and notes whenever you like.
Courses are designed to fit around your schedule, allowing you to learn at your own pace. Each lesson video is typically 30–40 minutes, and we recommend around an hour for each assignment.
Both Peer and Expert options give you full access to the course content, including lesson videos, downloadable notes, assignments, and a collaborative online classroom with up to 20 learners. You’ll also have lifetime access to revisit the material at any time.
The Expert option includes everything in Peer, plus personalised assignment feedback, direct messaging with your expert tutor, and a certificate of completion.
With the Expert option, you can interact directly with your tutor throughout the course. You’ll typically have one week per lesson to ask questions and receive feedback on your assignments, with as much interaction as you need during that time.
Your tutor access begins when you enter the classroom and follows the course schedule (for example, a four-lesson course usually runs over four weeks). If you need more time or support, our team is here to help.
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