Expert gardener and RHS Chelsea Gold medallist Andy McIndoe teaches you how to create and maintain the perfect lawn — from sowing or laying turf from scratch to restoring a neglected lawn you'll want to admire all year round.
You'll learn how to control moss and weeds, feed and mow correctly, create perfect stripes, choose the right lawnmower, shape your lawn as part of the wider garden design, and get creative with varying grass lengths and meadow-style areas.
Suitable for all levels. Includes 4 on-demand video lessons, lifetime access, downloadable notes, practical lawn care projects with optional tutor feedback, and a small interactive online classroom.
Expert gardener and RHS Chelsea Gold medalist Andy McIndoe teaches you how to create and maintain the perfect lawn.
Andy will teach you tips to reduce lawn maintenance, how to get rid of weeds and moss in the grass, which lawnmower to buy, how to mow stripes, feeding and even creating a new lawn from scratch.
You'll also learn how to design a lawn, making it an integral part of your garden. This includes tips for restoring a neglected lawn so that it becomes a part of the garden that you want to admire all year round.
You'll learn:
how to sow a lawn or use turf
lawn shaping
lawn care throughout the seasons - including controlling moss and weeds and fertilising
how to mow the perfect lawn and choosing lawnmowers
how to get creative with your lawn including varying grass lengths
The course includes:
4 on-demand video lessons - presented by Andy McIndoe
lifetime access to the videos, notes and interactive class
flexible classes - join and learn when and where you like
downloadable lesson notes
practical lawn care projects (with tutor feedback available)
access on your mobile, PC, Mac or laptop
small interactive online classroom - chat online to students from around the world and share your creative ideas
Time to complete the lawn care course:
Every student is different but in general we think the whole course will take around 13 hours 30 minutes to complete including:
Video lessons: 1 hour 30 minutes in total
Course notes: 30 minutes per lesson
Your planting design projects: at least 2 hours per lesson
Interactive classroom time: 15 minutes per lesson
Tutor feedback review (Expert level): 15 minutes per lesson
You'll need:
You don't need any special equipment, but you will be creating a lawn redesign project, researching grass, seeds and turf to use, evaluating lawnmower options for different lawns and thinking about creative lawn designs.
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Just add the course to your basket above - choose the 'Expert' option for personal feedback from Andy on your lawn care assignments.
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This week we cover sowing your lawn from seed, how to turf, lawn mixtures, the shape of your lawn, lawn care and a general introduction to the decisions to be made when developing a new lawn, or restoring a tired lawn.
Just like other plants in the garden, your lawn has different requirements at different times of the year. We look at weed control, looking at moss in your lawn, and how and when to fertilize your lawn.
Cutting lengths, styles, stripes, and the right mower for your needs.
You do not necessarily have to have a neatly cut fine sward with immaculate stripes. With a little imagination the appearance of the lawn can be transformed by mowing it differently, and perhaps cutting it to varying lengths You do not necessarily have to have a neatly cut fine sward with immaculate stripes. With a little imagination the appearance of the lawn can be transformed by mowing it differently, and perhaps cutting it to varying lengths.
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COURSE TUTOR
Andy McIndoe
Andy McIndoe is our Chief Blogger, and teaches five courses on the site. Andy has over thirty years experience as a practical horticulturist and consultant. He has designed and advised on gardens of all sizes and was responsible for the Hillier Gold Medal winning exhibit at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower for 25 years.
A regular contributor to magazines, newspapers and BBC Radio, Andy lectures widely at home and abroad. Special interests include hardy shrubs, trees, herbaceous perennials, flower bulbs, wildlife and garden design; he has authored books on all of these subjects.
A keen gardener, Andy and his wife Ros have a two-acre garden in Hampshire, U.K., that is open to groups by appointment. Started from scratch fifteen years ago, the garden is naturalistic in style, with an extensive wildflower meadow and informal planting. The emphasis is on foliage to provide colour and texture.
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“The course has given me lots of tips and ideas. It was helpful being able to speak to others in the class about assignments and the feedback from the expert was very inspiring and has given me the confidence to try new things in my own garden.”
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