Trees
Taught by Andy McIndoe
Course Description
Why plant trees? What a tree can do for you as part of your garden. The effect trees have on the space, proportions and atmosphere of your garden. Trees for shade and trees for privacy and screening.
Gardeners are often afraid of trees: their size and power over the garden environment, and their potential effect on the house and other nearby buildings. What you should know, and where to plant a tree.Choosing a tree for your garden. Choosing the right tree whatever the size of your plot. Trees for every situation, especially small gardens, including trees for country gardens and town gardens, and trees for difficult sites. Trees for blossom, bark, fruit and colourful foliage. Trees with more than one season of interest. How to plant a tree, and how to care for trees. What to plant with trees, and how to use them as part of a planting scheme.
Course outline
Trees for all gardens: introduction
Trees for Small Gardens
Planting trees and productive trees
Designing with trees
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The Expert option
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- Start course whenever you like
- 4 weeks tutor access for personalised assignment feedback & coaching
- 4 assignments marked by Andy McIndoe
- Certificate of completion from Andy McIndoe
- Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
- 4 lessons with expert videos & notes
- Group chat & direct message with tutor & classmates
- Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom
$299.00The Peer option
Discover the benefits of group learning in an online interactive classroom of no more than 20 people. Get the most from shared knowledge and community study
- Start course whenever you like
- Practise what you learn with your peers
- Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
- 4 lessons with expert videos & notes
- 4 course assignments
- Group chat & direct message classmates
- Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom
$99.00
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About Andy McIndoe
We are absolutely delighted that Andy McIndoe has won a record breaking 70th consecutive Gold at The Chelsea Flower Show for Hilliers. It’s a fantastic achievement!
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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