Course Description
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.
Ready to get started?
Just add the course to your basket above - choose the 'Expert' option for personal feedback from Andy on your lawn care assignments.
If you know someone who'd love this course then give it as a gift - just tick "This is a gift" at the checkout.
Any questions? Contact us by clicking on the orange speech symbol - we'd love to hear from you.
CPD Accreditation
Course activity has been accredited by the CPD Standards Office (CPDSO). The course equates to 13 hours, 30 minutes of CPD learning.
Course outline
From the Beginning
Getting the Lawn in Shape
Mowing - Perfect grooming
Getting Creative with Grass
Choose how you want to learn
The Expert option
RecommendedDevelop your learning further with marked assignments and personal tuition from Andy McIndoe
- Start course whenever you like
- 4 weeks tutor access for personalised assignment feedback & coaching
- 4 assignments marked by Andy McIndoe
- Certificate of completion and CPD hours
- 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
$200The 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
$75
NewBuy this course for a business or group
You can now buy this course through your business or organisation for individuals and groups up to 20
Gardening classroom - how it works
Start anytime
Watch video tutorials led by expert tutors
Test yourself
Practice what you learn with inspiring assignments
Personal tuition
Get assignment feedback from expert tutors
Share ideas
Collaborate and chat directly to classmates
Meet 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.