Pip Bensley
Climbers & Clematis
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- £95.00
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- £95.00
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Florist, plant buyer and RHS flower show exhibitor and judge Pip Bensley teaches you how to grow climbers and clematis in this online clematis and climbing plants course.
If you're new to gardening or climbing plants or if you're looking to develop your knowledge about clematis or choosing the best climbers for your garden, Pip will take you through from beginner to expert.
Choose the Expert option for personal feedback from Pip on your assignments.
You'll learn:
- when to prune clematis and other climbers
- which climbing plants to choose for your garden
- how to choose climbers that can grow through trees
- creating garden privacy with climbers
- what types of climbing plants to grow in which areas of the garden
- how to solve wisteria flowering problems
- pruning rambling roses
Perhaps you have some in the garden and want to learn how to make more of what you have? You might be planting a new garden from scratch or helping a friend or client choose climbers for their garden.
Subjects like pruning, planting and using climbers in your overall design can be really intimidating but this course demystifies all of these so that you can really enjoy using climbing plants in your gardening.
Lessons
What You’ll Learn
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To choose the right climbers for your garden I am going to show you how they grow and what kind of supports you need for each of the different types.
I will also introduce the idea of different planting layers in the garden and how you can make use of them to bring more colour and flower to your planting.
This is climbers and clematis demystified.
All this information is generously peppered with invaluable hints and tips I have picked up over 30 years of buying and selling plants.
When you start to choose plants, whether for your garden or someone else’s there are a series of questions you should ask.
This lesson takes you through them one by one and covers important topics like shady spots, climate, soil types, buying on a budget and future maintenance.
Don’t ever be led astray by a pretty picture on a label again.
Armed with this checklist you can be sure that you are ready to choose with confidence. I also look at colour schemes and the effect that colours have on mood plus how to make the most of an inherited colour scheme.
You’re ready to go out and buy the climbers you have chosen now. Garden centres and nurseries can be intimidating so I arm you with all the information you need to choose the very best quality plants.
I explain about pot sizes and the benefits of planting specimen plants.
There are some professional tips you can use when planting to get the best from the climbers and clematis, I will share these with you.
Pruning is a subject that even very experienced gardeners find confusing so I have put together a simple guide to pruning with special emphasis on Clematis and Wisteria, two of the trickiest subjects.
Now you are ready to put together all the skills you have learnt and lesson 4 is all about how to use clematis and climbers in your design.
It includes tips on making the most of colour, scent and fruit.
Different kinds of garden features are also considered – would a pergola be best for you or would pillars work best?
Finally I look at planting in pots, the best shaped pots, different materials for the and which composts should you use.
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Pip Bensley
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Answers to the most common questions about learning with us.
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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