Community Learning
Horticulture
at Hopwood Hall College
NEW horticulture courses now being delivered as
part of our community learning programme. Join
our tutors at our 72 acre Middleton Campus.
Come and learn new skills
and techniques such as how
to plan and design a beautiful
garden, design and arrange
flower displays or if you have
an allotment learn the skills of
how to sustain and maintain it.
For more details on
these course please ring
0161 6437560 or book
online today on our
college website to avoid
disappointment.
www.hopwood.ac.uk
Garden planning course
A short course for the novice or experienced gardener and an opportunity to
design your garden to fit your lifestyle and expectations.
A relaxed and fun course that will
enable you to see your outdoor space
in a new light and plan the purchase
of plants to fit in with your overall
vision.
• Getting it right, Soils and PH good
foundations
• Water and air in the soil, the
nitrogen cycle, getting a head start
• Garden history and design types
• Surveying the site, aspect and focal
points
• Bring pictures of your garden, start
to design
• Design your garden tuition
• Design a border, flow and interest
seasonal points, Plant sizes and
price
Day: Wednesday Time: 6pm-8pm
Hours: 2
Weeks: 10
Fee: £60
*CF Fee: £20
(plus £20 registration fee)
Venue: Middleton campus
• IT and choosing the correct plant
for the design, The difference
between a plants man and a
designer
Sustaining and
maintaining an allotment
*CF FEE IS SUBJECT TO EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND INCOME BASED BENEFITS
This course is designed to help new allotment holders and will concentrate
on the practical side to help you develop your plot.
• Introduction to horticulture - what
you can do with your allotment, soil
types, tools, safety
• Preparing the soil, soil improvement,
possible problems and how to
overcome the problems
• Fruiting vegetables & salads
• Root crops • Brassicas
• Legumes
• Weeds and their control
• Planning your year
• Pest control
• Setting off your seeds
Start Date: 21 September 2013
Day: Saturday
Time:
10am - 12pm Time: 10am-12pm
Hours: 2
Weeks: 8
Venue:
Middleton Campus
Fee: £60
*CF Fee: 20
(plus£60
£20or
registration
fee) (plus
Fees:
£20 concession
Venue:
Middleton
campus
£20 registration fee)
Flower arranging
Explore and develop your creative skills on our flower arranging design
course for spring/summer using a variety of seasonal designs and new
inspirations. The course will cover the following;
• How to linear design in contempory
style ideal for spring flowers on a
kitchen window
• Plant pots joined on a tray with
bamboo twine
• A gift design card or boxed
arrangements
• Two tiered design using gels
in a transparent glass vase
with opportunity for additional
placement ideal for weddings &
parties
• Landscape design use of pin holder
2 styles to choose from woodland/
or water
Day: Wednesday Time: 5.45-7.45pm
Hours: 2
Weeks: 10
Fee: £60
*CF Fee: £20
(plus £20 registration fee)
Venue: Middleton campus
www.hopwood.ac.uk
Hopwood Hall College I Rochdale Road
Middleton I M24 6XH