Courses in London and Paris
The aim of The Plant School is to nurture and develop a deep understanding of plants
The Courses
The Plant Course
This is one of the two core courses for The Plant School and is based at The Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road, London, with days at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and The Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park.
The course aims to give the student a good grounding in plant knowledge and runs one day a month through the academic year. It is ideal for enthusiasts who although they have other interests are committed to learning more about plants. Visiting lecturers talk on their specific subjects and there are practical plant visits.
No prior qualifications are required for this course.
The Specialist Plant Course
This course aims to provide a deeper understanding of current planting ideas and plant combinations. A high proportion of the days on this course involve visits to well established gardens and plant collections.
National plant collections and notable private gardens are visited to look at both the plant species and the many cultivars available to garden designers and gardeners.
Each visit is hosted by either holders of plant collections, garden and nursery owners or head gardeners who share their knowledge on their plants.
The Tree Course
The Tree Course is now firmly established as the second core educational course for The Plant School. Mark Flanagan, Keeper of the Savill and Valley Gardens, Tony Kirkham, Head of The Arboretum, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Susyn Andrews, who has 30 years experience working at the Herbarium, Kew lecture on the course.
This unique course introduces the student to a deeper understanding of trees. It runs one day a month and is aimed at enthusiasts who although they have other interests are committed to learn more about trees. It is be based in Central London with lectures and exclusive visits at the Savill and Valley Gardens and at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
The Plant Course in Paris
The Plant Course in Paris is based at the Jardin des Plantes with days at the Arboretum de Chevreloup, Versailles.
The Plamt Course in Paris from The Plant School features visiting lecturers includng Christopher Ireland-Jones, who specializes in bulbs and is a long time gold medal winner at The Chelsea Flower Show, and Marina Christopher, owner of Phoenix Perennial Plants.
Plant Tours
These tours have been organised specifically to back up the lectures at The Plant School and students from the courses will get preferential places.
Course Dates
The Plant Course
- 14th September 2011
- 12th October 2011
- 16th November 2011
- 7th December 2011
- 11th January 2012
- 15th February 2012
- 14th March 2012
- 18th April 2012
- 9th May 2012
- 13th June 2012
The Specialist Plant Course
- 15th September 2011
- 13th October 2011
- 17th November 2011
- 8th December 2011
- 12th January 2012
- 16th February 2012
- 15th March 2012
- 19th April 2012
- 10th May 2012
- 14th June 2012
The Tree Course
- 21st September 2011
- 19th October 2011
- 23rd November 2011
- 14th December 2011
- 18th January 2012
- 22nd February 2012
- 21st March 2012
- 25th April 2012
- 16th May 2012
- 20th June 2012
The Plant Course in Paris
- 22nd September 2011
- 20th October 2011
- 24th November 2011
- 15th December 2011
- 19th January 2012
- 23rd February 2012
- 22nd March 2012
- 26th April 2012
- 17th May 2012
- 21st June 2012
Course Pricing
| Course | Price |
|---|---|
| The Plant Course | £1300.00 |
| The Specialist Plant Course | £995.00 |
| The Tree Course | £1595.00 |
| The Plant Course in Paris | €1350.00 |
| Plant Tours | Individually priced |
Numbers on all these courses and tours are limited so early booking is strongly advised.
Brochure
The latest Plant School brochure is available to download in PDF format. Adobe Reader is required.
Download the 2011-2012 Plant School Brochure.
Application Form
Application forms can be completed online or by post. Adobe Reader is required for the download version.