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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
For extra peace of mind, all our bookings are covered by our $20 million public liability insurance.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at $1000. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Plants, Pots and Container Gardening Workshop
Learn how to grow plants in pots and containers with our gardening short courses in Sydney!
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arrow_right_alt arrow_downward- Optimising oxygen levels and drainage
- Mastering watering, fertilising, and pruning
- Essential skills for successful plant care
- Watering and airflow dynamics
- Drainage and root patterns
- Bio-ecology and growth dynamics
- Heavyweight options: concrete and terracotta
- Medium materials: wood and metal
- Lightweight alternatives: plastic and fibreglass
- How each material impacts plant health and aesthetics.
- Moisture retention and plant types
- Root space and growth precision
- Select the right size to ensure your plants thrive without overcrowding.
- Using re-purposed and upcycled containers
- Adding character to your green oasis
- Grouping and matching
- Eclectic blending to enhance aesthetic appeal
- Re-potting plants effectively
- Troubleshooting common plant health issues
- Checking root moisture levels without getting your hands dirty
- Immersion soaking
- Water transplanting
- Potting up and transplanting
- Re-potting and stabilisation
- Stem propagation and root pruning
- Potting up and pruning your own plants
- Pest or disease identification
- Pest or disease management
- Use of chemical treatments for plants
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What you'll get
- See, feel, and understand when plants are healthy and happy
- Identify and select reliable plants
- Apply techniques for growing an abundance of herbs, flowers, greenery, and vegetables
- Determine the ideal positioning for indoor and outdoor potted plants
- Employ a dependable method for watering potted plants
- Understand reliable care and maintenance practices for container gardening
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Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly!
What to bring
- A notepad and pen, or tablet/phone, to take notes
- Gardening gloves
- A face mask (to protect against potential potting mix/garden soil bacteria such as Legionella)
- Optional: One or two of your own plants to pot up or re-pot, or propagate or prune. If you are potting or re-potting your plant(s), please also bring a small bag of potting mix (the College can supply pots)
- Optional: One or two of your own plants for discussion on watering, feeding or growing issues
Location
A1-1: Visual Arts - 2A Gordon St, Rozelle NSW
Public transport is available from Victoria Road and Darling Street. We cannot guarantee that there will be parking available onsite due to the limited number of spaces. On weekdays, there are 11 onsite car spaces available for free parking. On weeknights and weekends, 15 onsite car spaces are available for free parking. There is also free council parking on the corner of Evans Street and Victoria Road. The surrounding street parking is limited as it is a residential area. Please be mindful of residents if parking on the surrounding streets.
Your teacher
Richard Lynch
Richard is a product of career diversity across industry sectors of Photography, Botany, Horticulture, Teaching, Science, Landscape Design & Construction, Open Spaces Management, and Training and Assessment.
He has exhibited as a photographer in Fine Arts and Street photography. He has taught thousands of students over the past 10 years, and has been instrumental in the development of the photography program. His most recent qualifications – the Diploma of Photo Imaging and the recent Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, ensure a professional understanding of current developments in the industry.Richard has a long history as a freelance contractor as well as extended experience in consultancy in the training and assessment industry, and is passionate about delivering quality in community learning with a relaxed style that is packed full of information, discussion, fun and entertainment.Richard is currently studying towards the leading industry specialist course in Instructional Design, and doing a professional upgrade in the Diploma of Training Design and Development.
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Sydney Community College is a social enterprise with a mission to offer innovative continuing adult education programmes that support individual efforts and facilitate sustainable social change.Our mission is to enrich lives, to strengthen adult individuals and to build communities through innovative high quality continuing education and training.
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