NEWS RELEASE
THE ARBORETUM, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
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Gardening season is just around the corner. Are you hoping to design your garden? The Arboretum, University of Guelph is offering a virtual Garden Design Course with four one hour sessions from 7 – 8 p.m. on Mondays. April 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2024. Robert Pavlis will be teaching the course.
The course will guide participants through the process of creating an exciting garden design for themself. They will watch the instructor go through the process with a sample garden, step by step, and then repeat the process with their garden.
Robert, the instructor is a big believer in learning the "WHY" and not just the "HOW". He will not only show you what he does, but also explain why he is doing it. Once participants understand the why, the how becomes so much easier to learn and understand.
THIS COURSE WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING:
- Evaluating the current garden and creating a site survey for it.
- The Landscape Design Workbook will help develop the all important wants and needs list
- Learn how to use the internet to get great design ideas.
- How to use shapes to create innovative designs
- How to create a final landscape design
At the end of the course participants will have a garden design that is ready to implement.
The registration fee is $40.00 per person plus H.S.T. To register on-line please go to https://arboretum.uoguelph.ca/educationandevents/workshops. For further information call The Arboretum at 519-824-4120 extension 52113 or 52358.
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