What you'll learn
Learn how to do gardening the Australian way with our home & garden short courses in Sydney!
Join this class to explore, learn and grow Australian Native & Indigenous Plants.
Plan for an Australian native garden and get informed about Indigenous plants for your local area. Learn how to evaluate the best of the Indigenous plants in your area, and when to seek out better alternative Australian native plants, shrubs and trees.
Bring your gardening knowledge and excess plants to class to share with the group. In the gardening world we all learn from diverse sources and experiences.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this Australian Native & Indigenous Plants course, you should be able to:
- Recognise the special qualities of Australian native plants
- Determine the suitability of native and Indigenous plants
- Select appropriate/fit-for purpose native plants for your garden
- Successfully grow and maintain Australian native plants
- Explore the diversity of Australian native food plants
Course content
What will be covered in this Australian Native & Indigenous Plants course
Theory aspects that are relevant to real-life situations:
- How do we grow Australian native plants?
- Are there special needs and requirements?
- How Australian native plants have adapted with the Australian ecology and environment.
- What are the special features and adaptations of the plants on our continent?
- Australian natives for specific locations
- Australian natives for specific uses
- Australian natives to mix and match into your garden
- What are the most amazing of the bush tucker plants?
- What are the most delicious of the edible Australian native plants?
- What are the the special attributes for bird-attracting / retarding fires / native bee pollination?
- What native plants are going to work well in the long term?
Intended audience
Who is this Australian Native & Indigenous Plants course for?
Gardeners who want more detail about growing Australian native plants in their gardens, and people who want to learn about local Indigenous plants, and what might grow well in their local area.
Course venue
2A Gordon Street, Rozelle NSW 2039 (corner of Gordon St & Victoria Rd in the grounds of St. Joseph's Church)
Course materials
What to bring to class:
- Notepad and pen to take notes / or phone /or tablet
Course testimonials
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leslie said: Great teaching and perfect content. Exciting throughout the whole time period. Made me want to rerun to learn more about the subject.
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Mary Anne said: A well-paced course from an engaging and knowledgable presenter. I came away with lots of new information and resources, and feel a lot more confident about growing native plants in my garden.
Course tutors
Richard Lynch
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