Indoor Plants & Gardens Workshop

What you'll learn

Bring the outdoors in with our gardening short courses in Sydney!

Transform your living space into a lush oasis with our Indoor Plants and Gardens course. Discover a wonderful variety of indoor plants, from lush foliage plants that add tranquility to your home, to vibrant flowering varieties that bring colour and natural fragrance. Explore climbing and trailing plants that create elegant cascades and dynamic vertical growth, enhancing the beauty of any room.

Learn essential care techniques to keep your plants healthy and flourishing. We’ll cover efficient watering, fertilising, and pruning practices that ensure your plants remain vibrant and robust. You’ll also evaluate which plants are best suited for your space by considering their light requirements, helping you find the perfect position for each one to thrive.

As your plants grow, embrace long-term care with confidence. Master the art of re-potting to give your plants the space they need to flourish, and learn how to troubleshoot common health issues, identifying early signs of trouble to maintain their well-being.

Finally, let your creativity shine by styling your indoor spaces, incorporating green elements. Discover how to blend different plants for harmonious arrangements and design stunning displays that bring fresh energy to your home. Join us and elevate your indoor environment with vibrant greenery!

Learning outcomes

By the end of this Indoor Plants & Gardens course, you should be able to:

Implement effective plant care techniques
Evaluate light requirements for optimal plant health
Position plants effectively to maximise growth and visual impact
Troubleshoot common plant health issues
Design and style indoor green spaces creatively
Create a vibrant and aesthetically pleasing living space

Course content

What will be covered in this Indoor Plants & Gardens course?

Practicals, Hands-On Activities & Demonstrations

Immersion soaking
Re-potting plants
Potting up plants
Water propagation / transplants
Stem propagation / root pruning
Pruning indoor plants

Types, shapes and sizes of indoor plants:

Foliage plants
Flowering plants
Climbing and trailing plants

Position and location:

Evaluating the right plants for the right room spaces
The quantity and quality of available light
Finding the perfect positioning for indoor plants in your space

Plant maintenance

Simple, sensible, reliable growing techniques
Practical methods for healthy maintenance
Watering, fertilising and pruning

Longer-term care and maintenance

Re-potting plants – with skill and confidence
Troubleshooting plant health issues – what to look for
Organic pest control

Stylising your indoor green spaces

Blending plants together
Decorating with plants
Creating plant arrangements that complement each other

Intended audience

Who is this Indoor Plants & Gardens course for?

This course is for:

Plant-lovers who have lived experiences of disappointment with keeping and maintaining healthy thriving indoor plants
Gardening enthusiasts who want to learn fundamental indoor gardening techniques, access insider tips, troubleshoot common problems and bust some common myths.

Practical sessions vary with the time of year, the weather, the availability of gardens, and may take place in a classroom environment.

Please note- this course does not contain horticultural advice on:

Pest or disease identification
Pest or disease management
Use of chemical treatments for plants.

Specific plant selection advice is available from your local horticulturist to help with plant requirements for your specific situation. Your specific local area plant species are not covered in this course.

Course venue

Rozelle Campus

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:

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 - students may also wish to bring:

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)

And/or

One or two of your own plants for discussion on watering, feeding or growing issues

Course testimonials

Josie said: I enjoyed the practical session and actually getting your hands dirty with the plants.
Craig said: Great fun and hands on class that was quick and gave me all the basic info I needed to start my garden.
Kate said: Excellent workshop. Enough information to get you started but not get overwhelmed. This was exactly what I had been looking for.
Mark said: Very practical advice and guidance.
Rayna said: I had lots of questions 're indoor plants, the course answered all and now have more confidence with looking after my plants.

Course tutors

This course has no current classes. Please join our waitlist and we will notify you when we have places available. Join waitlist for Indoor Plants & Gardens Workshop