Small Space Gardening Course

What you'll learn

Learn how to plan and create your own compact green space with our gardening short courses in Sydney!

Living in the urban sprawl of Sydney is great for lifestyle, food, entertainment and action. It often means though that we are competing for space and the thought of a lush green backyard becomes a thing of dreams. But that doesn’t have to be the case!

In this gardening course, learn how to plan and create your own small space urban garden in Sydney. Adapt to your environment and push boundaries, get in touch with the plants around you and most importantly get creative and have fun!

Small gardens can be created for food, enjoyment, interest, improving your environment and general well-being, exercise, building a community and satisfying our need to connect with the natural world (biophilia). Whatever your reason, together we will go through the steps required to create your green space.

This gardening course will teach you the basic needs of flora and the fundamentals of garden design planning and how to go beyond these to make the most of your small space.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this small space gardening course, you should be able to:

Identify the key elements that make a small garden work
Use basic plant biology to keep your plants happy long term
Consider the 3-dimensional space in your garden design
Plan a garden that suits your lifestyle and its users
Identify appropriate planting options for small spaces
Plan for garden rotations and soil development through composting

Course content

What will be covered in this small space gardening course?

Garden design basics - light, soil, water, space, plant types
Thinking differently to use the 3D space (instead of being limited by a lack of horizontal space)
Designing gardens to suit the amount of time and effort available for maintenance
Designing to suit the needs of different users
Garden types: small front and backyards, streetscapes and options for street gardens, indoor rooms and balconies
Indoor plants options
Veggies and fruit for small spaces, including espalier techniques
Keeping chickens or bantams
Learn easy ways to propagate new plants. You will be shown how to take: Leaf cuttings, stem cuttings, division and which plants are more suitable for which method.

Intended audience

Who is this small space gardening course for?

This course is ideal for beginners and experienced home gardeners.

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 sketch pad, pencil and eraser
Notepad and pen or a tablet to take notes

Course testimonials

Jayne said: Loved the course. The tutor had an amazing background and credentials and really enjoyed it.
Chris said: 5 Stars
Ludmia said: An Excellent and valuable practical approach supported by theory. The three hours flew due to the interesting content and interactive teaching practice.
Robyn said: Marianne was very knowledgeable... moved things along with a combo of hands-on, listening and being able to ask questions.
Jennifer said: I thoroughly enjoyed this course and found the teacher to be extremely knowledgeable. He made the class to suit each individual. Having gone home I posted the Community College Small Space Gardening link on our local community Facebook page which has over 5000 followers so I do hope you get some enquiries from the post. The concept of small courses covering a wide range of topics is thoroughly educational and interesting for those of us who are keen to learn.

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 Small Space Gardening Course