Introduction to Gardening Course

Learn the essentials of a successful garden at this two day gardening course in London.


Walworth Garden
Walworth Garden
5.0 (8)
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2 x 5 hours Class size 1 to 14 guests       £162

Spend two days in an award-winning, sumptuously planted garden getting to grips with the essentials of gardening in this hands-on Introduction to gardening course in London. It's a longer, more in-depth version of one of our most popular sessions, covering the same much-loved material with plenty of time to explore each topic properly.
Made for beginners, this is the first session we recommend if you have little or no gardening experience, and it's especially welcoming if you're hoping to start growing at home, whether that's in a house, on a balcony or in a garden. You'll learn the approaches and know-how that help new gardeners thrive, with a friendly focus on sustainable, future-facing ways of working with nature.
There's lots of time for questions, and you're warmly invited to help shape the sessions with your own ideas and curiosities. Together, you'll cover:
  • Growing media, compost and soil
  • The basics of propagation
  • What to grow that's easy
  • Gardening with nature
  • Pruning
  • Pests and diseases – avoidance tactics that are kind to the ecosystem
  • Right plant, right place and aspect – considerations for planning
By the end of the two days, you'll head home with the confidence and know-how to plan, plant and care for a garden of your own, whatever the size of your outdoor space.

Upcoming dates for Introduction to Gardening Course

Times are London time. Dates and prices as of 3 Oct 2026, 8:30pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

1 upcoming date between 21 Aug 2027 and 21 Aug 2027.

  • Sat 21 Aug 2027, 10am-3pm then Sun 22 Aug, 10am-3pm
Session repeats

This class series runs over 2 consecutive days.

Location

206 Manor PlaceLondon, England, SE17 3BNUnited Kingdom

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Walworth Garden
Walworth Garden

5.0 (8)
Instagram followers 6k followers

Walworth Garden is a sustainable gardening, wellbeing, and education charity based in South London. We have been offering transformational learning opportunities for over 30 years, including a range of workshops designed to connect people to nature.
We are experts in supporting wildlife, growing biodiversity, and living sustainably, and share our progressive approaches in our well-loved workshop sessions, where all profits support our essential charitable work. This includes gardening therapy for those facing barriers to accessing mental health support, and City & Guilds accredited Level 2 Environmental Gardening training programmes that support entry into sustainable jobs, particularly for those historically excluded from the horticulture industry.
We welcome visitors to our thriving community garden and Plant Centre 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

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