Award-winning garden designer Juliet Sargeant has taught landscape design for 20 years. She brings a unique vision of how plants can be used to connect people and gardens. Juliet has designed gardens for some of the world’s leading architects, created numerous publications and television programs and established her Sussex Garden School to share her love of gardening.
With our Easy Garden Courses & Tasty Garden Talks, I want everyone to feel inspired, enthused and equipped, to make the most of their space at home.
Juliet has made it her life’s work to share the beauty, sense of wonder and peace that comes from loving plants. In her illustrated talks and courses at Old Barn Garden Centre she covers Planning & Planting Your Own Garden, Design Your Own Small Garden, Successful Planting for a Small Garden, Low Maintenance Planting Made Easy and Creating All year Interest in your Garden.
Join Juliet Sargeant from the Sussex Garden School at Old Barn Garden Centre.
Planning & Planting Your Own Garden
Planning & Planting Your Own Garden Course at Old Barn Garden Centre.
Wednesday 15th March and Wednesday 22nd June 2022
Getting the layout of your garden right is the key to enjoying it for years to come.
Make sure that you have enough space for sitting, playing, relaxing and also make sure that your plants are in the right place, so they can thrive and perform to their best.
This workshop style, 2-Day course is for anyone who wants to re-design their own garden space; choose hard landscaping materials and then develop a basic planting scheme. Get all the professional tips you need from Chelsea Gold Medal-winning designer and media gardener, Juliet Sargeant.
Design Your Own Small Garden
Design Your Own Small Garden Course at Old Barn Garden Centre.
Wednesday 23rd March and Wednesday 30th March 2022
Save money & create your own garden design.
This 2-day step-by-step course to take you through the process of designing your own small garden. You will learn to make the most of a small space and create the perfect garden for yourself; from initial ideas to measurements, materials and installation. Get all the professional tips you need from Chelsea Gold Medal-winning designer and media gardener, Juliet Sargeant.
Successful Planting for a Small Garden
Successful Planting for a Small Garden Course at Old Barn Garden Centre.
Wednesday 20th April 2022
Meet the Challenge of a Small Garden.
Don’t be disappointed by planting failures…..you can achieve atmospheric, all year interest, even in a small space. In our illustrated workshop, you will be guided through the process of designing a beautiful scheme for your small garden. Get all the professional tips you need from Chelsea Gold Medal-winning designer and media gardener, Juliet Sargeant.
Low Maintenance Planting Made Easy
Low Maintenance Planting Made Easy Course at Old Barn Garden Centre.
Wednesday 27th July 2022
If you are struggling to keep your garden in order, or you are planning a new scheme with limited time, Juliet has the tips and tools to help.
By choosing ‘well-behaved’ plants that are right for your garden, you can have a colourful and interesting scheme with the minimum of maintenance. In this illustrated workshop, Juliet will explain how to prepare your garden and plant correctly to achieve that illusive low maintenance garden. By the end of the day, you will feel that you garden is a pleasure, not a chore. Get all the professional tips you need from Chelsea Gold Medal-winning designer and media gardener, Juliet Sargeant.
Creating All Year Interest in your Garden
Creating All Year Round Interest in your Garden Course at Old Barn Garden Centre.
Wednesday 5th October 2022
Does your garden have dull, ‘down times’, when it lacks colour and interest?
In this illustrated day of talks and exercises, Juliet will explain how to avoid those garden ‘down times’, so that you have shape, colour and interest all through the year. She will explain how designers use plants to create seasonal interest and introduce you to her ‘top-performers’. By the end of the day, you will know how to either tweak or completely re-design your planting to have all-season interest. Get all the professional tips you need from Chelsea Gold Medal-winning designer and media gardener, Juliet Sargeant.
