Grasses in your Garden

Ornamental grasses are a beautiful addition to any garden. Learn how to use them creatively for texture, movement, and seasonal interest.
 
This half-day workshop offers a great introduction to ornamental grasses and their uses in garden design, teaching you how to choose and use grasses in different situations and to create different styles and themes.
 
Grasses provide seasonal interest and a variety of different textures and movement within a garden. They can also be used very effectively in combinations with other plants.
 
Tutor Susie Hauxwell will guide you through the maintenance and care tips to ensure you can grow your grasses with confidence, and take you on a guided walk around RHS Rosemoor to view grasses in situ within different contexts and planting schemes.
 
Tutor: Susie Hauxwell has been working within the horticulture industry for 25 years, including 15 years working in the Curatorial Team at RHS Rosemoor. She has more recently been Programme Manager for the Horticultural Apprenticeship programme at Bicton College, and is currently running her own horticultural consultancy business. Amongst her horticultural qualifications, Susie has extensive horticultural machinery tickets and the RHS General, Advanced and Practical Certificate in Horticulture and the Master of Horticulture (RHS).

Location and arrival information: The workshop will be split between the Peter Buckley Learning Centre, and outside in the Garden. Please allow 15 minutes to park in the main visitor car park, enter the garden and get to the Learning Centre.  

Catering: Tea / coffee and biscuits will be available in the classroom at the start of the session. You are welcome to visit the onsite catering before or after your workshop. Full details of the available outlets and what they offer are on the RHS Rosemoor Food and Drink page of the RHS website.

For this workshop you will need:

• Your booking reference number to show to the team at the Garden Entrance.
• A notebook and pencil to make notes.
• A camera to take photographs to support your learning.
• Clothing suitable for being indoors and outdoors, appropriate to weather on the day, and closed-toed shoes.

Skill level: Upskiller – I have mastered the basics of gardening and would like to build my horticultural knowledge and skills.