Type:	Course	Cost:	£147.00
Start Date:	15th Apr 2010	End Date:	15th Apr 2010
Contact Name:	Francoise Murat	Phone:	01489-861235
Website:	http://www.francoisemurat.com

Description:

Do you have a Gertrude Jekyll under your lawn?

An introduction for anyone who owns a period garden and would like an overview on of how to restore and re-construct their own period garden project.

Suitable for those with no prior experience, as well as more seasoned period garden owners. Whether you have found a historical gem under that lawn or not, this one day course will give you a fascinating insight into the process of unearthing a period garden and restoring it!

Also suitable for people with a period home who wish to re-construct a garden to suit their style of house and frame the property more effectively.

This Period Garden day will give you enough confidence to take effective decisions on your period garden project and minimise expensive mistakes; where to start, how to go about it, and where to research for further information.

This is a day of bite size lectures and advice on how to start your own investigation into your period garden, and how to begin the process of restoring or re-constructing the garden.

You will learn how to research and find information on your garden, and consider planning requirements and budgeting alongside the processes required to effectively restore a garden and re-construct in a period style.

In order to bring the garden into the C21st we will discuss how to re-interpret the style for a more effective use in today’s lifestyle, as well as how to minimise maintenance and maximise the look.

We will look at hard landscaping, planting plans, colour, texture, lighting and materials, and how to interview specialists if required.

You will be shown how to put your own project plan together which will help you pull together the design of the garden you want.

There are lots of opportunities for Q&A throughout the day and an Information Pack stuffed with useful information for you to take away.
Inspiration: history of your period home and garden – research methods i.e. what, how and where to look
The Planning Process – the law and where to go for advice
Putting the schedule of work together
Hiring contractors and specialists
The design: how to plan and pull it together for function and aesthetics
What to expect: budgets, time-lines and challenges
Materials research and hunting for the right paving etc
Planting plans: to include hardy and maintenance free plants
Colour and Texture
Decorative elements
Lighting
10.30am - 4.00pm

Held in Hampshire

Price: £147.00 including lunch and refreshments



Booking Information:

Please visit www.francoisemurat.com on the workshop page to book online.

Photograph by "Andy Marshall (fotofacade.com)" at MASCo Architectural Salvage