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Study in:: Writtle
Available as:: Short course
Course features: Get advice on managing an allotment or larger garden, and growing a range of fruit, vegetables and herbs, with our one-day course at Writtle College.

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Available as:: Short course
Course features: Gain valuable skills in basic bricklaying techniques. This practical. one-day course covers topics including setting out and constructing a simple corner, and laying bricks in a line.

Study in:: Writtle
Available as:: Short course
Course features: During this four hour course you will gain an understanding of the correct procedures and safe working practices for using a chainsaw and manual log splitting at home.

Study in:: Writtle
Available as:: Short course
Course features: Find out about three current fencing techniques - concrete post and wood panel; close board; post and rail - with our practical, one-day course in Writtle.

Study in:: Writtle
Available as:: Short course
Course features: Discover the procedures, processes and principles of garden design and how these are applied in practice via a hypothetical garden site. Our course in Writtle runs one morning per week, over ten weeks.

Study in:: Writtle
Available as:: Short course
Course features: Gain an in-depth understanding of garden design processes and procedures, from interpreting briefs to presenting design proposals. Study one morning per week over ten weeks, in Writtle.

Study in:: Writtle
Available as:: Short course
Course features: Learn how to keep your garden in good order, with advice on composting, weeding, pruning and more. Our one-day course in Writtle is open to all.

Study in:: Writtle
Available as:: Short course
Course features: Find out how to care for your turf areas through mowing, fertilisation and more. Our one-day course in Writtle includes a mix of theory-based and practical sessions.

Study in:: Writtle
Available as:: Short course
Course features: Learn how to prepare and lay paving with our practical, one-day course in Writtle.

Study in:: Writtle
Available as:: Short course
Course features: Learn how to propagate vegetables, shrubs, herbaceous plants, house plants and many types of bedding, with our practical one-day course in Writtle.

Study in:: Writtle
Available as:: Short course
Course features: Discover how to look after turf surfaces, in varying situations, throughout the year. Our two-day course in Writtle is suitable for beginners and professionals.

Study in:: Writtle
Available as:: Short course
Course features: Learn how to keep your fruit trees in good order, with information and instruction on pruning to achieve the desired shape and promote better fruiting. Join our one-day course in Writtle.

Study in:: Writtle
Available as:: Short course
Course features: Learn when and how to prune your shrubs and small trees, to keep them under control and looking their best, with our one-day course in Writtle.

Study in:: Writtle
Available as:: Short course
Course features: Explore methods of identifying trees and shrubs, in the extensive grounds of Writtle College. Our one-day course focuses on identification from the bark, twigs, buds, seeds and fruit of trees.