Small, hands-on studio sessions for people who want to understand their garden through place, ecology, structure and time. Held at our Hawthorn studio and led by practising ecological garden designers.
New to ecological gardening? Start with Introduction to Ecological Gardens. Ready to plan your own space? Join Where Gardens Begin.
A calm, practical introduction to gardening with place, structure, plants and time.
This is the worldview session. We look at what an ecological garden actually is — not a messy wilderness, not a native garden only — and how to begin thinking about your own space through place, ecology, structure and time.
Take home: Printed notes, plant list, ecological garden checklist. Tea and coffee included.
Understand your garden before you change it.
Take home: A printed Site Reading Sheet and ecological observation template.
Build the bones before choosing the plants.
Take home: A printed Ecological Garden Framework — structure, layers, habitat and rhythm.
Indigenous first, exotic with intention.
Take home: A seasonal plant list and a plant-with-intention worksheet.
Bring your garden. Leave with a direction.
Take home: A printed workbook, personal session notes, and a suggested first-stage action plan.
Each session is deliberately capped at eight people. The conversation stays close and the learning stays practical.
Held at our Hawthorn studio, surrounded by the plants, objects and reference material we use in our own design work.
Every workshop includes printed notes, worksheets or plant lists to carry the thinking forward.
Not instructors. The people who lead these sessions design ecological gardens for a living.
Our Auburn Road studio sits in the inner east. Street parking is available on Auburn Road and surrounding streets. The nearest tram stop is on Auburn Road.
Part of the Gardener & Son network — ecological design studio, indigenous nursery, and heirloom garden objects.
Each session is small, practical and conversational, with printed notes, plant lists and follow-up resources included. Book directly through Eventbrite or register interest for the half-day intensive below.