In Person Courses at Hunting Brook Gardens
Plants Person Course
Next Plants Person Course will begin on Monday 14th September 2026
One Monday a month from September 2026 - August 2027
Specially designed for plant and garden enthusiasts, student horticulturists and garden professionals.
Course Content at a glance
In person course with plant expert, Jimi Blake
Opportunity to experience Hunting Brook Gardens as it transforms over one year
Visits to Ireland’s finest gardens and nurseries led by Jimi and specialist plant persons at each venue
Guest lectures from leading horticulture specialists
Detailed notes after each class
Great way to connect and make new gardening friends
Course duration
One day per month (Monday), 10:30 - 4pm, over 10 months
Course dates
Starting on Monday 14th September.
Remainder of dates - Oct 5th, Nov 2nd, Feb 22nd, Mar 15th, April 12th, May 17th, June 14th, July19th, August 16th
Dates could change
Price
The course costs €1200 per year. This can be paid in two instalments here;
The first instalment (paid here when booking your course): €600
Second instalment (paid here before Feb 2027): €600
Alternatively, you can just pay the full amount (€1200) upfront. All payment options are available on the dropdown menu below.
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Apart from plants, my other big passion is teaching. I love sharing my knowledge and passion for plants with other plant and gardening enthusiasts. I hold a number of in person courses here in my gardens at Hunting Brook throughout the year.
“Jimi is a great teacher, enthusiastic and generous with his immense knowledge of plants and how to grow them. He’s a restless and experimental gardener, always pushing boundaries and looking for new ideas to try and to share, which means that on the Plantsperson’s Course in Hunting Brook you are introduced to the best in plant varieties and creative ideas on how to use them. In and above the plants, the course offers a great day out in beautiful west Wicklow with the time to enjoy new gardening friends who have continued to meet up long after the course finished.”
– Philip Holloway, Garden Designer