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Discover how to succeed with seedlings, take cuttings of rare or difficult to grow plants to enhance your garden, save money and satisfy the challenge of growing your own special plants. Learn from the Botanic Gardens of South Australia Nursery Curator in this practical hands-on Masterclass.

This course is ideal for rare plant collectors, horticulture students, school or kitchen garden coordinators or those home gardeners just wanting to meet the challenge of propagating your own plants.

This Masterclass will cover the scientific principles of plant growth and propagation and will include

demonstrations of growing media and a range of propagation methods. This is a 5-hour, hands-on, practical Masterclass where you will propagate plants using a range of seed and vegetative propagation techniques - skills you will be able to take home and apply in your own gardening.

At the end of the day, participants can take home the plant and propagation materials they have generated during the class.

The course facilitator will not only teach different techniques but also share his knowledge and experience, leading to a deeper understanding of plant physiology and propagating techniques.

Course name: Plant Propagation Principles and Practices

2018 Dates: Thursday 19 April or Sunday 6 May or Sunday 23 September

Time: 10am - 3pm

Location: Mount Lofty Botanic Garden Nursery (enter via Lower Car Park off Lampert Road, see map on reverse)

Presenter: Matt Coulter, Botanic Gardens of South Australia Nursery Curator

Cost: $190 per person inc GST (small booking fee applies if purchased online)

Plant PropagationPrinciples and Practices

2018 Masterclass Series

Course description

This Masterclass will cover:• Seed collection, cleaning and storage• Propagation methods – seed sowing, taking

cuttings, division• Pricking out and potting up of seedlings• Vegetative propagation including soft tip

cuttings, semi hardwood cuttings, hardwood cuttings

• Propagation mixes• Environmental controls

Special requirements

The session will involve practical activities so appropriate footwear (closed shoes, no sandals) and gloves will be required. Participants must bring their own sharpened secateurs. Plant material cannot be brought to the Mount Lofty Botanic Garden Nursery. Non-accredited plant material may harbour soil and plant pathogens which could contaminate the nursery.

Program

9.45am Registration and coffee

10.00am Welcome, Masterclass outline

10.10am Nursery tour

Seed sowing and propagation

12.30pm Lunch (provided)

Cutting propagation

Division propagation

3.00pm Masterclass concludes

Presenter

Matt Coulter

Matt Coulter has worked in the horticultural nursery industry for the past 30 years. Matt is currently the curator of Plant Propagation at the Adelaide, Mount Lofty and Wittunga Botanic Gardens managing the propagation and growing of new plant material for the Gardens. Matt is widely known for his innovative work in propagating one of the world’s most fascinating plants – the Amorphophallus titanum (pictured above). Matt’s work has seen the Botanic Gardens of South Australia amass one of the world’s largest collections of this threatened species. Previously Matt has worked in a broad range of technical and highly specialised propagation roles, with experience in nursery and greenhouse operations, plant nutrition and plant tissue culture.

Payment

The cost of this course is $190.00 (inc GST). Payment can be made by:

• Cash, credit card or EFTPOS by calling 08 8222 9311.

• Follow the links online at botanicgardens.sa.gov.au (please note, an online booking fee applies)

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Mount Lofty Botanic Garden Nursery

Location Mount Lofty Botanic Garden Nursery (enter via lower carpark off Lampert Road)

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