Masterclass – Designing Resilient Gardens [Sustainable Gardening Australia]

Join horticulturist Alistair Kirkpatrick for a practical, inspiring session on creating a garden that can handle Australia’s changing climate. Learn how to use plant layering, diversity and smart design to build shade, improve soil, and reduce watering. If your garden struggles with heat, hail or poor yields, you’ll walk away with simple ideas to get it thriving again.

This one-hour Zoom session costs $33.
Book here: https://weteachme.com/classes/1046998

Do you have a garden disaster story—hail smashing your camellias, summer sun scorching your tomatoes, or poor pollination leaving your fruit trees bare and plants constantly dying of thirst? Unsure what to plant, where, or when in this changing climate? Don’t give up just yet! Join horticulturist and landscape designer Alistair Kirkpatrick for this one-hour online Master Class. Using the real life case study of his own garden and home, Alistair will demonstrate the key components needed to make your garden more resilient to whatever the climate throws at it and how this can also impact the resilience of your own home. Topics covered include:

• Climate changes across Australia and what they mean for our gardens
• What nature teaches us: using plant density, complexity, and diversity to adapt
• Insights from scientific research and local observations about what truly thrives
• Creating shade and microclimates using both vertical and horizontal structures
• Layering plants to boost transpiration and support nighttime cooling
• Smarter plant choices, thoughtful clustering, and regenerative planting strategies
• Why certain exotics—though sometimes controversial—might still deserve a place in your garden
• Surface permeability, raised beds, and natural irrigation techniques—and how these can help you reduce or even eliminate the need for watering your garden

Join us and turn your garden challenges into long-term solutions!

All sessions are recorded and those booked in will receive the recording link which is active for two weeks. Friends of SGA receive a 15% discount on Master Class full price tickets. You can become a Friend of SGA here. Green Garden Professional (GGPs) receive a 30% discount.