Sustainability training for the community by experienced experts and practitioners.
SGA delivers gardening workshops and webinars on behalf of local councils, libraries, neighbourhood houses, community gardens and other community groups.
We offer a great selection of topics that cover a wide range of areas of interest to home gardeners. With more than 40 workshops to choose from, our sessions are designed to be inspiring, grounded in the latest science and best gardening practice and rich in practical projects and ideas for people to implement in their own gardens.
Our workshops can be presented face-to-face or as webinars in 60- or 90-minute sessions. Bookings include an expert presenter and powerpoint presentation, handout notes and time for audience questions. We can also include brief hands-on activities to complement most of our workshops.
Need more detail on workshop formats, presenters, booking process or T&Cs? Read our community workshop FAQs.
To book a workshop, please complete our booking enquiry form or email training@sgaonline.org.au.
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Community Gardening Workshop Topics
For more information about individual topics, please follow the links in the workshops titles below. All topics can be delivered in an online webinar or face to face workshop format unless otherwise stated.
Gardening for Food & Health
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- Getting Started with Organic Gardening
- Composting and Worm Farming – Introducing Black Gold
- Building Healthy Soil for a Produce Garden
- Soil Food Web and The Universe Below (face to face only)
- Mastering No Dig Garden Beds
- Preparing for Winter Harvest
- Preparing for Spring Harvest
- Preparing for Summer Harvest
- Preparing for Autumn Harvest
- Dealing with Garden Pests Without Harsh Chemicals
- Companion Planting for Garden Health
- Growing Micro Greens at Home
- Backyard Chooks
- Active Ageing Through Gardening
- Seed Cycle – Germination, Pollination and Propagation
- Wonderous Weeds – an Unloved, Untapped Resource
- Garden Hygiene
- Compost Science – Delving deeper into the Alchemy of Black Gold
- Successful Seed Saving (NEW in 2025)
- Growing Herbs and Edible Flowers (NEW in 2025)
- Garden to Table Eating (NEW in 2025)
Gardening for Biodiversity
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- Introduction to Wildlife Gardening
- Soil Care in an Indigenous / Wildlife Garden
- Attracting Small Birds to the Garden
- Attracting Native Bees and Butterflies into the Garden
- Attracting Frogs into the Garden
- Attracting Lizards into the Garden
- Attracting Mammals into the Garden
- Growing Veggies in a Wildlife Garden
- Balconies and Small Gardens for Wildlife
- Indigenous Food, Fibre and Medicine Plants
- Weeds – Dancing with Nature in the Garden
- Buzzy Pots: Container Plants for Pollinators (NEW in 2025)
- Growing Native Grasses (NEW in 2025)
- Native Plant Propagation from Cuttings (face-to-face only)
- Native Plant Propagation from Seed(face-to-face only)
Gardening for Climate Change
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- Water Smart Gardening
- Climate Action Through Gardening
- Healthy Soil, Healthy Planet – Role of garden soil in climate action
- Urban Greening & Cooling – Gardeners Role in Cooling Their Patch
- Nature Strip Planting (aka Verge Gardening)
- No Mow Lawns – Lawn Alternatives That Lock Carbon Away
- Introducing Edible Perennials – Climate Friendly Food Growing
- Understanding Sun, Shade and Heat (NEW in 2025)
- Grow Your Own Cut Flowers (NEW in 2025)
Sustainable Garden Design
