Inspired by nature
Escape the screens and reconnect with nature. Immerse yourself in the beauty of your enviroment through our off-site, art, or writing courses. City Lit offers you the chance to let nature's serenity calm your mind, reduce stress, and restore your creative spirit by using the beauty of your surroundings as inspiration. What will you create? Book your place now to be inspired by nature.
- Drawing from plants and flowers
Course start date: Mon 5 Jan 2026 (and 2 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Steve WrightExplore the delicacy and beauty of plants and flowers through the medium of drawing. Respond to their structural qualities and colours, using a range of media and taking inspiration from a rich and varied history of the subject. Suitable for all levels of experience.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Design your own garden: planting designCourse start date: Fri 16 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterExplore the principles of planting design using form, line and texture to create dynamic planting schemes. In weekly workshops, improve the breadth of your plant knowledge whilst developing the skills and techniques of garden designers.
Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00 - Design your own garden Course start date: Wed 21 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterExplore the principles of planting design using form, line and texture to create dynamic planting schemes. In weekly workshops, improve the breadth of your plant knowledge whilst developing the skills and techniques of garden designers.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Botanical illustration Course start date: Mon 26 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison BarrattLearn how Botanical Illustrators accurately depict flowers, leaves, stems and seeds - for the purpose of genus and species identification by Botanists and Biologists.
Work from both primary and secondary source material to create an array of illustrative work, including anatomical and/or decorative.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Introduction to garden designCourse start date: Mon 16 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterTransform your garden and learn design and plant selection techniques tailored to your space. On this course you will discover how to understand your site and explore practical design solutions and tips on choosing the right materials and plants for your garden.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Painting from plants and flowers Course start date: Mon 23 Feb 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sisetta ZapponeExplore a variety of creative approaches for painting flowers from observation. Discover the rich history of this genre while taking inspiration from artists who use flowers as their subject matter.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Botany: a taster Course start date: Sat 28 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Letta JonesJoin us for a one-day taster course to discover the breadth of the plant world and evaluate some common plants used for ornamental and medicinal purposes. The day will include a morning, classroom-based session at City Lit and an afternoon visit to explore plant life at Lincoln's Inn Fields.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Design your own garden: planning and layoutCourse start date: Sat 7 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterExplore the exciting opportunities and challenges involved in designing your own garden. Develop your creative skills and learn to maximise the potential of your space through practical workshops, using planning and layout design techniques.
Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00 - Botany: Why plants matter Course start date: Sat 11 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Letta JonesJoin us for a three week Saturday course to explore the world of botany. Why do plants matter and how do we use them in everyday life? Please note: The morning sessions will take place at City Lit. After the lunchbreak, there will be a botany walk just over the road in Lincoln's Inn Fields.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Garden design for beginnersCourse start date: Tue 28 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterExplore the principles of planting design using form, line and texture to create dynamic planting schemes. In weekly workshops, improve the breadth of your plant knowledge whilst developing the skills and techniques of garden designers.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Watercolour painting studio: nature and colour Course start date: Thu 30 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Hilary RosenCelebrate the glorious colours found in nature by working from observation of natural forms. You will be encouraged to respond to the subject expressively using paint and other colour media to create a number of studies and one or more finished pieces.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00 - Nature writing Course start date: Sat 9 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Julie GartonWhat greater muse could a writer ask for than the wonders of the planet that surrounds them? Learn how to capture the majesty of nature on the page with this exciting course in creative non-fiction.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - Creative nature and landscape photography Course start date: Thu 2 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rachel WeghExplore nature, landscape and environmental photography in the classroom and in the field. You will learn to create images with impact, whilst developing your own visual style and a personal project.Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00 - Design your own garden intensive Course start date: Mon 20 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterTransform your garden and explore design and plant selection techniques tailored to your space. Discover how to improve your garden with professional, practical garden design solutions and tips to maximise the potential of your site.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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