Joy in Botanicals Joy in Botanicals
Discover your joy in a diversity of creative Botanical projects for your garden and different occasions.
Course Outline
This course aims to provide participants with a comprehensive knowledge of different plants and their various applications in creative Botanical projects that can be used to enhance their lifestyle as well as potential commercial uses.
Centering around herbs, participants will:
- Gain knowledge of key tropical herbs and their properties
- Learn how to grow and propogate these herbs
- Learn how to use herbs in oil preparations, herbal teas and other applications
Key Herb Types, Common Usage, and Cultivation Requirement
- Overview of key herb types, their properties and common usage
- Herb harvesting and preservation concepts
- Preparation of Herb / spice potpourri
- Herb cultivation requirements
Culinary Herb Infused Oils
- Overview of herb infusion techniques
- Preparation of herb infused oils for culinary purposes
- Herb oils sampling session
- Each participant will prepare and bring back 3 different types of herb infused oil
Herb Propagation and Hands-on Session
- Introduction to Herb propagation techniques, seed, and stem propagation
- Hands on seed sowing, preparation of personal herb cuttings kit
Herbal and Floral Teas
- Overview of herbal tea concoctions
- Herbal tea properties
- Participants will learn to brew 3 to 4 types of herbal and floral teas
- Tea tasting session
- Each participant will bring back 2 to 3 different types of herbal teas
Trainer Profile
Darren Ng is an acclaimed hobbyist gardener in Singapore, featured on CNA, Ch.5 Garden Gurus program and various publications on STOnline, 8Days etc. He has conducted extensive Gardening content workshops in both public and private corporate settings, eg. National Libraries, HortPark, AtSunRise Cooking Academy, Swarovski SEA, etc, and also won several top awards in Singapore Garden Festival, Singapore Horticultural Show. Darren holds a BSC Honours (Botany) from NUS, has more than 25 years international corporate experience with several MNCs.
| Course Duration | |
|---|---|
| Course Duration | 12 hours (4 sessions)
3 hours per session |
| Course Dates | Wednesday and Friday 11, 13, 18 & 20 September 2024 |
| Time | 9.30am to 12.30pm |
| Venue | NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House 9 Kent Ridge Drive Singapore 119241 |
| Registration Closing Date | 1 September 2024 |
| Course Fees per pax (Including GST) | NUSS Member: $261.60
Public: $287.76 |
| Fees payable by Singaporean and PR aged 50 and above (Including GST) | NUSS Member: $69.60
Public: $79.56 |
| Course Material Fee | Participants are required to pay an additional of $70.00 for material fee |
| Remarks | *Course dates are subject to change
*A minimum of 16 participants is required for the workshop to commence *This course is eligible for SkillsFuture credits claim (for course fees only) *Please note that there is no refund and no replacement for lesson(s) missed |
