Home & Garden courses by Practical

Step into enjoying your garden. Plan the future for your room outside. Introduction to low maintenance planting and seasonal colour. Plant seeds and bulbs for summer splendour. Learn the art of propagation. Make your own compost. Grow organic herbs and […]

This  intensive Baking course will cover cakes, pastry, breads.  The course is progressive, starting with easier bakes and moving on to more complex ones.  Every class is practical and shortly before the start of the course students will be given […]

Nutritious, budget-conscious meals suitable for family cooking; main courses, starters, desserts. This Beginners Cookery programme will be given on first night. First evening is demonstration and all other classes are practical.  Students must bring in own ingredients and containers to […]

Join our 6-week Bike Maintenance Course and unlock the secrets to keeping your bicycle in top-notch condition! Whether you’re a casual rider or a dedicated cyclist, this hands-on course is designed to empower you with essential maintenance skills and knowledge. […]

Learn how to get the professional finish in Cake Decorating. Using Sugar Paste many different techniques taught e.g. frills, ribbon insertion and flower craft etc. Also piping work in royal icing. All levels catered for. The aim of the course […]

CAKE DECORATION & SUGAR CRAFT (Improvers & Advanced) This class is for those who have completed either a beginners or intermediate course. It covers novelty cake, 2 tier wedding cake, orchids, figurine, Bride & Groom. Learn about royal icing sugar […]

CAKE DECORATION AND SUGAR CRAFT (Beginners) Course involves covering cakes, Decorations, Novelty cakes and Birthday cakes, Valentines Cake. Modelling, figures and animals. Course materials extra. www.hartsown-cep.com

This Car Maintenance course is an introduction to all main components and systems of the csr, safety practices and advice on the service and repair that can be carried out at home.

CHRISTMAS CUPCAKES – Bake & Decorate!              Sat. 23rd Nov.      10.00am -1.00pm     €45 We will bake cupcakes and make buttercream in class.  Participants will be required to bring the ingredients for cupcakes & buttercream – ingredients and recipes will be emailed […]

Students will make beautiful flower arrangements and table decorations with a Christmas theme. This is a practical, busy class and in the first class students will be making a Round Posy with Candle. You will need to bring in the […]

The Cooking course will include a range of starters, main course dishes, desserts and some straight forward breads and scones. The course will also include some knife skills to help prevent any minor accidents while cooking

Men love to cook too! This course gives men the chance to improve their cooking and baking skills and add to their repertoire of favourite meals. The emphasis will be placed on cooking meals that men traditionally like to cook […]

Want to learn all the tips and tricks of a variety of trades . Carpentry,tiling,plumbing and electrical and lot more . This is the course for you it will help keep your home in top top condition

Floral Art – Flower Arranging- 8 week course Tutor: Maria Carey Outline of course: Practical course on designs suitable for the home or as gifts, using fresh flowers and foliage. Flowers / materials will be provided by the teacher for […]

This fun creative, hands-on Floristry course covers bouquets, arrangements, hand-tie, sympathy flowers, bows and more. Make arrangements to suit every occasion. (Flowers and materials pack extra charge) www.hartstown-cep.com

A fun ten week course on Christmas arrangement, table spray and door wreaths. Also, hand tie bouquet, bows and more. (Materials and flowers cost extra) www.hartstown-cep.com

This course should enable students to work in Retail Floristry. This is a practical and theoretical certified course and course content includes: Introduction to Floristry Skills; Funeral Flowers; Occasion flowers ; Wedding Design Students are prepared for the QQI level […]

This short leisure course teaches students to make beautiful floral arrangements for the home. A list of materials  for the first class will be sent to applicants on enrolments. Students supply their own flowers (supermarket flowers are fine!). Please bring […]

Learn the skills of flower arranging in a relaxing and therapeutic atmosphere. Create your own arrangement of fresh flowers.

Course description as course no. 6014 above.

Make festive arrangements for your home in this 10-week course – candle pot, table arrangements on the agenda finishing with a Christmas wreath. Relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Flowers not included in course fee. Students will be given a list of requirements […]

Restore all types of furniture, reassemble, remove old polish, re french polish, stain and finish. Please bring your piece of furniture to be restored on the first night. All pieces must be of a size that can be taken home […]

INTERIOR DESIGN This Interior Design course is an introduction to colour schemes, wall coverings, flooring, room layout, lighting, window treatments and Kitchen/Bathroom floor plans. (8 weeks) www.hartstown-cep.com

This International Cookery course covers variety of dishes (main courses, starters, desserts) of cuisines from around the world: European, Mediterranean, Asian. Programme will be given on first night. First evening is demonstration and all other classes are practical.  Students must […]

Doctor Kamila Kwasniewska is running a series of workshops based in Trinity College Botanic Gardens at Dartry, Dublin 6 (nearest Luas Station, Milltown) focusing on exploring the intrinsic connectedness to nature by using our senses in the mindful practice of forest bathing. […]

Using royal icing, learn decorative piping, piped flowers using nozzles and nails, runouts, brush embroidery and writing skills. Nozzels required, cost of materials extra.

Realistic interior design course. By the end of the course everyone should have redesigned one room in their home and enough information to work alone on the other rooms.

Learn how to make beautiful sugar-craft flowers to decorate your Christmas cake or to use as a festive table centerpiece. Flowers will include Poinsetta, Christmas Roses, & Ivy.

Deep buttoning, hand stitching. Restore that old moth eaten, dirty eyesore. Learn from basics to professional standards.

This programme is suitable for individuals with no previous knowledge of upcycling furniture restoration and who wish to develop their creative and making skills.