Service description
Whether you have a single south-facing windowsill or a dedicated grow shelf, this course helps you design a layout that works with your light, your space, and your cooking or wellness habits. You will learn companion planting principles for indoors, how to group plants by water and light needs, and how to build a simple tiered shelf garden using materials available at any Canadian hardware store. The design process is broken into small, manageable steps.
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Who this course is for
This course is for anyone who wants to grow herbs indoors but is not sure where to start with layout, plant selection, or making the most of limited light. It is equally useful for someone setting up their first windowsill arrangement and someone who has tried growing herbs before and ended up with a tangle of plants that competed for light and dried out at different rates.
The course is written with Toronto apartments specifically in mind — the kinds of spaces where south-facing windows are a luxury, where shelf space is finite, and where the growing conditions in February are nothing like those in July. If that sounds like your home, this course was made for you.
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How the design process works
The course breaks the design process into small, manageable steps rather than presenting a single ideal layout and asking you to adapt it. You begin with a space assessment — a worksheet that helps you map your available light, measure your surfaces, and identify how many plants you can realistically tend given your routine. From there, the course guides you through grouping plants by water and light needs, a principle that makes maintenance significantly easier.
Companion planting principles for indoors are covered in their own module: which herbs grow well alongside each other, which ones compete, and how to arrange a mixed planting so that every plant has what it needs. The plant compatibility chart included with the course gives you a reference you can return to whenever you add something new.
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Working with the light you actually have
Light is the variable that shapes every other decision in an indoor herb garden, and the course addresses it honestly. If your apartment has south-facing windows, the course shows you how to make the most of that. If you have north-facing windows — or no direct sun at all — there is a dedicated module on low-light layouts and grow-light placement that gives you a realistic path forward.
The course works through scenarios from four plants on a windowsill up to a grow shelf measuring roughly 1.2 metres by 0.6 metres. For each scenario, you will know what to expect before you spend anything. That transparency is deliberate: the goal is a garden that suits your actual space, not an aspirational one that frustrates you within a season.
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Building a tiered shelf garden without specialist equipment
One of the course's most practical threads is showing how to build a simple tiered shelf garden using materials available at any Canadian hardware store. No proprietary shelving system is required. The course demonstrates how to adapt standard wire shelving or wooden bookcases — things many people already own — into a productive growing setup.
The shelf and container sizing guide included with the course takes the guesswork out of proportions: how deep a container needs to be for a given herb, how much space to leave between shelves for airflow, and how to arrange a tiered layout so that taller plants do not shade shorter ones. Every recommendation is grounded in what works in a real home environment.
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Planning for the seasons — Toronto's growing calendar indoors
Growing herbs indoors in Toronto means working with a climate that shifts dramatically across the year. The course includes a seasonal rotation planner that helps you think ahead: which herbs to prioritise in the darker months, how to adjust watering and light as the days lengthen, and how to keep plants like lavender alive through a cold February without overwatering them in a warm apartment.
The rotation planner is not a rigid schedule — it is a framework you adapt to your own space and habits. The course explains the reasoning behind each recommendation so that when your situation differs from the example, you have the understanding to make a good decision rather than just a rule to follow.
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What the course includes and how to get started
Nine video lessons totalling approximately three and a half hours of content are included, along with a space assessment worksheet, a plant compatibility chart, a shelf and container sizing guide, and a seasonal rotation planner. Lifetime access means you can return to any lesson when you rearrange your space, add a grow light, or start planning for a new season.
Getting started requires nothing more than working through the space assessment before your first lesson. It takes only a few minutes and means that from lesson one, the course is speaking directly to your situation rather than a generic one. If you have chosen the Bundle with Foundations course, the two courses are designed to complement each other and can be taken in whichever order suits you.
What the service includes
- 9 video lessons (approx. 3.5 hours of content)
- Space assessment worksheet
- Plant compatibility chart
- Shelf and container sizing guide
- Seasonal rotation planner
- Lifetime access to course materials
From browsing to your first lesson
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Browse and choose
Read through the course descriptions and decide which topic fits where you are right now. If you are unsure, the Foundations course is almost always the right starting point.
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Enrol and pay securely
Complete your purchase through the secure checkout. Tax is calculated based on your province and added at checkout. A CRA-compliant receipt is e-mailed to you immediately.
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Access your course
Your course appears in your account dashboard right away. If you ordered a starter kit, a tracking number is sent by e-mail within 1–2 business days.
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Watch, pause, rewind
Work through the video lessons at your own pace. Every lesson can be rewatched as many times as you like. Download the PDF resources to keep alongside your plants.
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Ask questions in the forum
Post a question, share a photo of your progress, or browse what other students have asked. The forum is included with every course and has no activity requirements.
Price
| Individual enrolment | $69 |
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| Gift enrolment (e-voucher) | $69 |
| Bundle with Foundations course | $139 |
Gross prices are for guidance only. You will receive an exact quote before work begins.
Frequently asked questions
My apartment only has north-facing windows — can this still work?
Yes. The course has a dedicated module on low-light layouts and grow-light placement for apartments without direct sun.
Do I need to buy special shelving?
No. The course shows how to adapt standard wire shelving or wooden bookcases. No proprietary system is required.
How many plants can I realistically grow in a small Toronto apartment?
The course works through realistic scenarios from 4 plants on a windowsill up to a 1.2 m × 0.6 m grow shelf. You will know what to expect before you buy anything.
