Gardening: grow your own courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

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Get started with ease,grow your own produce

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Get started with ease,grow your own produce

In-person course

Ceredigion - Next course on 4th March 2022

£95

Growing some of your own produce is one of the most empowering experiences going, especially now as Covid-19 has turned our focus to the truly essential elements of life; food and health. I'm running courses again with smaller groups outside in my large training gardens. I have extra cleaning measures in place and all attendees will be contacted to confirm they have no coronavirus symptoms pre event. Online course also available - see my other listings. This course is ideal for those new to grow your own as well as...

Growing some of your own produce is one of the most empowering experiences going, especially now as Covid-19 has turned our focus to the truly essential elements of life; food...

Polytunnel grow your own: productive, organic, year round food growing

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Polytunnel grow your own: productive, organic, year round food growing

In-person course

Ceredigion - Next course on 18th February 2022

£95

Growing some of your own produce is one of the most empowering experiences going, especially now as lockdown restricts us and food security concerns abound. This course is ideal for anyone with a polytunnel that wants to learn how to use it most effectively all year round (including to have lots of luscious fresh produce over winter) Online course also available - see my other listings. With lots of time and money saving tricks, plus an emphasis on working with nature and building resilience, Kim will show you how to...

Growing some of your own produce is one of the most empowering experiences going, especially now as lockdown restricts us and food security concerns abound. This course is ideal for...

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Eco herb & vegetable markers

Handcrafted gift

£11.50

These charming labels compliment any garden. In a window box or border, the green house, indoors or out. They are a great gift idea or a lovely little treat to reward your own hard work. Please choose from Herbs, Vegetables, Vegan, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter planting or your own list of 10 if you’d prefer (please spell everything exactly how you would like it engraved). Please click 'Chat with the Maker' to message me with your choice. Set of 10 labels. Why not check out our personalised wooden boxes too....

These charming labels compliment any garden. In a window box or border, the green house, indoors or out. They are a great gift idea or a lovely little treat to...

Bronze AWARD

Build, Sow & Grow. Build your own veg box with our head gardener, Simon.

In-person course

Cheshire - Next course on 23rd March 2022

£90

Do you love being outdoors in the fresh air? Come and immerse yourself in the surroundings and gardens here @:Toolerstone. You will make your own wooden veg planter and learn the basics of veg planting, composting and sowing seeds of the season. This one day workshop is run by our Head Gardener, Simon. In small groups of no more than 10 you can work at your own pace and enjoy the relaxed and friendly atmosphere. We will provide the home bakes and lunch – there are endless mugs of tea,...

Do you love being outdoors in the fresh air? Come and immerse yourself in the surroundings and gardens here @:Toolerstone. You will make your own wooden veg planter and learn...

Bronze AWARD

Herbaceous Propagation Workshop

In-person course

Cheshire - Next course on 8th March 2022

£65

Fancy increasing the number of your favourite garden plants, shrubs and trees? Do you love being outdoors in the fresh air? Come and immerse yourself in the surroundings and gardens here in the Cheshire countryside @:Toolerstone. Propagation is the breeding of specimens of a plant by natural processes from the parent stock. ‘the propagation of plants by root cuttings’ This one day Propagation from Division Workshop is run by our Head Gardener, Simon. Many herbaceous plants are propagated by division – the separation of one plant into several self-supporting ones....

Fancy increasing the number of your favourite garden plants, shrubs and trees? Do you love being outdoors in the fresh air? Come and immerse yourself in the surroundings and gardens...

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Soft Wood Propagation Workshop

In-person course

Cheshire - Next course on 20th April 2022

£65

Fancy increasing the number of your favourite garden plants, shrubs and trees? Do you love being outdoors in the fresh air? Come and immerse yourself in the surroundings and gardens here in the Cheshire countryside @:Toolerstone. Propagation is the breeding of specimens of a plant by natural processes from the parent stock. ‘the propagation of plants by root cuttings’ This one day Soft Wood Propagation Workshop is run by our Head Gardener, Simon. In small groups of no more than 10 you can work at your own pace and enjoy...

Fancy increasing the number of your favourite garden plants, shrubs and trees? Do you love being outdoors in the fresh air? Come and immerse yourself in the surroundings and gardens...

Growing Edible Gardens

In-person course

Cambridgeshire

£240

During the course you will learn how to: • Design your own edible garden • Create a meaningful companion plant list for a polyculture garden • Create a planting plan • Create a no-dig garden bed • Make different types of compost for a productive garden and for nutritious and healthy food • Make organic fertilisers to keep your soil and plants healthy • Propagate vegetables, herbs and flowers • Learn different strategies to keep the garden abundant throughout the growing season

During the course you will learn how to: • Design your own edible garden • Create a meaningful companion plant list for a polyculture garden • Create a planting plan...

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Plant Support Workshop @ Birtley Woodland Art Space

In-person course

Surrey - Next course on 26th February 2022

£45

The Workshop Our full-day workshop will provide you with sufficient time to make a mini-Obelisk as well as a large Obelisk plus either a large decorative Trellis, Cylindrical Plant Support or Cloche! We use various styles of weaving to create the plant supports, we will demonstrate these styles on the day and happy for you to be creative with your own designs! In our morning workshop, you will be able to choose from one of the following options: > A mini-Obelisk plus a large Obelisk > A mini-Obelisk plus a...

The Workshop Our full-day workshop will provide you with sufficient time to make a mini-Obelisk as well as a large Obelisk plus either a large decorative Trellis, Cylindrical Plant Support...

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Willow Harlequin Tree Workshop

In-person course

Surrey - Next course on 12th February 2022

£45

Weave your very own living Willow Harlequin Tree to take away and nurture at home! Birtley Woodland Art Space is nestled within the woodland beyond the lake on the Birtley Estate in Bramley, a beautiful Surrey Hills location, so picturesque with its lakes and gardens and woodland walks and not surprisingly it is classified as an "AONB" an area of outstanding natural beauty! You will have the opportunity to choose your design (using 2 or more withies in your weave) and the height you require (up to 6ft). Lorraine, your...

Weave your very own living Willow Harlequin Tree to take away and nurture at home! Birtley Woodland Art Space is nestled within the woodland beyond the lake on the Birtley...

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Core Elements of Garden Design

Live online course

- Next course on 9th November 2021

£49

This three-week course is aimed at beginners or those with some practical experience, who would like to learn more about the core elements of garden design. It will cover the following topics: - History of garden design: a brief tour of the major influences from around the world. - Key considerations in garden design: purpose and practicalities. - Designing with plants: a brief tour of the major plant groups and how to combine them to great effect. Your tutor, Esther Wolff, is an experienced gardener based in North Yorkshire. Esther...

This three-week course is aimed at beginners or those with some practical experience, who would like to learn more about the core elements of garden design. It will cover the...