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Sowing Seeds
Course Cancelled:
Thursday 9 April 2020Repeated:
Friday 17 AprilHow to sow seeds. When to sow different kinds of seeds. Composts. Dealing with dormancy. Pricking out and caring for seedlings. Take home seeds you have sown.
Tutor: Derry Watkins
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Creating a Border
Course Cancelled:
Wednesday 15 April 2020How to make sure your garden looks good throughout the year. Designing for successional flowering - using colour, planting styles and plant selection to get the most from your garden.
Tutor: Mary Payne
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Making Hazel Plant Supports
Course Cancelled:
Thursday 16 April 2020Repeated:
Wednesday 22 April 2020Cutting hazel wands and weaving them into informal shapes to support both large and small plants. Practise in my garden. Simultaneously ornamental, creative, energetic and useful.
Tutor: Derry Watkins
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Willow Plant Supports
Course Cancelled:
Friday 17 April 2020Making small hurdles, supports for perennials and wigwams for climbers. Learn to weave willow plant supports. Take home a wigwam which you have made.
Tutor: Richard Kerwood
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Sowing Seeds II
Course Cancelled:
Friday 17 April 2020How to sow seeds. When to sow different kinds of seeds. Composts. Dealing with dormancy. Pricking out and caring for seedlings. Take home seeds you have sown.
Tutor: Derry Watkins
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Cut Flower Gardening
Course Cancelled:
Monday 20 April 2020How to get the most flowers from a small area throughout the year. What to grow, where and how to grow them. Sow your own cut flower patch. How to cut and condition flowers so they last.
Tutor: Georgie Newberry, The Cut Flower Farmer
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Making Hazel Plant Supports II
Course Cancelled:
Wednesday 22 April 2020Cutting hazel wands and weaving them into informal shapes to support both large and small plants. Practise in my garden. Simultaneously ornamental, creative, energetic and useful.
Tutor: Derry Watkins
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Planting for Pollinators
Course Cancelled:
Monday 27 April 2020Gardening for wildlife. What are the best plants to grow to support the bees and butterflies. How to make your garden both aestheically pleasing and ecologically sound.
Tutor: Joanna Mckerr
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Gardening in the Shade
Course Cancelled:
Wednesday 13 May 2020What influence does shade have on plants and on your plant selection? What are the best plants to grow in dry shade and in damp shade. Woodland gardening
Tutor: Mary Payne
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Colour in the Garden - £50.00
Course Dates:
Wednesday 3 June 2020Colour sets the mood of any garden, not just the colour in flowers but in foliage, paving, buildings etc. How to use colour to best effect. How colours change through the day and through the seasons
Tutor: Mary Payne
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Flowering Meadows - £50.00
Course Dates:
Wednesday 8 July 2020How to best establish a wildflower meadow from seed or turf. Soil preparation, sowing, seasonal maintenance. How a meadow is likely to evolve over time.
Tutor: Mary Payne
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Gardening for the Future - £50.00
Course Dates:
Wednesday 5 August 2020How can we adapt our planting styles and gardening habits? Gardening without plastics. Controlling weeds, pests and diseases without chemicals. Sustainable planting.
Tutor: Mary Payne
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Taking Cuttings - £100.00
Course Dates:
Monday 14 September 2020Repeated:
Friday 18 SeptemberLearn how new plants grow from cuttings. How to take cuttings and when. Composts, timing, aftercare. Have a go with the plants in Derry's garden. Take home your cuttings.
Tutor: Derry Watkins
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Collecting Seed - £50.00
Course Dates:
Wednesday 16 September 2020How to tell when seed is ripe. How to collect, clean and store seed. Harvest several kinds from Derry's garden. Clean and package them to take home
Tutor: Derry Watkings
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Taking Cuttings (repeat) - £100.00
Course Dates:
Friday 18 September 2020Learn how new plants grow from cuttings. How to take cuttings and when. Composts, timing, aftercare. Have a go with the plants in Derry's garden. Take home your cuttings.
Tutor: Derry Watkins
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Grow Your Own - £50.00
Course Dates:
Wednesday 23 September 2020How to grow the best tasting fruits and vegetables with the least effort. Choosing varieties for flavour and beauty. Using edibles in the decorative garden. Coping with pest and diseases.
Tutor: Mary Payne
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Growing Plants for Sale - Two Days - £200.00
Course Dates:
Thursday & Friday, 24 -25 September 2020Which plants to grow. Where to grow them. Who to sell them to. Where to sell. How to market yourself. Composts, labelling, equipment, pricing, costs & planning production.
Tutor: Derry Watkins
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Gravel Gardening - £50.00
Course Dates:
Monday 28 September 2020How to design, make and maintain a gravel garden. Why plants love it. The best plants to grow there. Why it is very nearly the No Work Garden.
Tutor: Derry Watkins
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Gardening with Grasses - £100.00
Course Dates:
Wednesday 7 October 2020Using ornamental grasses for year round effect. The best grasses to grow, where to grow them, how to prune them, how to propagate them, what to grow them with.
Tutor: Mary Payne
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Gardening Under Glass - £50.00
Course Dates:
Thursday 8 October 2020How to get the most from your greenhouse, polytunnel or coldframe. How to start young plants off, overwinter tender plants and enjoy the treasures you can only grow under glass
Tutor: Derry Watkins
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Drawing to See - £100.00
Course Fully Booked:
Friday 9 October 2020Using drawing to open your eyes to the the natural world. Inspiring for all levels, from beginners to committed artists. Includes a session on creating your own sketchbook.
Tutor: Sarah Simblett
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Designing for Winter Interest - £50.00
Course Dates:
Wednesday 14 October 2020Add another season to your garden. Colour, shape and texture in the winter garden. How to design for maximum winter interest. Evergreens, grasses, seedheads, bark and stem silhouettes
Tutor: Mary Payne
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Pruning - £100.00
Course Dates:
Wednesday 21 October 2020How to prune shrubs, fruit trees, perennials, grasses and fruit trees for form, vigour & flowering. When to prune, why to prune, when not to prune.
Tutor: Mary Payne
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Taking Winter Cuttings - £50.00
Course Dates:
Wednesday 18 November 2020Propagation for the dormant season. Root cuttings, division, layering and air layering. Follow up to Taking Cuttings. Bring warm clothes.
Tutor: Derry Watkins
