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July 2020
Planning Planting Westonbirt
Does the planting in your garden run out of steam half-way through the season? Designing a garden full of plants that look attractive all year requires some forward planning. On this day long workshop we share the key tips and techniques that professionals use to keep gardens looking great all year round. We focus in particular on herbaceous perennials, the flowers that we rely on for months of colour in the border. At the end of the day, you will have…
Find out more »Summer Flower Posy Workshop
Spend a relaxing morning learning how to make a beautiful hand tied posy using fresh Summer flowers bursting with colour and scent. . With step by step guidance you can take your time, crafting your own unique bouquet of seasonal blooms. You will learn our top tips for the spiral technique, widely, used by professional florists but straightforward to master. This technique keeps your flowers in place when they are dropped into a vase. We also share a quick and…
Find out more »Summer Flower Posy workshop with Tour
An absolute treat for anyone who loves both flowers and gardens we have included your own guided tour of Lord and Lady Lansdowne’s private walled gardens to one of our summer posy workshops. Only booked tours are given access to this 4 acre walled garden which is remarkable for its ornamental planting and includes a fabulous double herbaceous border. Combined with a delicous lunch this makes a wonderful day out.
Find out more »September 2020
Grow Your Own Flowers
Do you dream of having flowers every day of the week, not just for special occasions? Come to Bowood house and spend the morning learning what you can grow in your own back garden for use as cut flowers. After lunch enjoy an inspiring tour of the private walled garden of Lord and Lady Lansdowne. Then spend the afternoon having a go yourself, with step by step guidance, at arranging grown and gathered material to make your own posy. You…
Find out more »Easy Bulbs for Spring Colour
Venue: Bowood House, Wilts Bulbs are an almost effortless way of achieving maximum colour for minimum investment. This full day workshop will explain how to plan bulb planting for both flower borders and containers, providing flowers from February to June. You will learn about some less well-known fuss free treasures as well as the daffodils and tulips we all know and love. We will also look at which winter bedding plants to use for your bulb containers to ensure you…
Find out more »Fail safe Plants
Venue: Bowood House, Wilts, Between us, we have designed and built over 100 gardens. On this half-day workshop we will spill the beans and reveal the plants that we rely on to work well in any garden. We will explain how understanding the six layers of planting that occur naturally in any English garden can help you design successful planting. The course looks at trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials, climbers, bulbs and groundcover planting, suggesting reliable plants for each layer. We…
Find out more »Autumn posy Workshop
Spend a relaxing morning learning how to make a beautiful hand tied posy using beautiful Autumnal flowers plus seasonal delights like hips, haws, berries and seedheads. With step by step guidance you can take your time, crafting your own unique bouquet of seasonal blooms. You will learn our top tips for the spiral technique, widely used by professional florists but straightforward to master. This technique keeps your flowers in place when they are dropped into a vase. We also share…
Find out more »October 2020
Autumn posy workshop
An absolute treat for anyone who loves both flowers and gardens we have included your own guided tour of Lord and Lady Lansdowne’s private walled gardens to one of our Autumn posy workshops. Only booked tours are given access to this 4 acre walled garden which is remarkable for its ornamental planting and includes a fabulous double herbaceous border. Combined with a delicous lunch this makes a wonderful day out. Plus your ticket includes entry to the grounds so you can…
Find out more »Autumn Flower Posy Workshop
Spend a relaxing morning learning how to make a beautiful hand tied posy using gorgeous Autumnal flowers plus seasonal delights like hips, haws, berries and seedheads. With step by step guidance you can take your time, crafting your own unique bouquet of seasonal blooms. You’ll learn our top tips for the spiral technique, widely used by professional florists but straightforward to master. This technique keeps your flowers in place when they are dropped into a vase. We also share a…
Find out more »Planning Planting
VENUE: Mells Walled Garden. Does the planting in your garden run out of steam half-way through the season? Designing a garden full of plants that look attractive all year requires some forward planning. On this day long workshop we share the key tips and techniques that professionals use to keep gardens looking great all year round. We focus in particular on herbaceous perennials, the flowers that we rely on for months of colour in the border. At the end of…
Find out more »Creative Plans
VENUE: Mells Walled Garden. Does your garden need pulling together? Have you struggled to create an overall layout that works for you? This day long workshop reveals a tried and tested method for planning a garden that will connect your garden to the house and make the garden feel much bigger. We will be looking at the fundamental garden design principles and spend some time thinking about how to use geometry in your garden. By the end of the day…
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