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March 2018
Thank You Mum
Running a few days before Mothers’ Day, this is the perfect treat for that special person who loves flowers. Using fresh spring flowers, you will spend a relaxing morning learning how to make a beautiful hand tied posy. With step by step guidance you can take your time, crafting your own unique bouquet of seasonal blooms. This will be a lovely day to remember, with the bonus of a gorgeous gift posy at the end of the course to take…
Find out more »April 2018
Which Vase?
VENUE: Oak Tree Barn, Burrington. This workshop looks at what shapes work best for what flowers and gives you a few ideas for ways to ring the changes with your tried and tested favourite vase. You will get to have a go yourself with what Louise calls her perfect vase – a jug!
Find out more »Planning Planting
VENUE: Special Plants, SN14 8LA. 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. At the end of the day you will have completed your first planting plan and learned a straightforward method for doing the same…
Find out more »Spring Time Posy
VENUE: Mells Walled Garden. Learn how to make a simple hand tied posy with fresh seasonal spring flowers. In addition, we practice a fail safe way to wrap your arrangement so they turn into a beautiful gift bouquet. You will never be stuck for present ideas again!
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 »May 2018
Failsafe Plants
VENUE: Mells Walled Garden. 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 »Classic Colour Combining
VENUE: Oak Tree Barn, Burrington. By knowing what goes well together you can buy every day supermarket flowers and turn them into a truly special arrangement. This workshop is a combination of demonstration and hands on practice. You will see how to make 4 perfect arrangements; Classic White and green, vintage English Meadow for a loose mixed colour arrangement, timeless purple and white, and the single colour knockout. You will have a go at making your own hand tied…
Find out more »June 2018
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 »Grow Your Own
VENUE: Mells Walled Garden. Do you dream of having flowers every day of the week, not just for special occasions? Learn what you can grow in your own back garden for use as cut flowers. Have a go yourself, with step by step guidance, at arranging grown and gathered material to make your own posy. You are welcome to bring along anything you have in the garden for inspiration on how to use it in an arrangement.
Find out more »July 2018
Failsafe Plants
VENUE: Mells Walled Garden. 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 »Hanham Court Summer Flowers & Tour
VENUE: Hanham Court, near Bristol. Come and spend a relaxing day playing with flowers in the inspiring surroundings of Hanham Court. In the morning you will learn how to make a simple hand tied posy of beautiful summer flowers. The workshop explains the technique of ‘spiralling’, providing step by step guidance and giving you plenty of time to practise and perfect your skills. Spiralling keeps your flowers in place so they don’t move when you put them in a vase.…
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…
Find out more »September 2018
Easy Bulbs & Quick Containers for Winter
A few well-planted, and well chosen, containers can transform a garden. And bulbs are an almost effortless way of achieving maximum colour for minimum investment. This full day workshop will explain how to plant crowd-pleasing containers and which bulbs will deliver the biggest punch. With a little forward planning, you can plant a container with bulbs and winter bedding for flowers from October to June.
Find out more »Easy Bulbs & Quick Containers for Winter
A few well-planted, and well chosen, containers can transform a garden. And bulbs are an almost effortless way of achieving maximum colour for minimum investment. This full day workshop will explain how to plant crowd-pleasing containers and which bulbs will deliver the biggest punch. With a little forward planning, you can plant a container with bulbs and winter bedding for flowers from October to June.
Find out more »October 2018
Creative Plans
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 you will have created…
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 »Autumn hand tied Posy workshop
Come and spend a relaxing morning playing with gorgeous autumn flowers and seasonal treats like hips and berries. On this half day workshop you will learn how to make a simple hand tied posy with step by step guidance and plenty of time to practise.
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