Workshop - Successful Propagation: Cuttings and Divisions
In this workshop, we aim to pass on as much green-fingered know-how as possible, so that you have the confidence to 'go forth and propagate' in your own gardens and green spaces. Discover all the tricks of the trade for propagating plants, including a range of different cuttings and division techniques, this course will give you hands-on experience and the confidence to nurture new plants into life at home, with very little expense and cost to the wider environment. The session will cover the techniques and care requirements for:
Growing a range of plants from seed
Softwood and tip cuttings
Leaf and leaf section cuttings
Division and root cuttings
Hardwood cuttings
As well as an introduction to the kinds of growing media, we’ll also cover the equipment and tools that are required for successful propagation.
Meet Alice
Alice is an experienced London gardener who can often be found growing food and planting for pollinators on London’s rooftops, including at the Coutts Skyline Garden. She is passionate about ‘organic by default’ and wildlife gardening, and currently shares her skills as a Garden Education Officer teaching Level 2 qualifications here at Walworth Garden.
Price: £85/ Free for Southwark residents
Free places are available for Southwark residents aged 19+. Each resident can claim 1 place per academic year (Oct 23- Jul 24). To check whether you are eligible, please click here.
To claim your free place, click ‘Book Here’ below, and enter code ‘SOUTHWARK23’ under ‘Redeem Coupon’.
You will then be charged a £10 deposit in order to claim your place, this deposit will be refunded to you after you attend the workshop.
Please note that you will be required to fill in a Southwark Council form, including some personal information, in order to confirm your place on a workshop. Your place will not be confirmed until this has been completed in full.
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