Workshop: Herbs and Edible Flowers
It is surprising how many plants growing in our gardens are edible. Herbs and edible flowers have been used to enhance the flavour, colour and nutritional content of our foods for thousands of years, yet many of us stick to the same old varieties. Learn how to propagate and grow your own tasty herbs and edible flowers to add flavour and vibrancy to your meals. Filling our outdoor spaces with herbs and edible flowers adds welcome scent and colour for us and benefits our urban wildlife too.
Delivered by our RHS qualified and experienced tutor, this practical one-day workshop includes some simple propagation techniques for you to try, so that you can take away a pot of your own herb cuttings. With lots of information and inspiration available, we will help you to confidently identify a range of edible flowers and herbs to grow in your garden and use in your cooking.
Meet Sarah Foss
Sarah began her gardening journey in 2005, working with disabled people helping them to overcome ongoing mental ill-health by accessing gardening. She went on to run gardening projects and sessional tutoring for Age UK Merton and EcoLocal teaching, before completing the RHS Level 3 Diploma in Horticulture, and working as a Senior Tutor, delivering horticultural training to disabled adults, and teaching City and Guilds Practical Horticulture Courses to Level 2.
Sarah has completed her RHS Master of Horticulture degree course with distinction and was the recipient of the RHS Chittenden award this year for coming top of her year group, she continues to pass on knowledge by teaching at EcoLocal, Sutton Parks Department, and Walworth Garden.
In her spare time, Sarah looks after her own garden and allotment and enjoys cooking, sewing and yoga.
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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