Workshop: Introduction to Gardening (2 days)
This is a more in-depth, 2 day version of our ever-popular Introduction to Gardening workshop, covering much of the same material but diving in more deeply.
One of our most popular workshops, Introduction to Gardening guides you through the approaches and essential knowledge that will help you to become a successful gardener. This is the first session we recommend to all with little or no gardening experience, and especially those hoping to begin gardening at home in their houses, balconies, or gardens. Join us in our award-winning and sumptuously-planted garden for this primary insight into the fundamentals of sustainable and future-facing gardening. We also allow (and encourage!) plenty of time for questions, and welcome discussion in shaping the session. This session will cover:
Growing media, compost and soil
The basics of propagation
What to grow that's easy
Gardening with nature
Pruning
Pests and diseases - avoidance tactics that are kind to the ecosystem
Right plant, right place and aspect - considerations for planning
Please note that this is a 2-day workshop running:
Saturday 23 November 2024
AND
Sunday 24 November 2024
For those interested in learning to grow food, we have another course called ‘Introduction to Food Growing’.
If you would like a more gentle introduction, we are also running this workshop in a 1-day version.
Meet Tracy (she/her)
With an encyclopedic knowledge of plants and gardening, Tracy gives out wonderful advice to our community as a Walworth Garden Plant Centre Supervisor. She also shares her knowledge within our social and therapeutic programmes in gardening sessions for those with mental health difficulties and/or facing barriers to mental health care.
Price: £150/ Free for Southwark residents
Free places are available for Southwark residents aged 19+. Each resident can claim 1 place per academic year (Sept 24- Jul 25). To check whether you are eligible, please click here.
To claim your free place, click ‘Book Here’ below, and enter code ‘SOUTHWARK2DAY-25’ 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.
Can’t make this date? We are running this workshop again on the date below! Click through to find out more.
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