Saturday Practical Gardening Mornings
A new series of half day courses focussing on developing your
confidence in practical gardening skills. Ideal for beginners
or those with some gardening experience.
Choosing plants
Saturday 9th March
Need help choosing plants for your garden? Do you spent hours
walking around garden centres only to come home with plants that
disappoint in your garden or do you struggle to choose combinations
of plants that look good together?
Pruning made easy
Saturday 13th April
Do you struggle with pruning, lack confidence or just hope
you're doing the right thing at the right time?
Plant identification for
Beginners
Saturday 20th April
Using the Gardens plant collections, this workshop will teach
you some of the basic skills of plant identification and provide
the chance to put them into practice...
Spring Propagation
Saturday 11th May
A hands on workshop learning how to propagate plants at his time
of year, the opportunity to take cuttings from the gardens...
Exploring the Plant Kingdom
Saturday 18th May
What do trees and algae have in common? Why are magnolias
pollinated by beetles? An exciting look at plant diversity
and evolution...
Gardening in Containers
Saturday 8th June
Containers are a great way to bring colour and seasonal interest
to your garden...
Wildflowers & Meadows
Saturday 15th June
Set against the backdrop of Ness's wildflower meadow, this
workshop will teach you how identify native wildflowers...
Pest, Diseases & Weeds
Saturday 13th July
Even the most experienced gardeners suffer problems caused by
weeds, pests and diseases...
Identifying Trees
Saturday 20th July
This workshop will look at the identification of some common and
more unusual trees using the extensive tree collections in Ness
gardens...
Summer Propagation
Saturday 10th August
A hands on workshop learning how to propagate plants at his time
of year, the opportunity to take cuttings from the gardens...