Shaping Nature: February half term at Ham House

Shaping Nature

Sat 16 - Sun 24 Feb, 10am-5pm - £2 per worksheet

Pick up a sheet from visitor reception to guide you through how a garden is put together and explore these elements in our formal garden before designing a garden of your own. The best garden will win a special prize - a day out with our garden team! Have fun and get some one on one tution for how to help your garden grow. We'll give you lunch and a few special treats to take home too.

Don't forget to consider all aspects of garden design whilst creating your own garden project. Here are some hints to help inspire you:

Architectural shapes and symmetry - why not explore the Cherry Garden and Wilderness to see this at its best? The bare trees in winter allow the evergreen shaped hedges and topariy to really shine through. 

Inspiring Awe and Wonder: 500,00 bulb flowering - take a walk along the South Terrace at the back of the house and admire the view as our spring bulbs begin to flourish. What colours are you going to include in your garden?

Our working Kitchen Garden - stroll through the vegetable plots and take a look at all the lovely produce we've been growing - what would you plant in your garden which could end up on your dinner plate?

Head to the Education room afterwards to tie all your ideas together into a great garden design to enter into our competition. 

Create a garden with us

Monday 18^th and Tuesday 19^th  Feb, 11:30 -12:30

Come along to learn how we plan a garden area and work on our new family picking garden.

How do you make a garden? There is a lot more to it than just growing! Our gardeners are here to show you how you can plan and create a garden. Then put your skills to practise in our Family Picking Garden.

Book your free time slot here

Limited spaces available

Shuffle like a penguin!

Wednesday 20^th  and Thursday 21^st  Feb, 11:30 – 12:30

We need your help (and your feet) to get our new flower beds ready. Come along and work with our garden team to prepare the beds for seed sowing. We will be shuffling like penguins to remove air from the soil and make the beds as ready as possible for seed to flourish. Learn the steps to take and then try it at home!

Limited spaces available, come along on the day. 

Art activites Below Stairs 

Located in the Education Room, Below Stairs, open 12-4, FREE 

Get crafty this half term with art activites in our Education Room. Use shapes to create a wonderful garden or picture of your own.

Art activites are free and suitable for all ages. Drop-in anytime from 12-4pm, no booking required. 

The gardens are open from 10am, and the house will open at 12pm. Please bear this in mind when planning your visit.  

And not forgetting the adults...

Not visiting us over half term with the kids or want to see more? Why not take a stroll around the formal gardens and admire the display of 500,000 bulbs blooming - they should begin sprouting from late February onwards.