Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden
18th of January learn how to grow your own vegetable patch with the emphasis on convenience.
- Booking essential
This course has been carefully designed to support students of all abilities, whether you are just beginning your journey into vegetable gardening or seeking to revitalise an existing or unproductive kitchen garden. Our aim is to ensure that everyone, regardless of experience, leaves with the confidence and practical know-how to grow their own produce.
For those with limited garden space, we will also explore the principles and techniques of container growing, demonstrating how to cultivate a productive garden even in smaller areas. The course will cover essential topics such as growing vegetables from modular plugs or by direct sowing, making compost, preparing the ground, and planning what crops to include in your kitchen garden.
Your tutors are Lizzie and Jo. Lizzie, lives and breathes plants and nature. Lizzie has a BSc in Plant Science from the University of Nottingham, followed by 5+ years training in horticulture and gardening on a large traditional countryside estate. She now runs her own gardening maintenance business. Jo's love of gardening came from her father's vegetable growing. Her love and enthusiasm for gardening began when she gained her RHS qualification's and had her first garden. Jo also has a FdSc in Garden design.
The course takes takes place on 18 January. There will be a break for lunch and space to eat a packed lunch, alternatively there is an on-site café. Tea and coffee provided.
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| Adult | £120.00 |
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| £120.00 |
The basics
- Booking details
Call please email for futher information
- Meeting point
The Heritage and Rural Skills Centre is located in Coleshill village. Follow signs for the visitor car park, from here follow signs to the Timber Store.
- What to bring and wear
All tools and materials included. Wear practical clothes suitable for crafting. Please bring your own refreshments (or the means to purchase these from the on-site café).
- Accessibility
Toilets on site, including accessible toilet. Level access into the teaching space. Some uneven surfaces such as cobbles due to the historic nature of the building. Please contact us if you require an accessible parking space or if you would like to have an informal chat about access before you book.
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