Events and Workshops 2020
Every year we organise a series of gardening workshops, creative workshops and special events at Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens. Our main event is our Wildlife Day in June, which is a family event, with plenty of activities and information about the wildlife of the area.
You can see a full list of all our forthcoming workshops further down the page. Alternatively click on the images below to take you to the events you are interested in.
Wildlife Day
How to book
To reserve your place/s on the courses, please select the course you wish to attend and use the Buy Now buttons beside each workshop. Alternatively complete and return the downloadable booking form.
All courses include entry to the garden plus coffee and biscuits. Materials are provided unless stated and you will leave each workshop with plenty of reference information.
Please note that course fees cannot be refunded if cancelled less than 7 days prior to date of workshop.
Apple Tree Pruning – SOLD OUT
Apple trees require pruning every year to ensure a good harvest the following autumn. The best time to prune apple trees is when they are dormant – between November and early March. In this practical apple tree pruning workshop you will join Vanessa in the orchard here at Stillingfleet Lodge…
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Aimed at aspiring, beginning and improving vegetable gardeners, this session looks at what vegetables are best to grow in the north of England with emphasis on: designing and planning a productive garden basic techniques for growing common crops rotation how easy and worthwhile particular crops are to grow. We’re delighted…
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Visitors to our garden always admire our free range poultry and this free range poultry keeping course gives you a chance to meet our own flock and learn how to care for your own poultry. The chickens, bantams, geese and guinea-fowl that we keep here at Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens are…
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Growing your own cut flowers is a great way to get the most out of your garden – and to bring the best of the garden into your house. In this workshop, led by Mary Swan, you will cover choosing the best varieties to grow, propagation, growing on, feeding, watering,…
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Leilah Vyner from Dragon Willow near Tadcaster will be leading this 1/2 day workshop to make a willow obelisk. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a 6ft obelisk using willow that will support your climbing plants this summer – perfect for sweet peas, beans, nasturtiums or other plants that…
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Leilah Vyner from Dragon Willow near Tadcaster will be leading this 1/2 day workshop to make a willow obelisk. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a 6ft obelisk using willow that will support your climbing plants this summer – perfect for sweet peas, beans, nasturtiums or other plants that…
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If you are flummoxed by focus, baffled by buttons, lousy with lenses or frequently disappointed by your photographs, this beginners photography course is for you! Christine Carr LRPS will lead this hands-on course which is aimed at complete novices and people who want to improve their photography. The workshop will cover the basic…
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We will look at plants to grow in east and north facing beds and under trees, as well as how to improve the soil conditions and help the plants to thrive. It can sometimes be difficult to select plants that thrive in those shady places. If you struggle to choose…
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As part of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Get Gardening Week we are opening the garden to visitors for free for one morning only. The theme this year is making friends through gardening, so we invite you to come and visit the garden at this beautiful time of the year and…
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This full day workshop provides an opportunity to learn the enjoyable skills of needle felting. On the day you will create your own needle felted animal portrait picture under the expert guidance of Pam Chilton. Pam will provide all the equipment and materials you need, plenty of examples, background and…
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Growing More and Better Vegetables
This is a more advanced course, aimed at people who have already been on the beginners course or who are more experienced vegetable gardeners. This session will look at vegetable growing in more detail. As well as covering in detail techniques for growing particular crops it will look at more…
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Each year we open the garden as part of the National Garden Scheme. Regular admission prices apply. The National Garden Scheme is a registered charity which opens gardens of quality, character and interest to the public. Since 1927 they have raised funds to support nursing and caring charities, and over £25 million…
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One of Yorkshire’s most renowned garden designers, Tracy Foster will be leading this workshop. Learn about the principles of garden design and how to apply them to your garden. Tips to help you disguise an awkward shaped garden, make a small garden seem bigger, make your plot feel more private…
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This full day workshop provides an opportunity to make your own wire hen or duck under the expert guidance of Chris Moss. Perfect for those of you who loved the small wire bird course and now want to make something more ambitious. Early booking recommended. Please bring a packed lunch. For the…
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This is an intermediate photography course, aimed at people who have some photographic experience but want to improve their knowledge and skill. It is led by renowned landscape and fine art photographer, John Potter B.Ed. (HONS) L.R.P.S. He will give you a grounding in the principles of digital photography and…
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