Gardening Courses
Throughout the year we run practical gardening courses at Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens. Our gardening workshops include hands-on courses such as apple tree pruning as well as workshops dealing with garden design. In keeping with the ethos of our garden they tend to look at ways to garden that encourages wildlife. These workshops are either led by garden owner, Vanessa Cook, or by visiting experts.
We also hold a variety of more creative arts and crafts courses using the garden as inspiration.
All courses include entry to the garden plus welcome coffee and biscuits. Unless stated, materials are provided and you will leave each workshop with plenty of reference information.
Please note that workshop fees cannot be refunded if cancelled less than 7 days prior to date of workshop.
To reserve your place/s please click on the event and use the Book Now buttons beside each workshop. Alternatively complete and return the downloadable booking form.
We would recommend early booking as many courses sell out quickly.
Gardening Courses in 2024
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Previous Gardening Workshops
Growing Vegetables Under Cover
This workshop looks at how to get the best from a greenhouse or polytunnel. It is aimed at those with, or considering acquiring, a greenhouse or polytunnel and covers all…
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Design a Wildlife Garden
Design a wildlife garden is a new course for 2022 and we are delighted to introduce a new workshop tutor, Richard Easton. This will be a full day workshop where…
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Using Colour and Foliage in the Garden
Join Vanessa for this workshop that celebrates the role of foliage in the garden and particularly how it works with colour. Learn how to keep colour and structure in your…
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Better Vegetables Next Year?
September is an excellent time for planning a vegetable garden and this workshop is for all those who’ve had some vegetable growing experience but have had a few ups and downs.…
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Autumn Garden Walk
Join garden-owner Vanessa Cook for an autumn garden walk before the garden closes for winter. Come and see the plants that flower later in the year, the foliage as it…
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Snowdrop Walk – Exclusive Event for Season Ticket Holders
We are delighted to be opening the garden exclusively for our Season Ticket holders to enjoy a Snowdrop Walk. This is the first time that we have opened the garden…
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Make a Willow Obelisk – Morning
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…
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Make a Willow Obelisk – Afternoon
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…
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Testimonials
Sue Dalton
"Thank you so much for your time and expertise on Tuesday morning. The workshop was not only informative, but also enjoyable – not least because of the beautiful early spring-like weather. The hands-on experience certainly gave me much more confidence to attack my ageing trees. I was surprised to find very few buds when I got home, but my garden is much more exposed so I suppose I should wait patiently before I get the secateurs out."
Derek Jones
“I can highly recommend this course about growing vegetables organically, it answered all the queries I had thought of, including those I hadn’t! I came away knowing exactly to how set out my garden and with specific advice about what would grow at its latitude and elevation. After the course I spent a happy couple of hours looking around Stillingfleet Lodge gardens and came away with three plants from the nursery.”