Author: carolinewright201

After being a course leader and lecturer in Horticulture at Nottingham Trent University for nearly 20 years I am now working on a new venture in Limousin, France. In our plant nursery and garden school we aim to carry on sharing our passion for horticulture and natural crafts.
Specialist subjects include plant science, propagation, plant identification, specialist traditional and modern pruning and maintenance techniques. We also teach greenwood crafts, weaving, stained glass art and other crafts using natural materials.

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Learn basic willow weaving techniques and create an obelisk for your garden. The workshop will run from 1pm-4pm on Tuesday 31st May. The cost per person is 35 euros and includes all materials to make an obelisk approximately 1.2 metres high and light refreshments.

THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. Please get in touch if you would like to do this workshop in the future using the contact form below

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THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULLY BOOKED, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH TO REQUEST EXTRA DATES Learn how to create sculptures using chicken wire and make a cute owl sculpture for your garden. This workshop will run from 10am-4.30pm on Wednesday 13th July. Cost per person is 55 euros – all materials and light refreshments are included in the price but you will need to bring a packed lunch.

Places are limited so please use the contact form below the images to enquire about availability and request booking information.

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Learn how to use chicken wire for sculpture and make a cute piglet sculpture for your garden.

This workshop will run from 10.00-4.30 on Thursday 23rd June and costs 55 euros per person. All materials and tea/coffee/biscuits are included in the price but you will need to bring a packed lunch.

Places are limited so please get in touch using the contact form below the images to enquire about availability and request booking information.

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Learn how to use willow for sculpture and create a Highland Cow head to hang on an interior or exterior wall. THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULLY BOOKED, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH TO REQUEST EXTRA DATES

This workshop will run from 10.00-4.30 on Wednesday 22nd June 2022. The cost per person is 65 euros and includes all materials, tea/coffee & biscuits but you will need to bring a packed lunch.

Places are limited so please use the contact form below to enquire about availability and request booking information.

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Learn some basic willow weaving skills and create an obelisk for your garden. The workshop will run from 1.00pm-4.00pm, you will make an obelisk approximately 1.2 metres tall, to use in the garden, borders or pots. The cost is 35 euros per person which includes all materials + tea/coffee.

Places are limited so please use the contact form below to enquire about availability and request booking information.

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Learn how to use willow for sculpture and create a Stags Head to hang on an interior or exterior wall.

The workshop will run from 10am-4.30pm on Friday 17th June 2022. Cost per person is 70 euros, this includes all materials, tea/coffee/biscuits but you will need to bring a packed lunch.

Places are limited so please get in touch using the contact form below the images to check availability and request booking information.

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Learn how to use chicken wire for sculpture and make a life-sized chicken sculpture for your garden.

This workshop will run from 10am-4.30/5.00pm on Monday 16th May 2022. 60 euros per person – includes all materials. we serve tea/coffee/biscuits but you will need to bring a packed lunch.

Places are limited so please use the contact form below to enquire about availability and booking information. Chicken wire is malleable and easy to work with but you will need some dexterity to make a large sculpture.

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Learn traditional weaving skills as well as using willow for sculpture to make these decorative toadstools for your garden. NOW FULLY BOOKED – please get in touch to request extra dates

This workshop runs from 10am – 4.00pm and costs 55 euros per person. The price includes all materials, we provide tea/coffee/biscuits but you will need to bring a packed lunch.

Places are limited so please use the contact form below to enquire about availability and request a booking form.

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We are planning our Christmas workshops for late November and early December and have scheduled some dates for Christmas Wreaths and Chicken Wire Robins. (scroll down past the gallery for booking information).

Traditional Christmas Wreaths will be made from fresh & dried greenery

Chicken Wire Robins – you will make a pair

Both workshops are half day (2.5 to 3 hour) sessions and cost 35 euros each. We have scheduled one full day where you can come along and take part in both activities – the full day workshop costs 70 euros. We will provide tea & coffee as well as all materials to make your Robins and/or Wreath. For the full day session you will need to bring a packed lunch. Places are limited so please use the contact form below to enquire about availability stating your preferred date.

Tuesday 30th November – full day/both workshops 10am – 4pm: 70 euros (NOW FULLY BOOKED)

Friday 3rd December – Robins: half day workshop 10am – 1pm: 35 euros (NOW FULLY BOOKED)

Monday 6th December – Wreath workshop 1pm-4pm: 35 euros

Wednesday 8th December – Wreath workshop 1pm-4pm: 35 euros (NOW FULLY BOOKED)

Tuesday 14th December – Robins 10am-4pm: 35 euros

**We have also reserved some dates in late November and early December for group bookings. We can put on either workshop for you and your friends (minimum of 4 people, maximum 6) Please use the contact form below to make an enquiry.

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Just a reminder that we will be closing the nursery early this coming Saturday 4th September at 2.30/300pm. Back to normal the following week.

Our one year old maiden apple trees are now ready for sale. Grafted by us from our own collection of heritage UK apple varieties onto dwarfing rootstocks. They are ready for training into standard, cordon or espalier forms.

You can download the varieties list here:

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We have produced these young trees ourselves and numbers of each variety are limited. You can come and select them on Saturdays 10-4. We can take pre-orders but we can only hold on to them for 2 weeks maximum, collection on Saturdays only.