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.
I have seen a few examples of this technique on various websites and have been meaning to have a go for a while. It’s a very simple process, all you need are a few basic pieces of equipment, access to a range of plant material and some imagination. The hardest bit was remembering to pre-soak […]


