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 how to use willow for sculpture and create a large dragonfly to mount on an interior or exterior wall.

The workshop will run from 10am-4pm on Friday 17th November. Cost per person is 70 euros – this includes all materials plus tea/coffee/biscuits (you will need to bring a packed lunch)

If you would like to reserve a place or request more information please use the contact form below the image or send us an email: lejardincreatif87@gmail.com (in either case please check your SPAM/Junk mail if you do not get a reply within 2 working days.

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We have started to schedule our Christmas workshops for 2023, the dates below are available for individuals and small groups of friends to book on to. We can put on other dates for group bookings of 6 to 8 people, or we can book out a whole day for a group to do two workshops of your choice.

Each individual workshop costs 40 euros per person including all basic materials, tea/coffee/mince pies (For the Christmas Wreaths all greenery, a bow and three decorations are included in the price, additional decorations are available at cost price – or you may bring your own, For the Robins you will make two wire robins – fairy lights and stand are not included)

If you are interested in any of the courses already scheduled below, or to request a group booking on a date to suit you please either send us an email: lejardincreatif87@gmail.com or use the contact form at the bottom of the page, in either case please check your SPAM/Junk mail if you don’t get a reply within 2 working days (we don’t always get notifications of comments on Facebook so we may not see them if you enquire in a comment)

Willow Angels Tuesday 14th November – 1-4pm – now fully booked

Christmas Wreaths Friday 8th December – 1-4pm – now fully booked

Christmas Wreaths Tuesday 12th December 1-4pm – now fully booked

Chicken Wire Robins – Thursday 14th December 1-4pm – now fully booked

Willow Angels Saturday 16th December 1-4pm – 1 place available

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Learn how to use willow for sculpture and make a stags head for mounting on an outdoor or indoor wall. They look great with fairy lights on their antlers!

The workshop runs from 10am-4.30pm on Friday 10th November and costs 75 euros per person. All materials are included plus tea/coffee/water/biscuits but you will need to bring a packed lunch.

Places are limited so please either send us an email: lejardincreatif87@gmail.com – or use the contact form below to reserve a place or request more information (in either case please check your SPAM/junk box if you don’t get a reply within two working days)

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On this two day workshop you will learn the traditional techniques of making leaded glass windows. The course covers the basics of the tools, materials and equipment and you will learn how to cut glass, join it with lead and solder it together by making a simple panel (around A4 size).

The course runs from 10am-4pm on both days and costs 140 euros per person – materials are extra so that you can have a choice of designs and colours, the average cost of an A4 panel is 25 euros (materials are priced at cost price).

If you would like to reserve a place or find out more please send us an email: lejardincreatif87@gmail.com or use the contact form below (check your spam/junk box if you don’t get a reply within 2 working days)

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NOW FULLY BOOKED – WATCH OUT FOR FUTURE DATES Learn basic weaving skills and create a decorative Willow Obelisk for your garden. The finished height of your obelisk will be around 1.2metres and they can be used as a decorative garden feature or for climbing plants. They also look great with fairy lights on them and make a pretty Christmas feature.

Thursday 12th October 1pm-4pm. Cost 45 euros per person – this includes all materials plus hot and cold drinks & biscuits. Places are limited so please use the contact form below the images or send us an email: lejardincreatif87@gmail.com to reserve a place or request more information (Please check your SPAM/Junk box if you don’t receive a reply from us within 2 working days)

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As we move into the heat of the summer and the spring flowers are going over we need to keep up a supply of pollen and nectar to sustain the populations of butterflies and bees and help to prevent them from going into decline.

I am often asked by nursery customers to advise on which plants are best for butterflies and/or bees, and the answer is really anything that has a single flower – as in a non-double flowers where the reproductive organs have mutated into petals which gives a more showy flower but reduces the amount of pollen and nectar available (double flowers are great if you suffer from hay fever, but they are not going to provide sustenance for the insects). In general butterflies go for flowers with a flat top – so they have a landing pad, bees often go for tubular flowers that they can get inside to reach the pollen. The other key factor is to make sure that there is a succession of different flowers throughout the season even through the winter. Going into July and August is often a difficult time but we have identified 4 herbaceous perennials that both the butterflies and bees particularly love, that cope with the heat, look good in the garden and will supply pollen and nectar right through the summer:

Verbena bonariensis, Echinacea purpurea, Scabiosa, Echium vulgare: all available from our nursery as well as a wide range of other flowering perennials and also winter flowering shrubs that will provide essential nectar on sunny winter days. Open Saturdays 10am-4pm.

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We have had another request for this popular workshop to make a trio of ‘Allium’ flowers out of chicken wire. The workshop will run from 1.00pm – 4.00pm on Thursday 24th August, cost 45 euros per person which includes all materials to make 3 allium flowers on rods with a choice of colours, plus hot and cold drinks are provided.

If you would like to join us please send us an email to request the booking information: lejardincreatif87@gmail.com or use the contact form below (in either case please check your SPAM or JUNK folder if you don’t get a reply within 2 working days)

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THIS DATE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED, WE HAVE AN EXTRA DATE ON 28TH JULY Learn how to use chicken wire for garden sculpture and make three Echinacea/Rudbeckia flowers for your garden.

This workshop runs from 10am-4pm on Thursday 6th July. 65 euros per person – all materials to make three flowers on rods are included plus hot and cold drinks throughout the day. (You will need to bring a packed lunch).

If you would like to reserve a place or find out more please send us an email: lejardincreatif87@gmail.com or use the contact form below the gallery to get in touch. (in either case please check your SPAM box if you don’t see a reply within 2 working days)

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Learn how to use willow to create garden sculptures and make a dragonfly to hang on an exterior or interior wall, or mount in your garden. This workshop runs from 10am till 4pm on Friday 16th June. Cost: 70 euros per person, all materials are included plus hot and cold drinks. You will need to bring a packed lunch.

Places are limited so please get in touch to reserve a place/request booking information. Send us an email at: lejardincreatif87@gmail.com – or use the contact form below – in either case please check your SPAM box if you don’t see a reply from us within 2 working days

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Learn how to use chicken wire for sculpture and create a ‘Little Owl’ sculpture for your garden. The workshop runs from 10am -4.00pm and costs 60 euros per person. We provide all materials and hot/cold drinks but you will need to bring a packed lunch.

Places are limited so if you would like to book a place or request more information please send us an email: lejardincreatif87@gmail.com or use the contact form below to get in touch (please check your SPAM box if you don’t see a reply within 2 working days)

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