So many of our garden visitors have been stunned by our chicken wire Alliums that we have decided to pot on some workshops so that you can come and make them.

This half day workshop teaches you some basic chicken wire sculpture skills and you will make 3 Allium flowers on spikes to decorate your garden. They flower all year round!!

The workshop will run from 1.30-4.30 on Wednesday 7th August.

35€ per person. Light refreshments are included as well as all materials  to make 3 flower heads on spikes.

To book onto this workshop you can use the online system below. If you have any trouble using this system or prefer to pay by cheque then you can use the contact form below to check availability and request a booking form.

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Amelanchier canadensis is native to Canada (as the specific epithet suggests), and in its native environment is prized for its berries that mature in June  and are packed with vitamins and have been termed as one of the ‘super foods’. Perfectly hardy  and tolerant of the hot dry summers here it is a super choice as a large shrub or small tree for your garden. The fruits are similar in size and taste to a blueberry and can be used as a substitute for blueberries in fruit salads, cakes, sprinkled on your  breakfast,  if you get a bumper crop you can make jams and jellies and even June berry Gin – use the same quantities and method as for making sloe gin.

Not only does it produce an edible crop of tasty fruits but it is an attractive ornamental plant too, the first new leaves have a coppery tint and the early white blossom covers the tree in early to mid-spring. In autumn the leaves turn brilliant red adding a third season of interest. It is low maintenance, requiring no specialist pruning – just the removal of dead, damaged or diseased material and any crossing, rubbing branches.

You can grow it as a standard tree where it will develop a neat, rounded crown or as a multi-stemmed shrub for a lower, more dense effect.

We have Amelanchier canadensis plants for sale at La Petite Pépinière at Le Jardin Créatif and a mature specimen to see in our demonstration garden. We will be offering tastings when the berries are ripe – hopefully for our Jardins Ouverts day on 23rd June!

Le Jardin Créatif are now offering workshops in Metal Art. You can come and create a simple piece using the plasma cutter and/or welding. We also make custom panels, signs and sculptures to order.

On our half day workshops you will be guided through the process step by step to make a unique piece for your garden, home or business. Sessions will be one to one or two people maximum, to be arranged as bespoke workshops.

See our new page on the website for more details: Bespoke Metal Art

Just a reminder that the nursery will close early this Saturday. We will have to close at 2.00pm on 18th May (for this week only)

We have our usual range of herbaceous perennials, cottage garden plants, bedding and container plants, herbs and also a range of veg plants including chilli peppers, sweet peppers, tomatoes, our heirloom curly kale mix, pac choi, chinese brocolli, rainbow chard……..

Our garden is also open for nursery customers to have a look round for inspiration. Come and see us – but before 2pm!