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Many of these events are run every year – if you’re interested please contact us
January, 2012
Saturday 28 January 2012
Bread-making with Real Pâtisserie
THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL (email us to go on our waiting list!)… Join the Garden House and Brighton’s own Real Pâtisserie for a unique baking experience. Working in the Real Pâtisserie bakery, you will learn about the ingredients and the traditional skills that go into creating just the best breads…
Saturday 21 January 2012
Next steps in Knitting
Know the basics of knit and purl, but want to know more about how to shape your work and follow a pattern? Join expert knitter Julia Hincks for our fun and friendly workshop, and get expert help. Julie will demonstrate how to follow a pattern, showing you how to shape…
Saturday 14 January 2012
Sewing: Make a Fabric bag or Cushion
Improve your sewing skills and enjoy a fun, supportive and relaxing day at the Garden House. Be inspired, make a bag or cushion with expert Julia Hincks – hand-sew or learn to use a machine more effectively.
Fabric bag: choose the design, add decoration using hand embroidery and applique techniques or keep it…
December, 2011
Sunday 11 December 2011
Christmas Wreath-Making Workshops at Much Ado Books, Alfriston
Create a beautiful decorative wreath for inside your house or for your front door. We are again collaborating with the wonderful Much Ado Books in Alfriston, holding two wreath-making workshops on Sunday 11 December.
This very special bookshop will also be open, offering both new and second-hand books. Nash and Cate from…
Friday 9 December and Saturday 10 December 2011
Christmas Wreath-Making Workshops
Join one of our hugely popular Christmas Wreath-Making Workshops and create a beautiful decorative wreath for inside your house or for your front door.
Friday 9 December – two sessions: 2pm – 4.30pm or 6.30pm – 9pm
Saturday 10 December – two sessions: 11am to 1.30pm or 3.30pm to 6pm.
We provide…
Wednesday 7 December 2011
Wine Tasting for Christmas!
Join our latest wine-tasting workshop with expert Henry Butler of local wine merchant The Butler’s Wine Cellar.
We’ll be working our way through a selection of fine wines – wines that Henry recommends for Christmas! If you love wine, but perhaps are not too confident on how to choose and what…
Saturday 3 December 2011
Paper Collage Workshop
Create your own unique Christmas gifts – a small, framed picture, and at least one Christmas card. Illustrator Jane Robbins works in paper collage, combining her life long interest in flat pattern, patchwork and found objects, and mixing them together to produce new decorative images. www.janerobbins.co.uk
Collage is a wonderfully creative…
November, 2011
Saturday 26 November 2011
Mistletoe Market
The Garden House is holding a celebration of festive offerings – stalls selling inspiring and unusual gifts, homemade preserves and celebration delights!
Delicious home made lunch will be available or tea and cakes with mulled cider.
Entrance is free and our wonderful Garden Room will be looking suitably festive. The Garden Room…
Saturday 19 November 2011
Bookbinding Workshop
Led by paper-artist and bookbinder Nicola Jackson participants in our bookbinding workshop will make a single section notebook and then a multiple section, stitched, case bound sketchbook, using their own choice of cloth and paper covers.
Nicola will demonstrate the basic bookbinding skills that can be adapted to make many different sizes…
Saturday 12 November 2011
Design and make a Mosaic Mirror
SORRY, ALREADY FULL! Design and make a small mosaic mirror – the perfect Christmas gift! Join another of our very popular Mosaic Workshops, led by local mosaic artist Sue Samways. Sue will inspire you to experiment with colour, pattern and texture to create a totally unique mirror to decorate your home or to create…
Thursday 3 and Thursday 10 November 2011
Jewellery-making Workshop
Join our jewellery-making evening workshops. Led by Val Shore, whose own beautiful beaded pieces are both inspirational and highly covetable! Create and take home your own unique piece – perhaps a delightful Christmas gift for yourself, a relative, or a friend!
On two evenings – Thursday 3 November and Thursday 10…
October, 2011
Saturday 29 October 2011
Make your own Felted Tea-Cosy!
Time for tea? Join expert felt-maker Mary Dean for our fun and friendly workshop and make your own felted tea-cosy!
Mary lives in Brighton has been making felt for the past twelve years. She has an experimental approach to her work, always developing her style and generating new ideas. One of…
Friday 28 October 2011
Make your own Jams and Preserves!
Now that you’ve “grown your own”, what should you do with the excess produce? We have the answer – join our workshop and learn how to make jams, jelly and chutney.
Bring your own jam jars (preferably small ones, they make better gifts!), and we’ll take care of the rest!
Cost: £60…
Saturday 15 October 2011
Botanical Illustration: autumn fruits and berries
Don’t miss this one day botanical illustration workshop suitable for all abilities.
Working with specimens from the garden, create accurate botanical studies with guidance from professional botanical art tutor Leigh Ann Gale. Learn the art of accurate observation and composition, and experiment with different media including pencil, watercolour, pen and ink,…
Saturday 8 October 2011
Designing with Plants at the Sussex Prairies Garden
The Garden House are delighted to join Paul and Pauline McBride at the dramatic Sussex Prairies Garden for a day’s focus on Designing with Plants – an exploration of what makes for dream partnerships – looking at colour, shape, texture and architectural forms of plants.
The day will begin at 10.30…
Thursday 6 October 2011
Create your own Garden Art Journal
Love the idea of making your own garden journal? Join local artist and journal-maker Sue Wood for our small and friendly 10-session creative course where you can create your own sketchbook or visual diary using photographs, collage, notes and/or sketches.
“As a practising visual artist, I have been keeping sketchbooks since…
Starting Wednesday 5 October 2011
First Time Gardener: 8-week course
THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL – WE’LL BE ADDING NEW COURSE DATES SOON! Our autumn course is for all you first time gardeners out there! It is designed for the real beginner – to improve your knowledge, gardening skills – and to give you all the confidence you need to…
Saturday 1 October 2011
Bread-making with Real Pâtisserie
Join the Garden House and Brighton’s own Real Pâtisserie for a unique baking experience. Working in the Real Pâtisserie bakery, you will learn about the ingredients and the traditional skills that go into creating just the best breads for your own family kitchen.
Real Pâtisserie is an independent bakery specialising in traditional…
September, 2011
Saturday 24 September 2011
Creative Writing Workshop
Let the unique setting of the Garden House inspire your writing. Whether you want to work on short stories, a novel, poetry or memoir, everyone needs inspiration and focus. Join us for this very special workshop led by novelist and award-winning short story writer Julia Widdows, an experienced teacher of…
Friday 9 September 2011
Garden House pop-up restaurant
Following the success of last year’s pop-up restaurants at The Garden House – we’re doing it again! Come on your own or bring a group of friends to enjoy a unique eating experience.
We can promise you great company and our three-course homemade menu using locally sourced produce where possible (menu…
Friday 2 September 2011
Visit to the exotic Ventnor Botanical Gardens
Join us on our visit to the wonderfully exotic Ventnor Botanical Gardens on the Isle of Wight. Memories of our last visit sparked off our enthusiasm to go again – and what better time to visit this jewel of a garden than September when the island should be warm and supporting…
July, 2011
Wednesday 27 July 2011
Make a Mosaic stepping stone…
*THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL! Join our very popular Mosaic Workshops, led by local mosaic artist Sue Samways. Sue will inspire you to experiment with colour, pattern and texture to create a totally unique stepping-stone to decorate your garden. At the same time learn the techniques to create other mosaic…
Tuesday 26 July 2011
Make a Mosaic Stepping Stone
NEW DATE! Join another of our very popular Mosaic Workshops, led by local mosaic artist Sue Samways. Sue will inspire you to experiment with colour, pattern and texture to create a totally unique stepping-stone to decorate your garden. At the same time learn the techniques to create other mosaic pieces for your home or garden.
Bring…
Sunday 17 July 2011
Visit Berlin with The Garden House
At The Garden House we love to travel in search of great gardens and new experiences. Join us for our four-day trip to Berlin in July to savor the gardens and culture of this wonderful vibrant city.
Berlin is a monument of living history. The Berlin Wall came down in 1989,…
Monday 11 July - Thursday 14 July
The Garden House Summer School
Come and join us for a horticultural extravaganza and learn from the experts! Thinking about a career in horticulture or just love plants and gardening? If so this four-day course is perfect for you – join us, Monday 11 July to Thursday 14 July.
The Garden House Summer School is our popular ‘hands-on’…
Friday 8 July 2011
Charity event at The Garden House
The Garden House would like to invite you to our annual charity event. We’ll be opening on Friday 8 July for two sessions – an afternoon of tea, scrumptious cakes and plant and craft stalls – and an evening that includes cocktails, a buffet supper and live Irish music!
The charity…
June, 2011
Saturday 25 June 2011
Open Garden – Garden Gadabout
Visit the delightful and inspiring Garden House garden for the Garden Gadabout on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 June!
The glorious Garden Gadabout sees a variety of fascinating and beautiful gardens and community spaces across Brighton, Hove and nearby areas, opening their gates to the public across two week ends in…
Friday 17 June
Open Garden – National Garden Scheme
Visit the delightful and inspiring Garden House garden on the evening of Friday 17 June!
While an all year opening is neither practical or desirable for smaller garden owners, the long running National Garden Scheme allows many proud gardeners the opportunity to show off their skills for a couple of days…
Saturday 4 June 2011
Make your own Hand-Made Paper
Join local artist Nicola Jackson for this fascinating workshop. Nicola makes paper from coloured waste such as drawing paper, computer paper and envelopes, and will show you how to recycle this raw material into beautiful decorative paper.
“My interest in colour, pattern and texture led me to papermaking and I have…
Starting Wednesday 1 June 2011
Practical Gardening: 6-week course
This practical hands-on course will cover a wide range of seasonal tasks necessary for maintaining a garden.
Propagation and pricking out of seedlings, taking cuttings, preparing a bed for planting, establishment and maintenance of plants, mulching and watering, staking and pruning. We’ll also consider ideas for attracting birds and wildlife to…
May, 2011
Saturday 28 May 2011
Join our Bee Keeping Workshop
Interested in bee keeping? Keen to attract bees into your garden? Love the idea of harvesting your own honey? Martin Tothill, a Brighton beekeeper of 4 years, leads this fun workshop. He will clarify the basic principles, the skills and the knowledge needed to become an amateur bee keeper.
What are…
Saturday 21 May 2011
Make your own Felted Tea-Cosy!
Time for tea? Join expert felt-maker Mary Dean for our fun and friendly workshop and make your own felted tea-cosy!
Mary lives in Brighton has been making felt for the past twelve years. She has an experimental approach to her work, always developing her style and generating new ideas. One of…
Starts Monday 16 May 2011
Garden Design with Peter Thurman
Another of our very successful design courses led by Peter Thurman – arboricultural and horticultural consultant, and expert in designing with plants.
Kew trained, Peter has tackled thousands of design projects in over 30 years as a landscape and garden designer – from small town gardens, to country estates and commercial developments. His…
Saturday 14 May 2011
Join our Crochet Workshop…
Would you like to enjoy flowers all year round? Well, why not crochet your own! Join our fun and friendly workshop led by local expert Julia Hincks.
Whether you’ve tried before and forgotten how, or have never picked up a hook and yarn, Julia will demonstrate the basics of crochet –…
Sunday 8 May 2011
Visit the Tulip Festival at Pashley Manor; also Marchants Hardy Plants nursery
Join us for our visit to the spectacular Tulip Festival at Pashley Manor in Ticehurst, East Sussex. The Festival is undoubtedly one of the highlights of spring – you will be mesmerised by the sheer volume of colour and variety of the massed tulips.
The Festival was originated to celebrate the…
April, 2011
Wednesday 20 April 2011
Tasting: Wines for Easter!
Join our latest wine-tasting workshop with expert Henry Butler of local wine merchant The Butler’s Wine Cellar.
We’ll be working our way through a selection of fine wines – whichever wines are top of Henry’s ‘must try’ list for that week. If you love wine, but perhaps are not too confident…
Friday 8 April 2011
Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival: Garden House pop-up restaurant…
Following the success of last year’s pop-up restaurants at The Garden House – we’re doing it again! Come on your own or bring a group of friends to enjoy a unique eating experience.
We can promise you great company and our three-course homemade menu using locally sourced produce where possible (menu…
Saturday 9 April 2011
Pruning – why, when, how!
At this popular workshop Bridgette Saunders will again demystify the art of pruning your shrubs by teaching and demonstrating the why, when and how!
There will be plenty of opportunities to experience hands-on pruning – working on The Garden House shrubs – whilst we highlight best practice and safety, and demonstrate the…
Starting Monday 4 April 2011
Gardens of the Past: 1300 – 1800
Medieval Pottagers to Regency Flower Gardens. This fascinating and informative course is led by Dr. Lucy Cotes; garden designer, lecturer and garden historian.
In six individual sessions Lucy will consider the gardens of the past from monastic medieval gardens to the landscape gardens of the gentry.
Looking at slides and old plans,…
Saturday 2 April 2011
Garden DIY Workshop
We’ve a few places left – contact us now to enjoy this great workshop!
Not sure how to put up shelves? Or how to safely use a drill in the house and garden? Wondering if you can attempt to put up a shed or archway in your garden or allotment?
Come and learn…
March, 2011
Starts Wednesday 6 April 2011
First Time Gardener for Garden and Allotment
Make the best of your allotment or vegetable garden – especially designed for the first time gardener, our 6-session course covers everything you need to know to get you started with confidence.
The hands-on sessions will take you through all the stages of seasonal cycles, the naming of plants, knowing your…
Sunday 27 March 2011
Open Garden – National Garden Scheme
Visit the delightful and inspiring Garden House garden on the afternoon of Sunday 27 March!
While an all year opening is neither practical or desirable for smaller garden owners, the long running National Garden Scheme allows many proud gardeners the opportunity to show off their skills for a couple of days…
Friday 25 March 2011
Creative Plant Staking…
Create your own natural plant support using hazel, birch and willow at our exciting workshop led by horticulturalist Bea Andrews. For four years Bea was Head Gardener at Sarah Raven’s Perch Hill garden, she has recently move to Brighton, and we’re delighted to welcome her back to The Garden House. …
Starting Monday 21 March 2011
First Time Gardener 8-week course
This course is for all you first time gardeners out there! It is designed for the real beginner – to improve your knowledge, gardening skills – and to give you all the confidence you need to tackle and enjoy your own garden.
Learn the difference between trees, shrubs, climbers, perennials, biennials,…
Friday 18 March 2011
Open garden and seasonal tasks workshop
The Garden House is again open for FREE! Drop by for seasonal advice, buy plants and seeds – and we’ll have useful handouts to take away with you.
Bring a friend and enjoy tea or coffee and homemade cake.
The open afternoon starts at 3pm and finishes at approx. 6pm.
Location: The Garden…
Saturday 12 March 2011
Hen keeping in your garden…
Explore the possibility of hen keeping even in a small Brighton garden – our one-day theory and hands-on workshop will teach you all you need to know.
Meet our Garden House hens and get information on suitable breeds, housing and how to keep foxes and other pests at bay. Discover the…
Friday 2 March 2012
Garden House pop-up Restaurant
Enjoy another of our very popular ‘pop-up’ restaurants at The Garden House! Come on your own or bring a group of friends to enjoy a unique eating experience.
We can promise you great company and our three-course homemade menu using locally sourced produce where possible (menu details tbc). The warm and…
February, 2011
Saturday 12 February 2011
Visit Anglesey Abbey for the Snowdrops and Winter Garden
*THIS GARDEN VISIT IS NOW FULL…
Join us for an early spring visit to the stunning gardens of Anglesey Abbey. Truly a garden for all seasons – but particularly beautiful in February when it is at it’s most spectacular, and drifts of white snowdrops and yellow aconites add colour to the…
Starts Wednesday 8 February 2012
Second Time Gardener 8-week course
An ideal extension course if you’ve completed one of our First time Gardener courses. Also ideal if you want to garden with more confidence or simply brush up on your general horticultural skills.
Spend a few hours each Wednesday evening for eight weeks studying plants, planting and seasonal tasks in greater…
Saturday 5 February 2011
Garden DIY Workshop
**THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL – we have another workshop running on Saturday 2 April.
Not sure how to put up shelves? Or how to safely use a drill in the house and garden? Wondering if you can attempt to put up a shed or archway in your garden or allotment?
Come and…
Starting Wednesday 2 February 2011
Second Time Gardener 8-week course
An ideal extension course if you’ve completed one of our First time Gardener courses. Also ideal if you want to garden with more confidence and brush up your general horticultural skills.
Spend a few hours each Wednesday evening for eight weeks studying plants, planting and seasonal tasks in greater depth.
By building…
January, 2011
Saturday 29 January 2011
Make your own Marmalade…
Following the success of our preserving workshop in October, we are holding offer an exciting new workshop – marmalade making! Such a lovely thing to do in the dark January days and Seville oranges are available for such a short time at the beginning of the year – they are…
Saturday 22 January 2011
Knit one, purl one…learn to knit!
Complete beginner or just want to get started again? Join expert knitter Julia Hincks for our fun and friendly workshop, designed to give you the confidence to complete your own knitting project – ideal for the complete beginner or those wishing to improve their skills.
Julia will demonstrate the basics: casting…
Friday 21 January 2011
Open garden and seasonal tasks workshop
The Garden House is again open for FREE! This time we’ll be offering demonstrations on seasonal tasks like seed growing and pruning, with useful handouts to take away with you.
We’ll have a variety of seeds and plants for sale, also tea or coffee and homemade cake.
The open afternoon starts at…
December, 2010
16 December 2009
Create a Christmas floral decoration
Create a unique floral decoration for your Christmas table with the inspirational florist, Norie Fujimori.
Norie trained at the prestigious De Master Dutch Flower School in Tokyo and with internationally renowned florists Jane Packer and Paula Pryke, and has worked at one of Brighton’s most prestigious florists.
Following the success of her…
Thursday 16 December 2010
Christmas Wine Tasting!
After a wonderful evening last month when Henry Butler took us on a tasting journey of wines from several countries, we have invited him back with the focus on choosing suitable wines for our festive meals over Christmas. Henry will guide us through different grapes, countries, styles and prices of wines.
He…
Saturday 11 December 2010
Christmas Fayre
The Garden House is holding a celebration of festive offerings – stalls selling inspiring and unusual gifts, homemade preserves and celebration delights! Food, mulled wine and live music – join us, we look forward to meeting you! Open from 1pm – 4pm.
Our wonderful Garden Room will be looking suitably festive…
Sunday 5 December 2010
NEW! Wreath-making workshops in Alfriston
As our Brighton-based Wreath-Making Workshops are now full, we’ve arranged two NEW sessions! Create a beautiful decorative swag or wreath for inside your house or for your front door.
For these special sessions we are collaborating with the wonderful Much Ado Books in Alfriston. The workshops will take place in The…
Friday 3, Saturday 4 December 2010
Christmas wreath-making workshops
NOW FULLY BOOKED! Join one of our three hugely popular Christmas Wreath-Making Workshops and create a beautiful decorative swag or wreath for inside your house or for your front door.
Friday 3 December from 6.30pm to 9pm / Saturday 4 December from 11am to 1.30pm, OR 3pm to 5.30pm.
We provide an abundance…
November, 2010
Tuesday 23 November, Tuesday 7 December 2010
Jewellery making: two-part workshop
Join our jewellery-making evening workshops. Led by Val Shore, whose own beautiful beaded pieces are both inspirational and highly covetable! Create and take home your own unique piece – a delightful gift for yourself, a relative, or a friend’s birthday!
On two evenings – Tuesday 23 November and Tuesday 7 December…
Tuesdays 16 and 30 November 2010
Rag-rugging: two-part workshop
Join inspirational craftswoman Sue Samways for our two-part workshop on the traditional craft of rag-rugging: Tuesday evenings 16 and 30 November. This technique of turning unwanted textiles into hard-wearing decorative rugs or hangings has been used for hundreds of years, handed down through the generations.
Sue will show you how to transform…
October, 2010
Saturday 30 October
Make your own Jams and Preserves!
Now that you’ve “grown your own”, what should you do with the excess produce? We have the answer – join our workshop on Saturday 30th October and learn how to make jams, pickles, chutneys and a variety of liqueurs.
Bring your own jam jars (preferably small ones, they make better gifts!),…
Friday 29 October 2010
Wine tasting with Henry Butler
Join our ‘round the world wine tasting’ with expert Henry Butler of local wine merchant The Butler’s Wine Cellar.
We’ll be working our way through champagne, whites, reds and a dessert wine – whichever wines are top of Henry’s ‘must try’ list for that week. If you love wine, but perhaps…
Wednesday 27 October 2010
Autumn colour walk: Sheffield Park
Join us for our autumn walk around Sheffield Park and Garden. Our main focus will be the glorious autumn colour as the many rare trees and shrubs turn yellow, gold and red…
This magnificent informal landscape garden was laid out in the 18th century by ‘Capability’ Brown and further developed…
Friday 22 October 2010
Pumpkin carving with Jo Sweeting
What could be more evocative of autumn than a carved Halloween pumpkin? Local artist Jo Sweeting will lead our evening workshop, showing us how to create a unique and personal pumpkin carving.
Jo typically carves stone but her pumpkins are a sight to behold! Think of making a carved pumpkin ‘soup…
Friday 22 October 2010
Open garden and Seasonal Tasks workshop
Following the success of our Taster Day back in September, we’ve decided to again open The Garden House for FREE! This time we’re offering demonstrations on seasonal tasks like propagation and bulb-planting, with useful hand-outs to take away with you.
We’ll have a variety of bulbs for sale, also tea or…
October, 2010
starts Monday 18 October
Garden Design with Peter Thurman
We are delighted to announce our eight-week garden design course led by Peter Thurman – arboricultural and horticultural consultant, and expert in designing with plants.
Kew trained, Peter has tackled thousands of design projects in over 30 years as a landscape and garden designer – from small town gardens, to country estates and…
Saturday 16 October
Creative Writing workshop…
Gardens, their secrets and stories, landscapes and plants, have inspired many authors. Join us for this very special workshop led by novelist and award-winning short story writer Julia Widdows, an experienced teacher of creative writing – and a keen gardener!
Using the garden around us for inspiration and a peaceful writing…
Starts 13 October 2010 for 10 weeks
First Time Gardener 10-week course
Our First Time Gardener course is designed to give you the confidence and skills needed to tackle and enjoy your own garden. Spend a few hours each Wednesday evening for ten weeks improving your knowledge and gardening skills.
The course includes advice on how to assess and survey a garden –…
1-10 October 2010
Garden House visit to South Africa…
FULLY BOOKED! We leave on Friday 1 October for South Africa. Spring – when the Cape is covered with field upon field of flowers in bloom – is a wonderful time for gardening enthusiasts to visit…
We look forward to updating you on our return!
Key aspects of the visit are highlighted…
September, 2010
Saturday 18 September 2010
Pests and Diseases with Harvest
Run in conjunction with Harvest our workshop on Pests and Diseases will show you how to identify and deal with the most common garden problems using a range of different methods.
Harvest Brighton & Hove is a partnership project which co-ordinates a city wide, integrated approach to producing more food within…
Saturday 11 September 2010
A Year in the Cutting Garden…
This inspiring and practical workshop will be lead by former head gardener at Perch Hill, Bea Andrews. Perch Hill you’ll recall is Sarah Raven’s wonderful garden in East Sussex, where Sarah and Bea created the ‘bold and beautiful’ cutting gardens that have inspired several books.
Bea will suggest the best plants…
Saturday 4 September 2010
Taster day, bulbs, book signing and Terre a Terre foodie day!
Come along to The Garden House and join our FREE mini-events day!
To preview our autumn events we’ve asked many of the course-leaders to hold mini taster sessions, discussing their upcoming workshops and courses and showing examples of their work. Come and meet them!
Bridgette Saunders will be signing copies of…
Friday 3 September 2010
Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival: Garden House pop-up restaurant…
Following the success of our first pop-up restaurant back in July – we’re doing it again! Come on your own or bring a group of friends to enjoy outdoor eating at its best. We can promise you great company, a beautiful setting in The Garden House garden (tented if it…
Wednesday 1 September 2010
Visit to Sarah Raven’s Perch Hill Farm cutting garden…
If you have never been to Sarah Raven’s Perch Hill Farm in East Sussex, it’s a must – and if you have been before, I just know you’ll want to visit again!
The gardens are only open on certain days to the public, or special days for groups like ours –…
July, 2010
Saturday 24 July 2010
Introduction to Pen and Ink Drawing
Join us for an inspirational and creative day with local artist Debbie Hovell. Debbie is an experienced teacher and will be able to guide you through the creative process of pen and ink drawing.
Take home a finished piece of work! Using this exciting medium, we will explore a variety of…
Tuesday 13 July 2010
Knitting Workshop 2: Colour…
Join expert knitter Julia Hincks for the second of our two knitting workshops. This time the focus is on colour – how to use colour to create subtle or bold effects.
Julia’s skill extends to not just helping you develop your knitting techniques but also in giving you the confidence needed…
Saturday 10 July 2010
Alys Fowler workshop: the ‘edible garden’…
We’re delighted to welcome Alys Fowler to The Garden House. Alys, the well-known writer and horticulturalist, and Gardener’s World presenter, will lead a workshop on the ‘edible garden’.
“I want a beautifully productive garden that weaves together flowers, fruit and vegetables in a way that mimics natural systems, – so that…
Tuesday 6 July 2010
Knitting Workshop 1: Cable and Texture…
Join expert knitter Julia Hincks for our fun and friendly workshop, designed to give you the confidence to complete your own knitting project.
For this evening workshop Julia will focus on creating texture in your work, using cable and other 3D techniques.
Bring your own project to develop ideas. If you have…
5 - 8 July 2010
Summer School 2010
The Garden House Summer School is our popular ‘hands-on’ summer course that takes you behind the scenes at several inspirational gardens and nurseries.
Suitable for all levels of horticultural knowledge and skills, the course will include plant identification, pruning, propagation, general maintenance and care of vegetables, herbaceous and shrub borders.
We will…
Friday 2 July 2010
All back to our place!
The Garden House invites you to its first “pop-up restaurant”. Come on your own or bring a group of friends to enjoy outdoor eating at its best. We can promise you great company, a beautiful setting in The Garden House garden (tented if it looks like rain!) – and great…
June, 2010
Wednesday 23 June 2010
Mottisfont Abbey and Houghton Lodge
Join us to visit the old-fashioned roses at Mottisfont Abbey, Hampshire! The historic house, built on the 12th century remains of an Augustinian priory, stands in glorious landscaped grounds. However, our main focus of interest will be the walled garden, home to their national collection of old-fashioned roses.
We will also…
Saturday 19 June 2010
Make your own herbal medicines…
A practical and fun workshop where you will learn about harvesting medicinal plants, and how to make medicinal tinctures, syrups, tooth paste, decoctions and ointments.
Learn about the weeds that heal and make your own remedies. Take your health into your hands and learn how to use the herbs in a…
Friday 18 June 2010
Open garden – National Gardens Scheme
Visit the delightful and inspiring Garden House garden on the evening of Friday 18 June!
While an all year opening is neither practical or desirable for smaller garden owners, the long running National Garden Scheme allows many proud gardeners the opportunity to show off their skills for a couple of days…
Tuesday 15 June 2010
Jewellery Making Workshop
Join our wonderful jewellery-making evening workshop. Led by Val Shore, whose own beautiful beaded pieces are both inspirational and highly covetable! Create and take home your own unique piece – a delightful gift for yourself, a relative, or a friend’s birthday!
Val will show you how to string beads to make…
starts Wednesday 9 June 2010
The Garden House Plant School
For the first time, we’ve created a course designed specifically to help you further develop your knowledge of plants and their families, how and where to use them.
This will also be a very special opportunity to talk with the experts! We have invited plant experts Graham Gough, Julie Hollobone and…
May, 2010
Thursday 13 May 2010
Question Time for Gardeners!
If you are wondering what to plant, considering growing your own vegetables or need to identify a pest or disease, then come along and join what promises to be a fun and enlightening evening.
To introduce the annual Garden Gadabout, the organisers have put together a real treat – Question Time…
Saturday 8 May 2010
Create a willow garden structure…
Inspirational basket maker, Annemarie O’Sullivan, returns to The Garden House to lead a practical willow-weaving workshop.
“My passion is in all things woven, knotted and netted. I make baskets and love to transfer the traditional skills of basket making into larger woven forms.” www.annemarieosullivan.co.uk
Using different types and colours of willow stems…
April, 2010
Tuesday 20 April 2010
Talk: the herbal home first aid kit!
What traditional herbal first aid remedies and herbs should you include in your home medicine chest? At our evening talk you will learn about a range of herbs, many of which have traditionally been used to treat a wide variety of ailments – and which can be used as an…
Saturday 17 April 2010
Visit Beth Chatto’s garden…
Join us on our visit to Beth Chatto’s inspirational garden at Colchester, Essex. Renowned for her innovative style, Beth Chatto has transformed the “wilderness” (her words), that she and her husband were faced with in 1960, into one of the most inspirational gardens in England.
The nursery is well stocked, fabulous and…
Friday 16 April 2010
Creative plant staking…
Create your own natural plant support using hazel, birch and willow at our exciting workshop led by horticulturalist Bea Andrews. For four years Bea was Head Gardener at Sarah Raven’s Perch Hill garden, she has recently move to Brighton, and we’re delighted to welcome her to The Garden House. For further…
March, 2010
Sunday 28 March 2010
Open garden – National Gardens Scheme
Visit the delightful and inspiring Garden House garden on Sunday 28 March!
While an all year opening is neither practical or desirable for smaller garden owners, the long running National Garden Scheme allows many proud gardeners the opportunity to show off their skills for a couple of days each year.
There will…
Saturday 20 March 2010
Pruning – why, when, how!
At this popular workshop Bridgette Saunders will again demystify the art of pruning your shrubs by teaching and demonstrating the why, when and how!
There will be plenty of opportunities to experience hands-on pruning – working on The Garden House shrubs – whilst we highlight best practice and safety, and demonstrate the…
Tuesdays 16 and 30 March 2010
Rag-rug making; two-part course
Join inspirational craftswoman Sue Samways for our two-part course on the traditional craft of rag-rugging: Tuesday evenings 16 and 30 March. This technique of turning unwanted textiles into hard-wearing decorative rugs or hangings has been used for hundreds of years, handed down through the generations.
Sue will show you how to…
Saturday 13 March 2010
Hen keeping in your garden…
Learn all about keeping hens – our one-day theory and hands-on workshop will teach you all you need to know.
Meet our Garden House hens and get information on suitable breeds, housing and how to keep foxes and other pests at bay. Learn the benefits of hen keeping, how they can…
Starts 10 March 2010 for 10 weeks
How to be a Gardener…
This course is designed to give you all the confidence you need to tackle and enjoy your own garden. Spend a few hours each Wednesday evening for ten weeks improving your knowledge and gardening skills.
The course includes advice on how to assess and survey a garden – the garden’s…
Tues 16, 23, 30 March 2010
Mosaics: three-session course
Back by popular demand, experienced mosaicist Sue Samways will lead a three-session course, teaching traditional mosaic techniques. Experiment with colour, pattern and texture to create a totally unique piece (or two!) for your garden or home.
Tuesdays 16, 23 and 30 March 2010.
Cost: £100 (for three-sessions) – to include coffee and snacks. Each session…
Saturday 6 March 2010
All about Grasses…
Expert grower Monica Lucas talks about ornamental grasses, sedges and rushes – which to select and how to grow and propogate them.
If you’re excited by the possibilities of prairie-style planting, inspired by the planting schemes of Piet Oudolf, but don’t know how to make this work in your garden –…
February, 2010
Saturday 27 February 2010
Knit one, purl one…learn to knit!
Complete beginner or just want to get started again? Join expert knitter Julia Hinks for our fun and friendly workshop, designed to give you the confidence to complete your own knitting project.
Julia will demonstrate the basics: making a slip knot and casting on, how to knit and purl, simple shaping…
Friday 26 February 2010
Watching the weather!
Ian Currie, editor of Weather Eye magazine, gives a fascinating evening talk helping us to understand more about our ever-changing weather.
Do we really talk incessantly about the weather? Well yes, as gardeners it is so important that we prepare and protect for both rain, wind and snow, as much as…
Saturday 13 February 2010
Visit to RHS Wisley…
Wisley is undoubtedly one of the great gardens of the world. Its huge plant collection is also diverse, with a comprehensive fruit-growing collection, alpines, vegetables, bulbs as well as herbaceous and woody plants.
Join The Garden House for an inspiring tour of the gardens – the winter flowering shrubs will be…
Friday 12 February 2010
Haiti appeal – bring and buy event
Like everyone, we feel pretty helpless seeing the devastation in Haiti and have decided to try to raise as much cash as possible to send to the HAITI EARTHQUAKE CHILDREN’S APPEAL, through unicef, www.unicef.org.uk
It’s rather short notice but we would like to invite you to our BRING AND BUY A PLANT fundraising…
January, 2010
Saturday 30 January 2010
All about bees and beekeeping…
Are bees disappearing and does it matter? Could I keep bees in my garden? Why do bees swarm? These and all your other questions will be answered by bee-keeper Pam Hunter at our Saturday workshop.
Anyone with an interest in gardening, the environment, plants, the countryside and those just curious about…
Friday 22 January 2010
Evening talk: Muck and Money!
Local historian, Geoff Mead, will lead a fascinating talk on the changes experienced farming in Sussex over the past century; also the dramatic changes that occurred in the late 19th century and the impact these have had on present day agriculture. Geoff’s talks are always really interesting, full of fun…
Saturday 16 January 2010
How to prune Fruit Trees
Bryn Thomas, from Brighton Permaculture, has been pruning fruit trees for many years and will demystify fruit pruning by teaching and demonstrating the various methods.
By learning to prune your own trees you can both save money and also learn how to manage your fruit trees to obtain maximum fruiting.
Cost: £50…
December, 2009
4-5 December 2009
Christmas Wreath-Making Workshop
Get creative! Join our Christmas Wreath-Making Workshops and create a beautiful wreath for inside your house or for your front door.
Friday, December 4th from 4.30 – 7.00 / Saturday, December 5th from 11.00 – 1.30, or 3.00 to 5.30.
We provide an abundance of gorgeous fresh foliage, sumptuous berries, beautiful flowers,…
November, 2009
28 November 2009
Christmas fayre
The Garden House is holding a celebration of festive offerings – stalls selling inspiring and unusual gifts, homemade preserves and Christmas delights! Food, mulled wine and live music – join us, we look forward to meeting you! Open from 11.30 – 3.30.
And, one of our favourite local nurseries, Rapkyns Nursery…
starts 4 November 2009 for ten weeks
How to be a Gardener
This course is designed to give you all the confidence you need to tackle and enjoy your own garden. Spend a few hours each Wednesday evening for ten weeks improving your knowledge and gardening skills.
The course includes advice on how to assess and survey a garden – the garden’s…
September, 2009
Saturday, 26 September 2009
Everything you want to know about roses!
Spend a day indulging your passion for roses! Last year we visited Peter Beales nursery in Norfolk for a pruning workshop and were so impressed by the enthusiasm and knowledge of the team that we booked rose expert SimonWhite to run this one-day course.
Our passion for roses is growing –…