Growing Confidence
Courses We run a variety of in-depth day courses covering a variety of in-house subjects but also run courses for other organisations. Please contact us if you would like us to run a course for you.
Talks We give talks and demonstrations for gardening groups and other organisations in and around the local area. These include:
Beautiful Borders - a sustainable approach to herbaceous design
New Zealand - from shoreline to mountain top, a plantsman's trip 2008
Grafting - apple, pear and quince grafting workshop
Fern Cottage - forest gardening and permaculture design
Forest Gardening/Mixed Orchards - a perennial food system
usual fee £120 + travel costs
Fruit pruning, training and advisory service
This includes renovation of neglected fruit trees, pruning of trained fruit or advice to help you select and maintain fruit trees or to establish an orchard.
Garden consultancy
Does your garden need an overhaul but you don't know where to start? Would you like to redesign areas but are unsure how to do it yourself? We offer a garden consultancy service to answer any of your gardening questions, to give professional impartial advice about how your garden can be improved, such as providing colour year round, how to prune your shrubs and trees, and increasing wildlife in the garden. During the hour long consultation we will ask questions and provide answers and solutions to any garden problems you have.
We can help you to identify the plants, shrubs and trees within your garden and how best to maintain them, including suggestions for areas to be redesigned. The consultation fee includes a comprehensive and detailed report about your garden, the solutions outlined, how to achieve them and maintain your garden (including suggested plant list). You can use this to help maintain and develop your garden successfully and sustainably either yourself or to guide your gardener.
One hour long consultation and report £75
Please contact us if you would like to discuss any of our services
Talks We give talks and demonstrations for gardening groups and other organisations in and around the local area. These include:
Beautiful Borders - a sustainable approach to herbaceous design
New Zealand - from shoreline to mountain top, a plantsman's trip 2008
Grafting - apple, pear and quince grafting workshop
Fern Cottage - forest gardening and permaculture design
Forest Gardening/Mixed Orchards - a perennial food system
usual fee £120 + travel costs
Fruit pruning, training and advisory service
This includes renovation of neglected fruit trees, pruning of trained fruit or advice to help you select and maintain fruit trees or to establish an orchard.
Garden consultancy
Does your garden need an overhaul but you don't know where to start? Would you like to redesign areas but are unsure how to do it yourself? We offer a garden consultancy service to answer any of your gardening questions, to give professional impartial advice about how your garden can be improved, such as providing colour year round, how to prune your shrubs and trees, and increasing wildlife in the garden. During the hour long consultation we will ask questions and provide answers and solutions to any garden problems you have.
We can help you to identify the plants, shrubs and trees within your garden and how best to maintain them, including suggestions for areas to be redesigned. The consultation fee includes a comprehensive and detailed report about your garden, the solutions outlined, how to achieve them and maintain your garden (including suggested plant list). You can use this to help maintain and develop your garden successfully and sustainably either yourself or to guide your gardener.
One hour long consultation and report £75
Please contact us if you would like to discuss any of our services
