Water Lane
Digging Deeper - Soil Health & Compost 4th June 10am to 3.30pm
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A workshop about Soil Health and Compost Making
Learn how to make garden compost and understand the health of your soil
Introducing Digging Deeper at Water Lane, a series of full day practical hands-on workshops, which allows participants to look in more detail at the many important elements of gardening.
In this Digging Deeper workshop, we will look at the foundation of successful gardening by spending time understanding soil health and creating good garden compost.
We will show participants how to make their own compost, discuss the benefits of no dig gardening and how to implement these methods in their own garden. We will also demonstrate how to improve the health and fertility of your soil by using the natural methods of green manures in preparing the ground and how to continue this by showing how to make your own plant feeds.
This workshop will compromise of a mixture of tutorials and demonstrations with hands-on practical experience, enabling you to be able to take these enhanced skills to implement them in your own gardens.
This all-day session will run from 10am- 3.30pm, with morning refreshments and a light lunch. It is intended for new gardeners and those who are keen to find out more about this interesting subject. Please bring a sharp secateurs or snips, gloves and suitable clothes. All attendees will have a pot of cuttings to take home.
The price of this in-depth learning experience is £95 and can be booked on the Water Lane website. With only 12 place available on the workshop this ensures that attendees are provided with personal guidance in this rewarding topic.
The sessions will be led by Jenny Huddart, Head Gardener and Julia Burton, Senior Gardener who look after the garden here at Water Lane. Jenny has previously worked in the gardens at Sissinghurst, The Small Holding and Sarah Raven's Perch Hill.
Soil Health Workshop; Wednesday 4th June 10am to 3.30pm
Tickets £95 including a light lunch and refreshments through the day
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