This workshop will equip you with the basic skills, knowledge and confidence start your own beautiful flower patch, whether on your windowsill, or in a yard or the garden at home.
It will include a practical introduction to:
- composting and healthy soil (including our Closed-Loop Composting programme)
- no-dig gardening
- seed-sowing
- what to grow
- identifying good and bad weeds
- identifying pests and diseases
- chemical-free growing techniques
- pricking out seedlings
- potting on plants
- supporting biodiversity
Clem, our florist, will also demonstrate cutting and conditioning techniques that will enhance flower growth and vase life, and guide you through the process of making a rustic flower posy, which you’ll wrap in biodegradable gift paper to take home.
You will leave with a starter pack of freshly-sown seeds trays, packs of seedling and multiple potted plants to kick-start your own flower garden.
A delicious soup and bread will be provided for lunch, as well as plenty of tea, coffee & cake.
When you book on to a workshop with Heart of BS13, you are helping fund our social enterprise's work to tackle inequality and create green education and training opportunities in our South Bristol community.
When: 10am – 2:30pm Saturday 15 June
Cost: £65
(We have limited £10 spaces available on each workshop for BS13 residents who are in receipt of means-tested benefits – if this applies to you please select this option below).
Where: Heart of BS13 Flowers - enter via Court Farm Road, Bristol, BS14 0DF
Parking: There will be parking at the entrance. If this is full, please park considerately on the nearby streets.
For further information, please contact flowers@heartofbs13.org.uk or call Sol on 07762092648.
We look forward to welcoming you to the garden!
