Workshops
Three ways to garden together
Whichever you choose, the shape is the same: we talk through the season's subject, then make something to take away with you — no jargon, no overwhelm, just focussing on the plants that match your needs.
01 — The Garden Club
Four months of gardening insight, made together
A monthly morning at The Garden House, booked as a four-month block so the group moves through the months together.
- When
- 9.45am – 12.45pm, Fridays or Saturdays
- Blocks
- February–May & September–December
- Price
- £285 per four-month block
- Included
- Coffee, home-made treats & everything you make
Spring block
FEBRUARY – MAY 2026February
Talk talk sweet peas 101 & roses
Sow sweet peas & prune roses
March
Talk sowing plants from seed
Sow salad pots & hardy annual flowers
April
Talk herbs & edible flowers
Taste & create your own herbal tea blend
May
Talk cut & come again flowers & foliage
Design your own mini cut flower patch
Autumn block
SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2026September
Talk garden to pantry
Pickling & preserving autumn fruit
October
Talk dividing plants & collecting seed
Making new plants from existing ones
November
Talk tulips & successional bulbs
Plant up a bulb lasagne
December
Talk plants as winter decorations
Create a Christmas centrepiece
02 — One-off day workshops
One day, one subject, at The Garden House
If a four-month block isn't for you, come for a one-off day here in Oxfordshire — 10am to 3.30pm with lunch. Each day takes a single theme and works through it properly: talk first, then hands-on, with something to take home.
- When
- 10.00am – 3.30pm, lunch included
- Where
- The Garden House, Great Haseley
- Format
- One theme, one day. Talk, hands-on making & full course notes.
- Booking
- One-off, no block commitment
Our 'Day' themes for 2027
Create a garden with year round colour
THURS 25 FEB & THURS 28 SEPT 2027
Successional planting is the art of layering plants so your garden is full of colour, texture and interest month after month. It's great for the birds & bees, and it's about choosing bulbs, perennials, annuals, shrubs & trees that follow on from each other The start or end of the year is an ideal time to plan. In this course you will learn how to read your borders like a calendar, noticing the lulls in colour, enhancing your existing colour palette & combining plants so that your garden never has a dull moment.
Book this workshopDesign your own cut flower patch
THURS 11 MAR & TUES 14 SEPT 2027
A cut‑flower patch is a small space of beauty and joy. You’ll learn how to plan a patch that provides a supply of flowers all summer long for yourself & as gifts for your friends. From hardy annuals and dahlias to foliage plants that make every vase look intentional. We will cover combinations of flowers and foliage as well as spacing, sowing, staking, feeding, and harvesting. You’ll leave knowing how to grow and condition flowers that last & look beautiful in your vase.
Book this workshopPots That Perform
TUES 13 APRIL & THURS 5 OCT 2027
Growing in pots is one of the simplest ways to keep your garden looking good all year. We explore colour, compost mixes, feeding routines, & successful drought resistant plant combinations that keep your pots attractive for months rather than weeks. In Autumn we dive into bulb lasagnes for next spring, & in Spring, summer bulbs that last until October. You’ll learn about layering bulbs in pots & borders, which bulbs work together, how deep to plant to plant, & how to create pots that delight.
Book this workshopMake your own plants
TUES 23 MAR & TUES 12 OCT 2027
Plants are expensive, so find out how to create your own stock. You’ll learn how to divide & replant perennials, how to take cuttings that root reliably, and how to collect and store your own seed so you can grow next year’s plants for free. We cover timing, tools, composts, and the small tricks that make propagation succeed. It’s really empowering when you know how to make your own plants. Let your garden expand without your budget having to.
Book this workshop
Special one-off: wreath making
FRI 11 & SAT 12 DECEMBER 2026
Make a Christmas wreath or a table decoration in a cheery Christmas atmosphere! This is a shorter, festive 90-minute session here at The Garden House. There are two sessions each morning, 9.00–10.30am and 11.00am–12.30pm. Greenery, decorations, ribbon and mince pies are all provided.
Book wreath making03 — Workshops at your home
Host a Garden Lifestyle workshop in your own home
Why not combine your love of plants with something fun and uplifting with your friends? Gather 8–12 of them and enjoy a beautiful, hands-on morning of plants, creativity, chatter, coffee and cake — a relaxed, feel-good way to bring people together and try something a little different.
Over the past year I've welcomed people into my own home for garden club mornings, and the feedback has been so positive that I now bring the same morning to you: hands-on making, seasonal learning and a generous dose of inspiration.
- When
- 9.45am – 12.45pm, Monday–Thursday mornings
- Season
- All year round except 1 Nov – 1 Feb
- Where
- Your home, within 50 miles of OX44 7BG
- Group
- 8–12 people, including you as host
- Price
- £75 per person — the host comes free
- Payment
- One payment from the host, due a week before
The morning
- 9.45 – 10.00Coffee, cake & welcome
- 10.00 – 11.15Talk + activity
- 11.15 – 11.30Break
- 11.30 – 12.45Second activity
What I provide
- All workshop materials & tablecloths
- Home-baked cake for the morning
- Garden House branded folders with class notes
- Activity items to take home
- A welcome email to your friends with what to expect and bring
- A tailored morning workshop, chosen by you from my curated menu
- A follow-up email with class notes & next steps if required
- A QR code for guests to join future workshops or host their own
What you provide
- A table big enough for your group (allow approx 70cm per guest)
- Off-road parking, close to your house
- A comfortable seated area for the talk in front of a television
- Coffee and tea for your guests, and someone to help serve it
- Invitations to your friends and collecting their payments
Our 'At Home' themes for 2026
June – OctoberChoose from a curated menu, and I'll tailor the content to your own setting — kitchen, courtyard or herb garden
Herbs, Petals & Potions
- Discover the diversity of herbs and understand the growing conditions each one needs to thrive.
- Explore how to harvest, store and use herbs to bring flavour, fragrance and wellbeing into daily life.
- Propagate two types of herbs to take home and grow on
- Taste a range of herbal tea flavours and craft your own personal herbal tea blend to take home
Spring Bulbs
- Learn the art of layering bulbs in containers so that they flower from winter to late spring.
- Create a successional bulb plan for your own garden or container
- Explore how to grow beautifully scented indoor bulbs for Christmas and the winter months.
- Plant up your own fragrant pot of fragrant Paperwhite Narcissus to take home
The London Garden
- Learn how to enhance your own London garden to look good year round
- Understand how to incorporate texture led & structural plant combinations for privacy & a long season of interest.
- Work out the light levels in your garden and create your own shade map
- We discuss a range of plants for you to create your own mood board to apply colour and/or texture to your own garden.
Sweet Pea 101
- Learn how Sweet Peas grow and thrive as you explore the most beautifully scented varieties.
- Practise the pinch-out method for abundant stems and a profusion of flowers.
- Plant together your own sweet peas to take home to grow on.
- Understand the watering, feeding and picking routine for months of blooms
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