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Pruning: tips and techniques

The polytunnel, Vine Road Recreation Ground, Vine Road, London, SW13 0NE

11 Oct 2025 | Accredited training

Pruning is a really useful skill for growers to have. However, often people feel worried and nervous about how to begin. In this workshop, we’ll cover the basics of pruning, including what tools you’ll need. We’ll look at how to prune specific plants, including apple trees, currant bushes and roses. If there are particular plants you’d like advice on, we’ll cover those in the session. We hope you’ll leave feeling confident enough to have a go at pruning yourself!

Pruning is a really useful skill for growers to have. However, often people feel worried and nervous about how to begin. In this workshop, we’ll cover the basics of pruning, including what tools you’ll need. We’ll look at how to prune specific plants, including apple trees, currant bushes and roses. If there are particular plants you’d like advice on, we’ll cover those in the session. We hope you’ll leave feeling confident enough to have a go at pruning yourself!

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Create your own compost

Hackney School of Food, Oswald Street, Lower Clapton E5 0BT

12 Oct 2025 | Accredited training

Join us in the garden for an afternoon of all things compost. We’ll show you how to turn kitchen and garden scraps into nutrient-rich compost, walk through different composting methods and show you around our own composting system.

Join us in the garden for an afternoon of all things compost. We’ll show you how to turn kitchen and garden scraps into nutrient-rich compost, walk through different composting methods and show you around our own composting system.

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Autumn propagation workshop at EcoLocal

EcoLocal The Lodge, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3NX

25 Oct 2025 | Accredited training

The art of plant propagation is as old as civilisation. With techniques learned and adapted from nature, we can produce plants for our gardens and allotments, with enough left over to share with friends. In this practical workshop we will cover techniques that can be undertaken throughout autumn and winter, some of which may be unfamiliar. You’ll learn about: Hardwood cuttings Leaf cuttings Root cuttings Air layering Seed sowing including chipping and vernalisation

The art of plant propagation is as old as civilisation. With techniques learned and adapted from nature, we can produce plants for our gardens and allotments, with enough left over to share with friends. In this practical workshop we will cover techniques that can be undertaken throughout autumn and winter, some of which may be unfamiliar. You’ll learn about: Hardwood cuttings Leaf cuttings Root cuttings Air layering Seed sowing including chipping and vernalisation

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