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Practical horticulture study mornings at the Botanic Garden

These study mornings take place at the Botanic Garden and will be led by members of the horticultural team.

Tickets cost £20 per session or £55 for the 3 Vegetable growing sessions together (15th Nov 2011, 29th Mar 2012, 12th June 2012)

Study mornings take place between 10.30am and 1.00pm except Successful Staking which begins at 11.00am and finishes at 12.30pm

Vegetable growing – getting growing

This session will cover spring sowings, timings, techniques, spacings, staking, and aftercare.

Tuesday 29th March 2012

Vegetable growing – extending the season

Join us to learn about extending your vegetable growing season. Topics covered will include tender and winter crops, harvesting, succession sowing, pests and diseases.

Tuesday 12th June 2012

Successful staking

Learn the skills of staking with the horticultural staff as they stake the herbaceous plants at the Garden using natural materials harvested from the Arboretum coppice.

Tuesday 6th March or Wednesday 7th March 2012

Plant Propagation

This session will include the hows, whys and wheres of propagation, what equipment to choose and use, appropriate selection of materials, techniques, practical demonstrations and aftercare.

Tuesday 13th March 2012

Citrus Care

Come along to learn how to cultivate and care for citrus plants. Topics covered in this session include the selection of species and cultivars, year-round requirements, potting, feeding, pruning, pests and diseases of citrus.

Tuesday 20th March 2012

Cacti and Succulents

You don’t have to have a vast glasshouse to grow cacti and succulents successfully. Come along to find out which species are good for indoor cultivation, what their year-round requirements are, how to repot them, what and when to feed them and what pests and diseases may affect your plants.

Tuesday 27th March 2012

Botanical Courses

Tickets for these study mornings cost £18 (includes tea and biscuits)

Tickets for the full day ID course on Tuesday 29th May 2012 cost £60 (includes sandwich lunch)

Botanical Latin

Join Stephen Harris for this session which will focus on the importance of names, how plants are named and why these names can change.

Saturday 18th February 2012
10.30am to 1.00pm, Botanic Garden

Native Tree ID in Spring and Summer

Stephen Harris will teach you how to recognise common native trees in late Spring and early Summer.

Saturday 12th May 2012
10.30am to 1.00pm, Harcourt Arboretum

Meadow Plants Identification Day

Led by the Director of the Garden, Timothy Walker, this day-long course will teach you basic plant identification skills and give you the chance to try these out on the meadow flora in the beautiful setting of the Harcourt Arboretum.

Tuesday 29th May 2012
10.00am to 4.00pm,
Harcourt Arboretum

Practical courses at Harcourt Arboretum

Creating a wild flower meadow

Join Charles Flowers for this course looking at the process of establishing a wildflower meadow. The day will include an illustrated talk and an outdoor session looking at Palmer’s Leys, our newly restored meadow. Topics covered will include buying or collecting seed, propagating, the effect of soil type and pH, seedbed preparation, sowing and managing.

Wednesday 6th June 2012
10.00am to 4.00pm
Tickets are £60 (includes a sandwich lunch)

Learn to charcoal burn

Alex Arthur from Chew Valley Charcoal will lead this course showing you the full process of turning wood to charcoal. Not only will you learn all about charcoal production but there will be a proper hot smoking BBQ at the end of the day!

Saturday 28th April 2012
9.00am to 9.00am the following day
Tickets are £70 (includes a sandwich lunch and BBQ dinner)

Botanical illustration courses with Rosemary Wise

Rosemary Wise, who has been the Botanical Illustrator for the University of Oxford since 1965, will lead these courses. Come along to benefit from her expertise and experience in the beautiful surroundings of the Botanic Garden.

These courses will take place from 10.00am to 4.00pm at the Botanic Garden
Tickets cost £60 (includes a sandwich lunch)

Botanical Illustration for Beginners

Separate courses on Saturday 5th November 2011
and Saturday 17th March 2012

Botanical Illustration - Intermediate and Advanced

Separate courses on Saturday 21st January 2012
and Saturday 26th May 2012

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