WFGA Calendar of Events 2023/24
The WFGA is recognised for its WRAGS placements but there is a lot more that we do to try and provide training and practical experience opportunities for people interested in horticulture.
Please find below our calendar of events for 2023/24. Please note that not all of these may be available to book on our website immediately and further events will be added throughout the year.
2024 Events
Winter Apple Pruning at Middlethorpe Hall, York | Practical Skills Day | Middlethorpe Hall & Spa | 11/01/2024 |
Apple Tree Workshop | Workshop | Rochester Cathedral | 11/01/2024 |
Orchard and Soft Fruit Pruning | Practical Skills Day | Old Down Estate | 17/01/2024 |
Fruit Tree Pruning | Practical Skills Day | Hever Castle | 17/01/2024 |
Plant Classification | Online Workshop | Online | 20/01/2024 |
Climbing/Rambling Rose Pruning Skills Day | Practical Skills Day | Ashburnham Place | 23/01/2024 |
Orchard and Soft Fruit Pruning | Practical Skills Day | Old Down Estate | 24/01/2024 |
Weaving Hazel Supports | Practical Skills Day | Priors Marston Manor | 27/01/2024 |
Rose Pruning | Practical Skills Day | Old Down Estate | 31/01/2024 |
Winter Pruning of Trained fruit | Practical Skills Day | Poulton Hall | 31/01/2024 |
Niwaki Tools Maintenance and Composting Basics workshop | Workshop | Sarsden Glebe | 01/02/2024 |
Rose Pruning Skills Day | Practical Skills Day | Birmingham Botanical Gardens | 06/02/2024 |
Pruning Skills Day at Floors Castle | Practical Skills Day | Walled Garden | 07/02/2024 |
Yorkshire. Winter Apple Pruning & Practical Skills Day | Practical Skills Day | National Trust Beningbrough Hall | 07/02/2024 |
Rose workshop | Workshop | Rochester Cathedral | 08/02/2024 |
Hydrangea pruning and propagation | Practical Skills Day | Plas Cadnant | 12/02/2024 |
Becoming a self-employed gardener | Online Talk | online | 17/02/2024 |
Pruning Climbing Roses | Practical Skills Day | Birtsmorton Court | 20/02/2024 |
Snowdrops Walk at Thenford Gardens | Garden Visit | Theford Gardens and Arboretum | 22/02/2024 |
Plant Support Day | Practical Skills Day | Fairlight Hall | 23/02/2024 |
Plant Supports Skills Day | Practical Skills Day | South Wood Farm | 28/02/2024 |
Early Spring Wisteria pruning | Practical Skills Day | Middlethorpe Hall & Spa | 29/02/2024 |
Spring Rose Pruning | Practical Skills Day | Hever Castle | 06/03/2024 |
Becoming a self-employed gardener | Online Talk | Online | 10/03/2024 |
Introduction to Garden Design | Online Talk | Online | 12/03/2024 |
Introduction to Garden Graphics | Online Talk | Online | 13/03/2024 |
Jupiter Artland Cuttings Workshop | Workshop | Jupiter Artland | 14/03/2024 |
Introduction to Planting Design | Online Talk | Online | 14/03/2024 |
Self-Employed Gardeners: How to Grow and Develop your Business | Online Workshop | Online | 16/03/2024 |
Cornus & Willow coppicing and pollarding skills day | Practical Skills Day | Littlethorpe Manor | 19/03/2024 |
Seasonal Propagation | Workshop | Scotswood Community Garden | 28/03/2024 |
Natural staking in the kitchen garden and herbaceous borders | Workshop | Plas Cadnant | 08/04/2024 |
Herbaceous Border Redevelopment | Practical Skills Day | Hever Castle | 11/04/2024 |
Plant Classification | Online Workshop | Online | 13/04/2024 |
Kitchen Garden Skills day | Practical Skills Day | Hampton Court Palace | 17/04/2024 |
Propagation Day | Workshop | The Garden House | 17/04/2024 |
Creating a Dead Hedge | Practical Skills Day | Shermanbury Place | 23/04/2024 |
Herbaceous Division at Jupiter Artland | Practical Skills Day | Jupiter Artland | 25/04/2024 |
Border Renovation Day | Practical Skills Day | Ashburnham Place | 01/05/2024 |
How to Design a Beautiful Border | Workshop | Hamsey House | 08/05/2024 |
Cuttings Day | Practical Skills Day | Shermanbury Place | 08/05/2024 |
Seasonal Propagation Workshop #2 | Workshop | Scotswood Community Garden | 16/05/2024 |
Visit to Bates Green Garden | Garden Visit | Bates Green Garden | 22/05/2024 |
Sketching Plants: Tips & Techniques for gardeners. | Online Workshop | Online workshop | 23/05/2024 |
Visit to Howick Hall Gardens & Arboretum | Garden Visit | Howick Hall Gardens & Arboretum | 25/05/2024 |
Tour of Cressing Temple’s walled Tudor Garden with tips on growing herbs. | Garden Visit | Cressing Temple Gardens | 05/06/2024 |
Visit to Bates Green Garden | Garden Visit | Bates Green Garden | 05/06/2024 |
Composting Workshop | Workshop | Nant-y-Bedd | 15/06/2024 |
’25 Years at Chelsea’ – Talk and tour of Hardy’s Garden Cottage Plants with Rosy Hardy | Nursery Talk and Tour | Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants | 20/06/2024 |
Ushaw Historic House, Chapel and Gardens Visit | Garden Visit | Ushaw Moor | 22/07/2024 |
Topiary Workshop | Workshop | Charlotte Molesworth Garden | 11/09/2024 |
Visit to Sandhill Farm House | Garden Visit | Sandhill Farm House | 20/09/2024 |
How to use Ornamental Grasses in your Garden | Workshop | Highfields Farm | 02/10/2024 |
No Dig Success with Charles Dowding | Online Talk | Online | 17/10/2024 |
Guided walk by Head Gardener | Garden Visit | Littlethorpe Manor | 19/10/2024 |
Standard Cancellation Policy
A 50% refund will be given if you cancel your attendance at a Workshop or Practical Skills Day up to and including 15 days before. If you cancel your attendance at a workshop or Practical Skills Day within 14 days, no refund will be given. If the WFGA cancel a workshop or Practical Skills Day a full refund will be given.
Cancellation Policy
A 50% refund will be given if you cancel your attendance at a Workshop or Practical Skills Day up to and including 15 days before. If you cancel your attendance at a workshop or Practical Skills Day within 14 days, no refund will be given. If the WFGA cancel a workshop or Practical Skills Day a full refund will be given.
Covid Policy
- Anybody attending a workshop/skills day, we would advise taking a lateral flow test if you are feeling at all unwell beforehand. Anyone displaying Covid-19 or Flu Symptoms, please bear other attendees in mind, and we would ask that you do not attend.
- Anybody attending an event does so at their own risk and WFGA cannot be held responsible if they become ill.
- These are private events and nobody without a booking can attend.
- We retain the right to change policy at short notice if government regulations change.