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WFGA Calendar of Events 2019 & 2020
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 2019/20. 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.
2020
| Month | Date | Activity | Location | Cost to Members |
| Jan | 7th | Ornamental Grasses Maintenance Day | Cranbrook, Kent | £25 |
| 7th | Winter Fruit Tree Pruning Skills Day | West Horndon, Essex | £25 | |
| 9th | Plant Classification Workshop | Faringdon, Oxfordshire | £60 | |
| 17th | Rose Pruning Skills Day | Burghley House, Lincolnshire | £25 | |
| 21st | Pleached Hedge Pruning Skills Day | West Horndon, Essex | £25 | |
| 25th | Becoming a Self Employed Gardener | Taunton, Somerset | £50 | |
| Feb | 7th | Rose Pruning Skills Day | Kirdford, W Sussex | £25 |
| 8th | Willow Structures | Coates, Glos | £60 | |
| 20th | Head Gardener’s Year | Fittleworth, West Sussex | £35 | |
| 22nd | Winter Tree Identification Workshop | Brinton Hall, Norfolk | £50 | |
| 25th | Rose Pruning Skills Day | Birtsmorton, Worcs | £25 | |
| 27th | Hydrangea Workshop | Harold Hilliers Garden, Hants | £40 | |
| 27th | Weaving Living Willow | Stratford, Warks | £25 | |
| 29th | Restorative Pruning Workshop | Wymondham, Norfolk | £50 | |
| March | 3rd | Rose Pruning Skills Day | Fyfield, Glos | £25 |
| 4th | Rose Pruning Skills Day | Hever Castle, Kent | £25 | |
| 5th | Fruit Pruning Skills Day | Fyfield, Glos | £25 | |
| 7th | Becoming a Self Employed Gardener | Grove, Oxon | £50 | |
| 7th | Willow Obelisks | Kirkley Hall, Northumberland | £50 | |
| 12th | Becoming a Self Employed Gardener | Braunstone, Leics | £50 | |
| 14th | Willow Structures | Great Milton, Oxon | £60 | |
| 26th | No Dig Workshop | Alhampton, Somerset | £80 | |
| April | 4th | Planning a Cutting Garden | Hillcommon, Somerset | £35 |
| 18th | Becoming a Self Employed Gardener | Stone, Staffordshire | £50 | |
| May | 7th | Head Gardener’s Year | Fittleworth, West Sussex | £35 |
| June | 5th | Plant Identification Workshop | Faringdon, Oxfordshire | £60 |
| 26th | Organic Blooms Visit | Bristol | £15 | |
| TBC | Garden Visit | Castor House, Cambs | TBC | |
| July | 8th | Propagation workshop | Hole Park | TBC |
| 23rd | Head Gardener’s Year | Fittleworth, West Sussex | £35 | |
| 25th | Planning and creating a garden that suits you | Wrington, Somerset | £50 | |
| Sept | 15th | Border Design Workshop | Rapkyns Nursery, Broad Oak, E Sussex | TBC |
| Oct | 22nd | Head Gardener’s Year | Fittleworth, West Sussex | £35 |
| Nov | 10th | Management of Tender Tropical & Perennial Plants | Cranbrook, Kent | £25 |