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
Date of Event | Title | Event type | Location |
11/01/2024 | Winter Apple Pruning at Middlethorpe Hall, York | Practical Skills Day | Middlethorpe Hall & Spa, York |
11/01/2024 | Apple Tree Workshop | Workshop | Rochester Cathedral, Kent |
17/01/2024 | Orchard and Soft Fruit Pruning | Practical Skills Day | Old Down Estate, Bristol |
17/01/2024 | Fruit Tree Pruning | Practical Skills Day | Hever Castle, Kent |
20/01/2024 | Plant Classification | Online Workshop | Online |
23/01/2024 | Climbing/Rambling Rose Pruning Skills Day | Practical Skills Day | Ashburnham Place, East Sussex |
24/01/2024 | Orchard and Soft Fruit Pruning | Practical Skills Day | Old Down Estate, Bristol |
27/01/2024 | Weaving Hazel Supports | Practical Skills Day | Priors Marston Manor, Warwickshire |
31/01/2024 | Rose Pruning | Practical Skills Day | Old Down Estate, Bristol |
31/01/2024 | Winter Pruning of Trained fruit | Practical Skills Day | Poulton Hall, Wirral |
01/02/2024 | Niwaki Tools Maintenance and Composting Basics workshop | Workshop | Sarsden Glebe, Oxfordshire |
06/02/2024 | Rose Pruning Skills Day | Practical Skills Day | Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham |
07/02/2024 | Pruning Skills Day at Floors Castle | Practical Skills Day | Floors Castle, Kelso |
07/02/2024 | Yorkshire. Winter Apple Pruning & Practical Skills Day | Practical Skills Day | National Trust Beningbrough Hall, York |
08/02/2024 | Rose workshop | Workshop | Rochester Cathedral, Kent |
12/02/2024 | Hydrangea pruning and propagation | Practical Skills Day | Plas Cadnant, Menai Bridge |
20/02/2024 | Pruning Climbing Roses | Practical Skills Day | Birtsmorton Court, Birtsmorton, Worcs |
22/02/2024 | Snowdrops Walk at Thenford Gardens | Garden Visit | Theford Gardens and Arboretum, Banbury |
23/02/2024 | Plant Support Day | Practical Skills Day | Fairlight Hall, nr Hastings |
28/02/2024 | Plant Supports Skills Day | Practical Skills Day | South Wood Farm, Devon |
06/03/2024 | Spring Rose Pruning | Practical Skills Day | Hever Castle, Kent |
16/03/2024 | Self-Employed Gardeners: How to Grow and Develop your Business | Online Workshop | Online |
08/04/2024 | Natural staking in the kitchen garden and herbaceous borders | Workshop | Plas Cadnant, Menai Bridge |
11/04/2024 | Herbaceous Border Redevelopment | Practical Skills Day | Hever Castle, Kent |
13/04/2024 | Plant Classification | Online Workshop | Online |
17/04/2024 | Kitchen Garden Skills day | Practical Skills Day | Hampton Court Palace |
17/04/2024 | Propagation Day | Workshop | The Garden House Brighton |
01/05/2024 | Border Renovation Day | Practical Skills Day | Ashburnham Place East Sussex |
22/05/2024 | Visit to Bates Green Garden | Garden Visit | Bates Green Garden, East Sussex |
20/09/2024 | Visit to Sandhill Farm House | Garden Visit | Sandhill Farm House West Sussex |
17/10/2024 | No Dig Success with Charles Dowding | Online Talk | Online |
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.