Working with the Wind & Willow

• The Concept: "Use and Value Renewable Resources."
• The Workshop: Designing & Building living windbreaks (essential in Donegal!) and structures using willow and native hedging. Preparing the "bones" of the garden before the growth spurts.

11am-2pm - Refreshments served. 

Members can use their individual codes when booking.

MARCH

Waking the Soil & Sowing the Seeds. 

• The Concept: "Catch and Store Energy."
• The Workshop: Creating hotbeds to start seeds early despite the cold. Understanding compost heat. Sowing the first hardy seeds.

11am-2pm - Refreshments served. 

Members can use their individual codes when booking.

Please see our cancellation policy in advance of booking. 

APRIL - Saturday 25th April - 11am-2pm

The Social Garden: Companions & Guilds

• The Concept: "Integrate Rather Than Segregate."
• The Workshop: Companion planting basics. Creating plant "guilds" (groups of plants that help each other). Moving away from monoculture rows to diverse ecosystems.

11am-2pm - Refreshments served. 

Members can use their individual codes when booking.

MAY - Saturday 23rd May -11am-2pm

Polytunnel Growing

• The Concept: "Use and Value Diversity."
• The Workshop: Managing heat and humidity. Maximising vertical space. Interplanting fast crops (lettuce) with slow crops (tomatoes) to get the most out of your tunnel.

11am-2pm - Refreshments served. 

Members can use their individual codes when booking.

The Art of Mulching & Water

• The Concept: "Use Small and Slow Solutions."

The Workshop: Water conservation strategies & taking softwood cuttings. We will look at different types of mulch (seaweed & wool) to suppress weeds and feed the soil slowly during the driest months.

11am-2pm - Refreshments served. 

Members can use their individual codes when booking.