Workshops & Contact

How To Grow Workshops

All workshops are kept to small groups. They are super fun and very informative.

You will leave with all your questions answered, confident in your newly learned knowledge & skills. And you get tea/coffee, & a sweet treat.

Homeschool Groups – message me about workshops you are interested in and dates that would work for your group. I can do a group pricing : )

Would you like a 25% off discount? Use the promocode ‘GreatGardens’ for a limited time to save some moolah.

Guide To Propagating New Plants
(Aka Various Methods to Start New Plants)
Saturday, April 11th
11 am – 12:30

✔ Growing plants from seed
✔ Taking cuttings to make more plants
✔ Division techniques for perennials
✔ How to start bare root plants, asparagus, tubers and corms,
✔ Practical tips for success with all your propagating.

In this workshop, you’ll learn the most common propagation methods used by gardeners and nurseries, along with helpful tips and tricks that improve success rates and help your plants thrive.

Great for beginners and intermediate gardeners, though even experienced gardeners will enjoy learning the tricks.

Seed Snail Workshop
Sunday, April 12th
1 pm (till 2 pm)

Come make some seed snails at the potting shed.

✔ Come sow some seed snails with me
✔ All supplies are included, go home with a snail full of pretty sweet peas. Or edible peas, if you’d rather

Grow Your Own Groceries
(aka Beginner Gardener)
Wednesday , April 15th
6 pm (till 7:30 pm)

✔ Soil Preparation, organic gardening techniques and amendments.
✔ Planning your garden
✔ When and how to start from either seeds or starter plants
✔ Succession sowing for staggered harvests
✔ Seasonal care to grow from spring till fall with healthy, abundant crops.

A practical how-to for growing food in our zone 3 gardens. You will leave feeling excited, inspired, and confident to grow your own groceries.

Grow Your Own Groceries
(Aka Beginner Gardener)
Saturday , April 18th
11 am till 12:30 pm

A practical how-to for growing food in our zone 3 gardens. You will leave feeling excited, inspired, and confident to grow your own groceries.

The Organic Gardener
Learn ALL the things you need to know about going organic in your yard & veggie garden. More in-depth than the beginner gardener.
Saturday, May 9th
1 pm till 3 pm

✔ Feeding the soil food web
✔ Mulching, watering, feeding your gardens ✔ Attracting pollinators and beneficial insects
✔ All about compost and composting
✔ Organic fertiliser recipes
✔ Organic pest control methods
✔ Companion planting
✔ Keeping your trees, shrubs, and flowers thriving organically.

We are going to tackle it all in a mere 2 hours. If you want to keep chatting after that, we will!

Payments for the workshops can also be sent by e-transfer OR cash can be dropped off at the shop.

How To successfully Grow Warm Weather Crops

Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, eggplants, squash, pumpkins.

Saturday, May 25th
11 am till 12:30

How to plant or sow/grow from seed
Which ones to direct sow in the garden from seeds.
How to water, fertilise, and care for your warm weather crops all summer long for the best results.
How to prevent BER (blossom end rot) on your tomatoes and diseases on the leaves of your vegetables (and flowers).
How to prevent bitter cucumbers.
Get more peppers.