Grow Your Own Cut Flowers - Half Day Course

Heart of BS13

Join us at Heart of BS13 for a starter course on growing your own cut flowers, at our charity's sustainable flower farm in South Bristol.

Hartcliffe City Farm

Join us at Heart of BS13 for a starter course on growing your own cut flowers, at our charity's sustainable flower farm in South Bristol.This workshop will equip you with the basic skills, knowledge and confidence start your own beautiful flower patch, whether on your windowsill, or in a yard or the garden at home.It will include a practical introduction to:<ul><li>composting and healthy soil (including our Closed-Loop Composting programme)</li><li>no-dig gardening</li><li>seed-sowing</li><li>what to grow</li><li>identifying good and bad weeds</li><li>identifying pests and diseases</li><li>chemical-free growing techniques</li><li>pricking out seedlings</li><li>potting on plants</li><li>supporting biodiversity</li></ul>Clem, our florist, will also demonstrate cutting and conditioning techniques that will enhance flower growth and vase life, and guide you through the process of making a rustic flower posy, which you’ll wrap in biodegradable gift paper to take home.You will leave with a starter pack of freshly-sown seeds trays, packs of seedling and multiple potted plants to kick-start your own flower garden.Please bring a packed lunch. Tea, coffee &amp; cake will be provided throughout the day.When you book on to a workshop with Heart of BS13, you are helping fund our charity's work to tackle inequality and create green education and training opportunities in our South Bristol community - thank you!Cost: £75 (We have limited £10 spaces available on each workshop for BS13 residents who are in receipt of means-tested benefits – if this applies to you please select this option below).Where: Heart of BS13 Flower Farm, Hartcliffe City Farm, Lampton Avenue, Hartcliffe, BS13 0QHParking: There is no parking on the farm. Please park considerately on the nearby streets. If you have access requirements, please email us at <a href="mailto:flowers@heartofbs13.org.uk" title="mailto:flowers@heartofbs13.org.uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">flowers@heartofbs13.org.uk</a> or call Sol on 07762092648<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grow-your-own-cut-flowers-half-day-course-tickets-809074041237" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grow-your-own-cut-flowers-half-day-course-tickets-809074041237" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">.</a>For further information about this course, please contact <a href="mailto:flowers@heartofbs13.org.uk" title="mailto:flowers@heartofbs13.org.uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">flowers@heartofbs13.org.uk</a> or call Sol on 07762092648.Find out more about our charity's work here: <a href="https://www.heartofbs13.org.uk" title="https://www.heartofbs13.org.uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.heartofbs13.org.uk</a>Please note: we require a minimum number of 6 participants to run this course.Private booking? We also run private and corporate workshops - please get in touch if you'd like to discuss this.We look forward to welcoming you to the flower farm!

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