Fruit tree pruning

St Ann’s Allotments are the oldest and largest area of Victorian detached town gardens in the world, and are Grade 2* Listed by English Heritage. The site covers 75 acres, has 700 gardens, over 30 miles of hedgerow and 2000 fruit trees, many of which are heritage varieties.STAA deliver outreach programmes to allow all members of the community to benefit from the site, including children’s activities on the Community Orchard, and volunteering opportunities on Urban Nature, Nursery, and Heritage Display gardens.

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Discover the best techniques to prune your fruit trees for optimal health and growth. A hands-on masterclass including apple, pear & quince

St Ann's Allotments

Workshops

Our seasonal learning programme is designed to help people get into gardening for wellbeing, whether that be foraging the hedgerow, making a seasonal wreath, or learning how to compost.

<p>Leo Jordan will be joining us at St Ann's Community Orchard to share the art behind fruit tree pruning. Come along for a masterclass in all aspects of tree care including how to rejuvenate old trees and formatively prune new trees to achieve the perfect crop. At this time of year we will focus on apples, pears and quinces.  </p>

<h3>Workshop details</h3><p><strong>Capacity:</strong> The maximum group size will be 10 people.</p><p><strong>Tickets:</strong> The ticket price includes materials.</p><p><strong>Facilities:</strong> A compost toilet is available at the garden with sanitizer for hand washing.</p><p><strong>Clothing:</strong> Please dress for the weather, and wear comfortable foot wear. The garden is a 5-minute walk from the entrance to the allotments.</p><p><strong>Parking:</strong> There is plenty of free roadside parking along Ransom Road.</p><p><strong>Contact:</strong> If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the organiser Kayleigh at info@staa-allotments.org.uk</p>

<h3>About Leo Jordan</h3><p>Leo Jordan is an orchard manager, cider maker and owner of the CAMRA award-winning Blue Barrel Cider. What he doesn’t know about apple and pear trees ain’t worth knowing. <a href="https://bluebarrelcider.com/home/" title="https://bluebarrelcider.com/home/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://bluebarrelcider.com/home/</a></p>

<h3>About the Orchard</h3><p>This workshop will be run from the Strawbale Building on our Community Orchard. This unique building is hand-built from bales of straw and weatherproofed with clay sourced on site. It’s also off-grid, being naturally insulated by a living roof, with solar panels and a log-burner.</p><p>The Community Orchard is a garden maintained by Staa for educational purposes featuring a variety of mature fruit trees, many of them heritage varieties, and also includes a pond and a stream.</p><p>St Ann’s Allotments are Grade II* Listed by Historic England, and designated an Area of Importance for Nature Conservation. It is the oldest and largest are of Victorian detached town gardens in the UK, with over 700-years of history, 500 gardens, and 32 miles of hedgerow.</p>

<h3>About Staa</h3><p>This event is organised by Staa, a small charity that manages a number of highly regarded projects across 30+ plots at St Ann's Allotments that provide community benefit and offering a wide variety of volunteering opportunities.</p>

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