Garden Skills Autumn Workshops at Bridgehouse Gardens

Join us to learn and develop a variety of organic gardening skills and knowledge including pruning, seed sowing & saving, mushroom inoculation, composting, mulching and more!

Connect with the seasons as we move from late Summer, to the Autumn and Winter months, supporting the care and tending of Bridgehouse Gardens Forest Garden and Community Planters.

Create and enjoy refreshments together as we harvest fruit, vegetables and herbs from the garden.

Led by local gardeners Ruby and Joana, all sessions are suitable for all ages, are drop-in and free to attend! Hot drinks included.

All workshops take place during our Meet at the Garden sessions, our regular weekly gardening sessions, Saturday 11am-1pm.

Important note for local residents: There are always some spaces reserved on the day for local residents without advance booking, allocated on a first come / first served basis. Bridgehouse Gardens is commited to prioritising spaces at workshops and activities for local residents living near the garden.

Workshops Schedule: We'll be exploring a new topic every session

• Sat 6 Sept, 11am - 1pm: Seed Saving & Sowing
• Sat 13 Sept, 11am - 1pm: Pruning & Weeding
• Sat 4 Oct, 11am - 1pm: Forest Gardening / Mulching
• Sat 11 Oct, 11am - 1pm: Forest Gardening / Mycelium & Inoculation
• Sat 18 Oct, 11am - 1pm:Winter Preperation / Green Manures & Bulb Planting
• Sat 25 Oct, 11am - 1pm: Composting
• Sat 1 Nov, 11am - 1pm:Winter Preperation / Sowing and Planting Winter Veg

Key Access Info:

Location: Bridgehouse Gardens is located in a public space thoroughfare between Winslade Estate SE15, and underpass to Bridgehouse Meadows SE15. There are community planters & greenhouse, forest garden & Winslade Barn community space.

Toilet: A wheelchair accessible toilet is onsite at the garden through summer 2025. There are additional toilets at nearby cafes approx <5 away.

Wheelchair Access: The garden is located on a concrete tarmacked site. The forest garden is elevated and has an uneven wood-chip floor. We regret that our community greenhouse and Winslade Barn community space are not currently wheelchair accessible. We are fundraising to increase wheelchair access with ramps and level flooring.

If you have any questions about access // workshops at the garden, email: bridgehousegardens@gmail.com

About Bridgehouse Gardens:

Bridgehouse Gardens is a volunteer-led project that seeks to activate existing, and create new public spaces for local communities in South Bermondsey, focused on greening, cultural and community infrastructure, food growing, education and recreation, to explore alternative approaches to community cohesion and just futures. To empower individuals and local communities to shape spaces that connect us, at the intersection of the rapidly changing urban environment and the natural world. Read our full mission statement here.