Weaving spring bulbs through a garden can provide sheets of colour and forage for pollinators as early as February when the rest of the garden is asleep.  From big blousy tulips to tiny puschkinia this workshop introduces gardeners to a wide range of bulbs, their qualities and how best to use them.  After a session of ‘theory’ covering perennializing bulbs, sustainability, and the ebb and weave of bulbs through existing planting, the course moves outside for a practical, hands-on session looking at naturalising bulbs in meadow or lawn, and how to weave them into borders.  Head home with pockets full of bulbs and a firm idea of where to plant them.

Weaving spring bulbs through a garden can provide sheets of colour and forage for pollinators as early as February when the rest of the garden is asleep.  From big blousy tulips to tiny puschkinia this workshop introduces gardeners to a wide range of bulbs, their qualities and how best to use them.  After a session of ‘theory’ covering perennializing bulbs, sustainability, and the ebb and weave of bulbs through existing planting, the course moves outside for a practical, hands-on session looking at naturalising bulbs in meadow or lawn, and how to weave them into borders.  Head home with pockets full of bulbs and a firm idea of where to plant them.

Our gardens are undeniably being put under increasing pressure from heat and drought in the summer months.  Although there are many ‘silver bullet’ solutions being offered, the reality is more nuanced – we need to learn to observe our gardens, adapt our timing and methods, and carefully fit our planting styles around the site we are gardening on, working with what we have rather than fighting against it.  A discussion of easy, beautiful, drought tolerant plants, but also a dive into soil types, ‘dry gardening’, mulching, watering practices, raising planting out of winter wet and adapting how and when jobs are done.  The best I can offer to make gardening easier in what are challenging conditions.