One Day Gardening Course at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
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About the experience
There's a gardener in all of us - as you'll discover when you book onto this excellent one day gardening course, hosted at Raymond Blanc's gardening school at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons in Oxfordshire. First opened in the grounds of this five star hotel in 1984, the renowned chef patron Raymond Blanc created his kitchen garden to source a lot of the produce for the famous Manoir restaurant that's on-site, so as to keep the dishes fresh and seasonal, but also to reduce their carbon footprint, as many of the fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers grown here have zero miles! An expert team of gardeners look after and maintain the gardens, which includes eleven different gardens and orchards with over 2500 trees. And whatever size your own green space is at home - a courtyard or cottage garden, a window box or even a veggie patch or allotment, you're sure to pick up some useful tips and insights on this informative course. Your day will be spent with the gardening team down at the Hartley Botanic 'Grand Lodge' Glasshouse. What exactly you'll be getting stuck into is dependent on the time of year. Come along in the winter, and you might be pruning the fruit trees ready for next year. Or if it's a nice summer's day, you might be growing micro herbs or picking edible flowers. It's hands-on learning, so you'll get a deep dive look into how the professional gardeners produce a sustainable yield, as well as discovering the science behind soil and composting. It's a fun and informative experience that's suitable for gardeners of all ages and all levels of expertise!
- Full-day gardening courses with experts
- At Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons hotel
- Learn all about kitchen gardening
- Includes a working lunch in the glasshouse
- Full day gardening course at The Raymond Blanc Gardening School
- View the stunning gardens and orchards at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
- Expert gardeners will share a range of practical advice such as soil science and composting
- Ideas on how to maximise the potential of your growing space
- Learn how to be garden ready for the year ahead and growing your own organic kitchen garden
- Enjoy a working lunch in the Harley Botanical glasshouse
- Tea coffee and cake are provided
- Take home top tips about the magic of growing
- Choose from a range of seasonal courses
2024 Schedule
- Winter Fruit Pruning Learn how to prune your own trees to optimise the health and weight of your fruit
- Grow your own Vegetables Discover the magic of growing seasonal vegetables
- Soil to Plate Learn how to grow healthy vegetables without expensive equipment, fertilisers or feeds
- Summer Fruit Pruning Optimise the ripening of this year's crop and encourage more fruit buds in the years to come
- Grafting Whip and Tongue Learn how to propagate fruit trees using the Whip and Tongue method. You will learn the theory, how to choose and collect scions for grafting
- Chip and T- budding grafting course Learn how to propagate fruit trees, you will learn the art of Chip budding and T-budding. You will learn the theory, how to choose and collect material for grafting
- Herbs: Growing the Foundations of Flavour Herbs are one of the central pillars of our culinary practises. Never just garnishes, but ingredients that transport our taste buds to different places, times and even triggering memories.
- Planning Your Vegetable Garden A kitchen garden fully flourishing is a sight to behold especially if you can use every inch of it, all year round. Learn how to organise your vegetable patch for each season
- Sustainable Fruit Tree Management Step into our 2500 strong orchard and discover the art of managing your fruit trees sustainably
Information
- Minimum age 16
- You will form part of a small group of up to 8 participants
- Not suitable for spectators
- Please note a surcharge will be applicable on specialty courses not listed
Minimum Age: 16 years
- Selected weekday dates throughout the year (see menu for full schedule)
- Due to popularity it is recommended you book well in advance for this experience
- Courses start at 10:00 finishing at 15:30 with refreshments and a working lunch provided
- Participants should arrive 15 minutes prior to the start time
2024 Schedule
- May
29th – Grow Your Own Vegetables
- June
5th – Grow Your Own Vegetables
6th – Soil to Plate
13th – Grow Your Own Vegetables
25th – Grow Your Own Vegetables
26th – Soil to Plate
- July
9th – Summer Pruning
11th – Grow Your Own Vegetables
17th – Grow Your Own Vegetables
18th – Grafting Chip and Tongue Budding
24th – Grow Your Own Vegetables
25th – Herbs: Growing the Foundations of flavour
- August
7th – Grow Your Own Vegetables
14th – Grow Your Own Vegetables
28th - Grow Your Own Vegetables
- September
11th – Grow Your Own Vegetables
12th – Sustainable Fruit Tree Management
18th – Grow Your Own Vegetables
25th - Grow Your Own Vegetables
- October
2nd – Grow Your Own Vegetables
16th – Sustainable Fruit Tree Management
- November
6th – Grow Your Own Vegetables
- December
4th – Winter Pruning
Locations
- Kent
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