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Winter Fruit Pruning

Carshalton Community Allotment, Colston Avenue, Carshalton SM5 3NX

25 Jan 2025 | Accredited

Find out about pruning fruit trees in the winter months in our one day workshop, Free standing apple and pear trees should be pruned in winter when they are dormant, to keep them productive and control their size. If you are new to pruning, or not feeling very confident, join us on this popular, hands-on winter pruning workshop to find out how to successfully prune your trees.

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Blythe Hill Fields Community Orchard Planting Day

Blythe Hill Fields, London SE6 Access Via Codrington Hill, Montacute Road, Brockley View or Blythe Hill Lane

31 Jan 2025

Come and help us plant our 12 new trees on Friday 31st January!

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Practical Organic Gardening course (Level 2)

Sydenham Garden, 28a Wynell Road, SE23 2LW

6 Feb 2025 | Accredited

Practical Organic Gardening is a Level 2 course, designed by Sydenham Garden and accredited by the Open College Network (OCN). The 10-month course runs weekly on Thursdays, from 5th Feb – 11th Dec 2025. It is open to adult learners with some experience in gardening, who would like to develop their understanding of plants, soil and sustainable gardening techniques. Places will be prioritised for those living with a mental and/or physical health issue.

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10-week Gardening Fundamentals evening course with EcoLocal

EcoLocal The Lodge, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3NX

12 Feb 2025 | Accredited

We have an exciting new gardening course at EcoLocal. Our RHS qualified and award-winning Horticultural tutor has developed a 10-week classroom-based evening course called ‘Gardening Fundamentals’ that takes you through the full range of gardening activities, from looking after and improving soil to pruning, propagation, design and keeping plants healthy. This new course will run on a Wednesday evening between 7 and 9pm for 10 consecutive weeks between 12th February and 16th April 2025.

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Winter Currant Pruning workshop Saturday 24th February 2024 10am - 3pm

Carshalton Community Allotment, Colston Avenue, Carshalton SM5 3NX

22 Feb 2025 | Accredited

Currants (including blackcurrants, gooseberries, redcurrants and jostaberries) may be small, but they pack a real nutrition punch. Rarely found in supermarkets, currants are easy to grow and, with the right care, can give excellent yields of fruit over many years. Their bright jewel colours add a zing to many recipes!

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Spring Propagation

EcoLocal The Lodge, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3NX

22 Mar 2025 | Accredited

The art of plant propagation is as old as civilisation. With techniques learned and adapted from nature, we can save money and have more of our favourite plants, with enough left over to share with friends. In this one-day beginners’ workshop we will cover a range of techniques that can be undertaken as the days of the new year start to lengthen.

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