All courses will be held in line with Welsh Government guidance on health and safety and in particular, the protective measures and social distancing as required.
Propagation Skills – Short Course
A practical and hands-on introduction to propagation skills. Once you know how to propagate plants, you can increase the plants in your garden at almost no cost.
The aim of the course is to
- give you confidence in your ability to propagate plants
- help you understand when each type of propagation is appropriate
- give you skills needed for successful propagation of plants for your garden.
For more information and to book your place, visit our courses portal for the Propagation Skills – Short Course
Maximum of participants per workshop. 12
Dates
Friday 19th August 2022
Saturday 20th August 2022
Wednesday 21 September 2022
Soft Fruit Gardening
Learn how to grow your own soft fruit for next to no cost. Gain the knowledge and skills to give you seasonal fresh fruit throughout the summer and autumn
One of our most popular courses at Byther Farm, it aims to
- give you confidence to grow a range soft fruit,
- help you understand how to care for different soft fruit plants,
- give you skills in propagating more plants for your garden.
For more information and to book your place, visit our courses portal for the Soft Fruit Garden course
Maximum of participants per workshop. 12
Dates
Saturday 16th July 2022
Wednesday 14th September 2022
Willow Workshop – Plant Supports and Living Willow Structures
Create your own decorative plant supports from willow, plus learn how to make living willow structures for your garden.
The aim of this workshop is to
- teach you how to make a plant support to take home with you
- show you the techniques needed to create living structures, like hedges, domes, tunnels
- give you the confidence to create structures in your own garden.
This is a hands-on practical course led by Elanor Smallcombe of Tyddyn Bryn and Liz Zorab.
If you don’t currently have willow in your garden, or you’d like more, there will be the opportunity to buy willow cuttings (of different colours) to grow at home.
For more information and to book your place, visit our courses portal for the Willow Plant Support and Living Willow Structures workshop
Maximum of participants per workshop. 12
Dates
Autumn 2022 dates to be confirmed
Natural Christmas Wreath Workshop
For more information and to book your place, visit our courses portal for the Natural Christmas Wreath Workshop
Maximum of participants per workshop. 6
Dates
Wednesday 7th December 2022
Sunday 11th December 2022
Wednesday 14th December 2022
Courses in development
We are developing online courses at Byther Farm, if you would like to be kept up to date about our online courses, please subscribe to our newsletter.
Further Reading
Inspiration about eating seasonally.
