A beginner's guide to the absolute basics of designing and maintaining your garden. Your day will include a mixture of indoor presentations, outdoor demonstrations and the opportunity to ask some questions about your own garden.

If you are overwhelmed by your garden, don’t know where to start, are faced with an impenetrable patch of weeds or bare ground, this is the course to get you inspired!

We will cover:
> A brief introduction to different categories of plants & shrubs and what to do with them.
> Some common weeds and how to deal with them.
> Common tools and techniques to get you started.
> The low-maintenance garden: a few basic rules.
> Beginning to tame a weedy or wild bed, border, or the whole garden.
> Quick fixes to make a boring garden more interesting.

You will take home a plan of action for your plot, lots of ideas and a bit of practical experience from the day.

This course is suitable for beginners or those looking for a bit of fresh inspiration about tackling their garden.

All materials, refreshments and a light lunch are included in the course fee.

Date	Thursday 6th February 2025
Tutor	Vicky Thornton
Time	10.00am – 4.00pm
Ref	3631
Fees	£75
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Join experienced upholsterer Mark Swain from the Little Furniture Shop for a day working on your own project. Your tutor will be on hand with expert guidance to help you revive your chair, stool or other portable piece of furniture. There will be tools to borrow and a variety of sundry items like webbing and tacks available to buy, but please bring along your own furniture, stuffing and fabric, and any tools you are already using. By the end of the day you will have moved your project forwards and learnt some new upholstery tips and techniques.

You don't need any previous upholstery experience - all levels are welcome.

A light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date	Wednesday 5th March 2025
Tutor	Mark from the Little Furniture Shop
Time	10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref	3669
Fees	£75
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Discover the basic tools and techniques of willow weaving, and make your own plant support for your garden this spring. You will create a beautiful willow obelisk in a morning, suitable for growing plants over, or as a garden decoration in its own right.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners or improvers.

All materials are included in the workshop fee. You will, however, have to consider how you will transport your (tall!) obelisk home.

Date	Thursday 6th March 2025
Tutor	Daisy Askins
Time	10.00am - 1.00pm
Ref	3601
Fees	£65
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Join us for a workshop dealing with the essentials of how to grow your own vegetables, including what to grow and how to achieve successful harvests.

With a mixture of indoor presentations and outdoor sessions we will look at:

> Where to grow: creating a plot from scratch or working with containers.
> What to grow: a few of the easiest vegetables for beginners to grow - focussing on outdoor growing.
> Preparing your soil ready for vegetable growing.
> When to grow: planning ahead for success, planting the right veg at the right time of year.
> How to grow: sowing your own seed or buying in plants.
> Planting out and spacing your plants.
> How to deal with the big issue of pest control!

This workshop is suitable for absolute beginners as well as those with gardening experience who are looking for encouragement or inspiration.

You will take home lots of tips and ideas, as well as a few of the best seeds to start with and some sown seeds to grow on at home ready for planting out.

Date	Thursday 6th March 2025
Tutor	Vicky Thornton
Time	10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref	3632
Fees	£75
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A friendly day for working on your own soft furnishing project with expert sewing guidance to help you. Perhaps you want to make a small pair of curtains, a simple blind or a cushion cover? Bring your fabric, measurements and sewing machine along and the tutor will be able to
advise, teach you new techniques and support you with your project.

This workshop is suitable for everyone, from complete beginners who need help even just getting to know their sewing machine, to advanced makers who know they are much more likely to get going with their project with some dedicated time and other people sewing around them!

We can't guarantee that more ambitious projects will be completed within the day, but you will be pleased at what you can achieve with the right space and guidance.

A light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee. The tutor will also bring with her some sundry items that you may need for your project.

Date	Tuesday 11th March 2025
Tutor	Catherine Crowther
Time	10.00am – 4.00pm
Ref	3654
Fees	£75
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Using a mixture of indoor presentations and outdoor demonstrations you will learn how to grow salad crops throughout the whole year, including the depths of winter, using greenhouse, tunnel or homemade cover.

Throughout the day we will:
• Look at how to give winter salads a bit of protection: using homemade frames, bought cloches, repurposed bottles, or, if you’re very lucky - a greenhouse/polytunnel.
• Explore a huge range of salads, leaves and some plant species that you may never have come across: the best varieties for summer growing and the varieties that will tolerate the cold and keep producing all winter.
• Think about the planning calendar: It’s all in the planning when it comes to getting salads every day! You will make your own planning calendar to grow throughout the year according to your conditions.

You will take home lots of information and ideas, a few of the best seeds to start with, some sown seeds to grow on at home ready for planting out and plans for a cloche or frame for winter protection.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners or those with some gardening experience who would like some encouragement or fresh inspiration.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date	Thursday 27th March 2025
Tutor	Vicky Thornton
Time	10.00am – 4.00pm
Ref	3633
Fees	£75
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Make a beautiful cushion cover in a day, using the fabric of your choice. Cushions are a perfect first project for getting to know your sewing machine or starting on your own soft furnishing adventures, and are a brilliant way to refresh your decor without redecorating your
entire room.

Cushions are also a fabulous way to show off the art works you have created in other Westhope workshops, including our spring Batik, lino block printing and embroidery workshops. Turn your finished piece of fabric into a unique cushion for your own home or as a gift for someone
special.

This workshop is suitable for everyone, from complete beginners who are looking to get to know their sewing machine better, to more experienced makers who want to spend a day creating something lovely.

A light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee. You will need to bring your own fabric and sewing machine.

Date	Tuesday 15th April 2025
Tutor	Catherine Crowther
Time	10.00am – 4.00pm
Ref	3655
Fees	£75
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