Intensive One-Day Kitchen Garden Workshop Sat April 2nd
Green Road Gardens Battlestown, Ramsgrange,, New Ross, Co. Wexford, IrelandThis workshop is aimed at both ‘newbies’ and those of you with some experience wanting to up your game a bit. In the productive plot here at Green Road Gardens, we will give you the skills to start planning and setting up a kitchen garden, avoiding commonly made mistakes. It will include the following topics: […]
Natural Easter Decorations
Green Road Gardens Battlestown, Ramsgrange,, New Ross, Co. Wexford, IrelandCreate your own unique Easter decorations on a fun filled day in relaxed and beautiful surroundings.. In this workshop you will learn various techniques to decorate eggs. These will include decoupage and dyeing with different plant materials and recycled silk to create unique and beautiful pieces. Having decorated your eggs, we will then explore different […]
Willow in the Garden
Green Road Gardens Battlestown, Ramsgrange,, New Ross, Co. Wexford, IrelandWillow is an extremely useful and versatile plant in the garden. In this workshop you will learn how to propagate, grow and harvest the willow. We will then work on a number of projects using both fresh and seasoned rods. Each participant will make and take home their own willow T-pee (plant support). You will […]
8 Week Kitchen Garden Night Class
Green Road Gardens Battlestown, Ramsgrange,, New Ross, Co. Wexford, IrelandThis class is aimed at those of you who want to set up a kitchen garden or to improve your current one. It will cover topics such as: Planning your garden space, so that you avoid common pitfalls Building raised beds Seed sowing, pricking out and transplanting Pest and disease identification and learning how to […]
Hypertufa Troughs (Two half days-14th & 21st May)
Green Road Gardens Battlestown, Ramsgrange,, New Ross, Co. Wexford, IrelandLearn how to make an inexpensive stone trough look-alike from hypertufa from easily obtained materials. Stone troughs can be very heavy but the use of vermiculite in our mix makes them considerably lighter and a lot easier to handle. On the first part of this workshop Sat 14th May (10am – 1:30pm) you will sculpt […]
Hypertufa Troughs (Two half days-18th & 25th June)
Green Road Gardens Battlestown, Ramsgrange,, New Ross, Co. Wexford, IrelandLearn how to make an inexpensive stone trough look-alike from hypertufa from easily obtained materials. Stone troughs can be very heavy but the use of vermiculite in our mix makes them considerably lighter and a lot easier to handle. On the first part of this workshop Sat 18 June (10am – 1:30pm) you will sculpt […]
Bread & Pizza Making
Green Road Gardens Battlestown, Ramsgrange,, New Ross, Co. Wexford, IrelandMany people are fearful of making yeast breads. During a fun filled day I will remove this fear and show you how versatile yeast dough can be. We will make a number of breads including; focaccia; herb bread, poppy seed plate; and orange butter swirls ........... and then of course you get to sample your […]
2-Day Basket Class
Green Road Gardens Battlestown, Ramsgrange,, New Ross, Co. Wexford, IrelandOn this two-day workshop you will be able to take on a more ambitious project than you would on the one-day class. It is suitable for both beginners and people who would like to improve on their current skills. Typically, you can expect to make something like a shopping basket or the equivalent. Please ring […]
Hypertufa Troughs (Two half days – 3rd & 10th August)
Green Road Gardens Battlestown, Ramsgrange,, New Ross, Co. Wexford, IrelandLearn how to make an inexpensive stone trough look-alike from hypertufa from easily obtained materials. Stone troughs can be very heavy but the use of vermiculite in our mix makes them considerably lighter and a lot easier to handle. On the first part of this workshop Wednesday 3rd August (10am – 2pm) you will sculpt […]
2-Day Basket Class
Green Road Gardens Battlestown, Ramsgrange,, New Ross, Co. Wexford, IrelandOn this two-day workshop you will be able to take on a more ambitious project than you would on the one-day class. It is suitable for both beginners and people who would like to improve on their current skills. Typically, you can expect to make something like a shopping basket or the equivalent. Please ring […]
Intensive One-Day Kitchen Garden – Sunday Sept 11th
Green Road Gardens Battlestown, Ramsgrange,, New Ross, Co. Wexford, IrelandThis workshop will give you the skills to start planning and setting up a productive kitchen garden, avoiding commonly made mistakes. It will include the following topics: The location and layout of your veggie patch Making raised beds Composting and soil fertility Pest and disease control Herbs and fruit production Seed Saving planting for the […]
2-Day Basket Class
Green Road Gardens Battlestown, Ramsgrange,, New Ross, Co. Wexford, IrelandOn this two-day workshop you will be able to take on a more ambitious project than you would on the one-day class. It is suitable for both beginners and people who would like to improve on their current skills. Typically, you can expect to make something like a shopping basket or the equivalent. Please ring […]