RHS Garden Rosemoor
Courses and
Workshops 2016
RHS Garden Rosemoor
Contents
Courses and Workshops 2016
Courses and Workshops at a glance
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Welcome to our 2016 programme of Courses and Workshops,
full of inspiration and the very best in horticulture.
Horticulture 8
Garden Craft
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Creative
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Photography
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Further Information
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How to book
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How to find us
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Within this brochure you will find a wide range of courses
and workshops to increase your experience and knowledge
of plants and gardens, from pruning and propagation to
art and photography. Whether you enjoy creative days out
or short courses for building your skills, we hope you find
something to suit you in the following pages. The courses
offer the opportunity to learn alongside RHS horticulturists
and experts in their field in the amazing, unique setting of
RHS Garden Rosemoor.
There is plenty of variety for our visitors as well as many
favourites in 2016. Last year’s grafting course returns,
and the Gardening Starting from Scratch days have proved
so popular that we have ten days throughout 2016, as
well as a new Help I’ve Got a New Garden – a one day
workshop to help novices with the basics. Other new topics
include plant combinations, scything in our wildflower
meadows, seeds, scented plants and hardy exotics.
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If you are creative we have six new willow workshops, a
Christmas Wreath workshop, needle-felting, Japanese Ink
Painting, two watercolours workshops and sketching for
beginners. Popular workshops with limited places often sell
out well in advance of the date, so to avoid disappointment
please book early and don’t forget they also make perfect
and unusual gifts for friends and family.
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading
gardening charity, helping and inspiring millions of
people to garden. Our goal is to help people share
a passion for plants, to encourage excellence in
horticulture and inspire all those with an interest in
gardening. We are entirely funded by our members,
visitors and supporters.
We hope you find a course to match your needs and
look forward to welcoming you to the garden in 2016.
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Date
Time
Type
Course Title Type
Course Title New Course
Tuesday 22 March
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Principles of Propagation
12
Thursday 31 March
9.30am to 4.30pm
■ Garden craft
Willow Weaving: Square-based basket
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March continued
New Course
Page No.
April
January
Thursday 14 January
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Rose Pruning 1
8
Saturday 2 April
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Horticulture
Gardening Starting from Scratch
12
Tuesday 19 January
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
What Now? Winter
8
Wednesday 6 April
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Container Gardening
12
Thursday 21 January
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Apple Pruning 1
9
Monday 11 April
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
The Curator's Spring Garden Walk
13
Wednesday 27 January
11am to12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Apple Pruning 2
9
May
Wednesday 4 May
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
What Now? Summer
13
February
Thursday 4 February
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Rose Pruning 2
8
Saturday 7 May
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Horticulture
Gardening Starting from Scratch
13
Saturday 6 February
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Horticulture
Gardening Starting from Scratch
10
Tuesday 10 May
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Ferns and Woodland Perennials
14
Wednesday 10 February
9.30am to 4.30pm
■ Garden craft
Willow Weaving: Trivets/Hot-pot stands
22
Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 May
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Photography
Digital Photography for Beginners (2 day course)
29
Saturday 27 February
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Horticulture
Help I've Got a New Garden!
10
Monday 16 May
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Garden craft
Willow Sculpture: Birds and Beasties
23
Tuesday 31 May to Thursday 2 June
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Creative
Japanese Ink Painting: Bamboo, Flowers and Birds (3 day course)
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March
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Time
Date
Tuesday 1 March
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Shrub Pruning
10
June
Wednesday 2 to Thursday 3 March
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Creative
Sculptural Needle-Felting: Garden Birds (2 day course)
25
Saturday 4 June
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Horticulture
Gardening Starting from Scratch
14
Wednesday 9 March
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
What Now? Spring
11
Thursday 16 June
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Plants for Shady Places
14
Saturday 12 March
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Horticulture
Gardening Starting from Scratch
11
Wednesday 22 June
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Mediterranean Gardening
15
Tuesday 15 March
11am to 12.30pm or
2pm to 4pm
■ Horticulture
Grafting for Beginners (AM or PM)
11
Monday 27 June
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Lawns and Meadows
15
Wednesday 16 March
9.30am to 4.30pm
■ Garden Craft
Willow Weaving: Fruit/nut basket
22
Wednesday 29 June
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Understanding Plant Names
15
To book any of these courses please call 020 3176 5830 (local rate)
Courses and Workshops at a glance
Courses and Workshops at a glance
Courses and Workshops at a glance
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Time
Type
Course Title New Course
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Time
Type
Course Title Friday 14 October
11am to 1pm
or 2pm to 4pm
■ Horticulture
Fungi Foray
20
Friday 21 to Sunday 23 October
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Creative
Autumn Fruits and Vegetables in Watercolour (3 day course)
28
Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 October
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Photography
Improve your Digital Photography (2 day course)
29
Saturday 5 November
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Horticulture
Gardening Starting from Scratch
21
9.30am to 4.30pm
■ Creative
Willow Weaving: Birdfeeder and Christmas Decorations
23
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Creative
Willow Sculpture: Christmas Reindeer
24
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Date
New Course
Page No.
October continued
July
Saturday 2 July
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Horticulture
Gardening Starting from Scratch
16
Tuesday 5 July
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Planting Combinations for your Borders
16
Monday 11 July
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
The Curator's Summer Garden Walk
16
Monday 11 July to
Wednesday 13 July
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Creative
Sketching for Beginners (3 day course)
26
August
November
Tuesday 2 August
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Potager Gardening
17
Thursday 24 November
Thursday 4 August
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Horticulture
Scything for Beginners
17
December
Friday 12 August
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Horticulture
Scything for Beginners
17
Thursday 1 December
18
Saturday 3 December
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Horticulture
Gardening Starting from Scratch
Saturday 10 December
10.30am to 12.30pm
or 2pm to 4pm
■ Garden Craft
Christmas Wreaths: Traditional or Contemporary
(half-day workshop)
24
Monday 12 December
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Explore Rosemoor's Woodlands
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Friday 12 August
11am to 4.30pm
■ Horticulture
A Beginner's Guide to Designing your own Garden
Thursday 18 August
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Fruit for Smaller Gardens
18
Saturday 3 September
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Horticulture
Gardening Starting from Scratch
18
Tuesday 6 September
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Seeds: Collection, Cleaning and Sowing
19
Tuesday 6 to
Thursday 8 September
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Creative
The Magic of Watercolour Flowers (3 day course)
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Tuesday 13 September
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Scented Plants
19
Thursday 15 September
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
Hardy Exotic Plants at Rosemoor
19
Tuesday 4 October
11am to 12.30pm
■ Horticulture
What Now? Autumn
20
Saturday 8 October
10.30am to 4.30pm
■ Horticulture
Gardening Starting from Scratch
20
September
Courses and Workshops at a glance
Courses and Workshops at a glance
Date
October
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To book any of these courses please call 020 3176 5830 (local rate)
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Rose Pruning
Apple Pruning
Thursday 14 January or
Thursday 4 February 11am to 12.30pm
Thursday 21 January or
Wednesday 27 January 11am to 12.30pm
Tutor: Philip Scott (RHS Team)
This comprehensive demonstration will cover the pruning and
training of all roses, from climbers through to ramblers, shrubs and
modern varieties. We will also look at nutrition and disease control,
and offer some handy tips on establishing roses. This demonstration
will take place outside so please come prepared with boots and
warm clothing.
Tutor: Peter Earl (RHS Team)
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12528 (14 January), or 12529 (4 February)
Maximum 12 places
What Now? Winter
Come and unravel the mysteries of apple pruning at this practical
demonstration. We will be looking at the formative pruning of
young apple trees as well as pruning established trees. We will also
discuss summer pruning, and see how it is used to maintain our
trained apples, (i.e. cordons, espaliers and fans), and compare it
with the winter pruning of our traditional orchard, which is what we
will be concentrating on during this demonstration. This event will
take place outside so please come prepared with boots and warm
clothing.
Horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12531 (21 January), or 12532 (27 January)
Maximum 16 places
Tuesday 19 January 11am to 12.30pm
Tutor: Jonathan Hutchinson (RHS Team)
Are you new to gardening and unsure exactly what you should be
doing when, or are you a keen gardener wanting tips on your timings?
Let the RHS experts help you through the gardening year providing
a whistle-stop tour of techniques, tips, tricks and advice on seasonal
tasks so that you know what you could be doing when. Sessions will
vary in format including talks, practical demonstrations and walks
around the garden at Rosemoor.
Winter topics covered – mulching, preparing for the year ahead,
renovation pruning of shrubs, rose pruning, plus other topics of
seasonal interest.
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12530
Maximum 20 places per session
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To book any of these courses please call 020 3176 5830 (local rate)
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What Now? Spring
Grafting for Beginners
Wednesday 9 March 11am to 12.30pm
Tuesday 15 March
11am to 12.30pm or 2pm to 3.30pm
Tutor: Ian Smith (Bicton College Tutor)
Tutor: David Perry (RHS Garden Team)
This day will guide you through the exciting time of creating a
new garden – how to identify the features to keep and enhance
the area, how to manage overgrown and untidy areas. It will also
include a basic maintenance plan for jobs to do in the garden,
how to create a new border and a vegetable garden plan.
Are you new to gardening and unsure exactly what you should
be doing when, or are you a keen gardener wanting tips on your
timings ? Let the RHS experts help you through the gardening year
providing a whistle-stop tour of techniques, tips, tricks and advice
on seasonal tasks so that you know what you could be doing when.
Sessions will vary in format including talks, practical demonstrations
and walks around the garden.
Fee: RHS Members £33, Non-RHS Members £43
Skill level: Beginner
Venue: Peter Buckley Learning Centre and Garden
Event code: 12534
Maximum 12 places
Shrub Pruning
Tuesday 1 March 11am to 12.30pm
Spring topics covered – dividing and planting herbaceous perennials,
spring shrub pruning, cutting back of ornamental grasses, and dethatching of lawns, plus other topics of seasonal interest.
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12536
Maximum 20 places per session
Tutor: Jim Arbury (RHS Wisley Fruit and Trials Specialist)
Learn the art of grafting from RHS Wisley’s Fruit Garden expert.
Jim will explain the theory behind the skill and demonstrate each
stage before you try the technique yourself. Each attendee will be
able to graft two apple varieties onto dwarfing rootstocks and take
them away to grow at home.
Horticulture
Horticulture
Saturday 27 February 10.30am to 4.30pm
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Help I’ve got a New Garden!
Fee: RHS Members £22, Non-RHS Members £32
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Lecture Hall
Event code: 12538 (AM), or 12539 (PM))
Maximum 10 places per session
Tutor: Jon Webster (RHS Rosemoor Curator)
Gardening Starting from Scratch
Saturday 6 February 10.30am to 4.30pm
Tutor: Ian Smith (Bicton College Tutor)
Get to know your garden, learn how to identify the plants you have
or would like to have. The day will be focused on basic gardening
tasks and seed sowing. Please bring photographs of your garden and
plants. These days can be booked separately, or as a series.
Fee: RHS Members £38, Non-RHS Members £48
Skill level: Beginner
Venue: Peter Buckley Learning Centre and Garden
Event code: 12533
Maximum 12 places
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Pruning is for many a complicated subject, not knowing when or
why you are meant to be carrying out the task. This demonstration
will look at a wide variety of plants, outlining the different reasons
for pruning, how we can trick nature to get better displays within our
garden and look at annual and rejuvenation pruning techniques, and
the best tools for the job. At the end, you will feel more confident to
go home and tame your ‘jungle’ and get the best display possible
from your plants.
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12535
Maximum 16 places
Gardening Starting from Scratch
Saturday 12 March 10.30am to 4.30pm
Tutor: Ian Smith (Bicton College Tutor)
This day will focus on your garden soil – learn some basic soil science
and which plants do best where. Ian will also cover pruning skills and
further seed sowing. Please bring photographs of your garden and
plants. These days can be booked separately, or as a series.
Fee: RHS Members £38, Non-RHS Members £48
Skill level: Beginner
Venue: Peter Buckley Learning Centre and Garden
Event code: 12537
Maximum 12 places
To book any of these courses please call 020 3176 5830 (local rate)
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Container Gardening
The Curator’s Spring Garden Walk
Tuesday 22 March 11am to 12.30pm
Wednesday 6 April 11am to 12.30pm
Monday 11 April 11am to 12.30pm
Tutor: Helen Round and Catherine Venn (RHS Team)
Tutor: Susie Hauxwell (RHS Garden Team)
Tutor: Jon Webster (RHS Rosemoor Curator)
Find out how we grow a range of plants from seed and cuttings on
our nursery at Rosemoor. This demonstration will cover seed sowing,
softwood cuttings and basic nursery skills to include potting,
pricking out, watering and feeding – all the essentials needed to
produce healthy plants for the garden.
The growing season has started and it’s time to plan the year ahead.
Come and learn from the Rosemoor team how you can create
colourful potted displays in your own garden along with a
demonstration of how to make a hanging basket. Learn about the
different composts and containers to use, and hear about both
seasonal and permanent planting ideas. The beauty is, no matter how
big your garden, courtyard or balcony you can still enjoy gardening.
Rosemoor is a garden with many themed ‘garden rooms’ and
a diverse plant collection and best described as a garden for all
seasons, there is always something of interest to see and to inspire.
Come and enjoy this gentle stroll around the garden looking at the
seasonal beauty.
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden and Lecture Hall
Event code: 12540
Maximum 20 places
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden and Lecture Hall
Event code: 12542
Maximum 20 places
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12543
Maximum 20 places
Gardening Starting from Scratch
What Now? Summer
Saturday 2 April 10.30am to 4.30pm
Wednesday 4 May 11am to 12.30pm
Tutor: Ian Smith (Bicton College Tutor)
Tutor: Helen Round (RHS Team)
Learn how to transplant seedlings, how to make lawns look good and
what to do in the garden this month. Please bring photographs of
your garden and plants. These days can be booked separately, or as
a series.
Are you new to gardening and unsure exactly what you should
be doing when, or are you a keen gardener wanting tips on your
timings ? Let the RHS experts help you through the gardening year
providing a whistle-stop tour of techniques, tips, tricks and advice
on seasonal tasks so that you know what you could be doing when.
Sessions will vary in format including talks, practical demonstrations
and walks around the garden.
Fee: RHS Members £38, Non-RHS Members £48
Skill level: Beginner
Venue: Peter Buckley Learning Centre and Garden
Event code: 12541
Maximum 12 places
Summer topics covered – Plantings for summer display, growing
tomatoes and cucumbers under glass, staking herbaceous
perennials, planting seasonal containers, plus other topics of
seasonal interest.
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12544
Maximum 20 places
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Horticulture
Horticulture
Principles of Propagation
Gardening Starting from Scratch
Saturday 7 May 10.30am to 4.30pm
Tutor: Ian Smith (Bicton College Tutor)
Get to know your garden better, learn how to evaluate the plants
you grow and how to improve their performance. Ian will also cover
the basics of growing vegetables. Please bring photographs of your
garden and plants. These days can be booked separately, or as a
series.
Fee: RHS Members £38, Non-RHS Members £48
Skill level: Beginner
Venue: Peter Buckley Learning Centre and Garden
Event code: 12546
Maximum 12 places
To book any of these courses please call 020 3176 5830 (local rate)
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Mediterranean Gardening
Lawns and Meadows
Tuesday 10 May 11am to 12.30pm
Wednesday 22 June 11am to 12.30pm
Monday 27 June 11am to 12.30pm
Tutor: Penny King (RHS Team)
Tutor: Susie Hauxwell (RHS Team)
Tutor: Mat Fry and Alex Davies (RHS Team)
It’s all happening in the World of Woodlanders.....be surprised by
just how many lovely flowering plants and fascinating ferns are
waking from the winter and freshening up the garden. Fabulous
foliage, pretty petals and oodles of inspiration ! Join Penny, for an
exciting and useful fern foray and woodlanders walk and discover
how to give your own garden a springtime splash of fresh interest
while having some fun along the way!
Come and have a look at the Mediterranean Garden. The talk will
cover a brief history of the area and the recent developments to
improve it. We will look at the range, style and siting of plants and
planting. This is for anyone interested in dry/gravel gardens who
would like a more in depth view of the way we look after this part of
the garden.
Want to know more about making your lawn or meadow look
fabulous? Join Mat and Alex on a walk and talk on the maintenance
of grass areas, from ½" high fine turf to 2ft high meadows. They
will cover meadow establishment, management and wildflower
identification, as well as fine turf maintenance including
scarification, spiking, and top dressing. There will be plenty of
practical guidance for getting the best out of all types of grass
areas.
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12549
Maximum 20 places
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12545
Maximum 15 places
Ian will focus on roses, how to look after them and use them to
create a colourful summer display. You will spend plenty of time in
the garden finding plants that you may like in yours and identifying
those which are easy to grow. Please bring photographs of your
garden and plants. These days can be booked separately, or as a
series.
Fee: RHS Members £38, Non-RHS Members £48
Skill level: Beginner
Venue: Peter Buckley Learning Centre and Garden
Event code: 12547
Maximum 12 places
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Wednesday 29 June 11am to 12.30pm
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Understanding Plant Names
Saturday 4 June 10.30am to 4.30pm
Tutor: Ian Smith (Bicton College Tutor)
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12550
Maximum 20 places
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Gardening Starting from Scratch
Plants for Shady Places
Tutor: Neil Lancaster (RHS Wisley Botany dept)
Thursday 16 June 11am to 12.30pm
Are you confused by plant names? This talk will simplify them for
you during a leisurely stroll through Rosemoor. It will cover the
information found on plant labels and aspects of classification such
as species, genus and family groupings, Latin names and cultivars.
You will also learn about hybrids, cultivar groups and trade names
and find out why names sometimes change.
Tutor: Penny King (RHS Team)
Shady characters in shady areas of your garden can be a good
thing ! Don’t be afraid of that sunless spot – bring it to life with
some cool customers…dull they are not, interesting and pretty
and sometimes quite unusual they are. Don’t be in the dark, come
along, get some inspiration and make the most of that area in your
garden that is anything but a problem !
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12548
Maximum 15 places
Horticulture
Horticulture
Ferns and Woodland Perennials
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12551
Maximum 20 places
To book any of these courses please call 020 3176 5830 (local rate)
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Potager Gardening
Saturday 2 July 10.30am to 4.30pm
Tuesday 2 August 11am to 12.30pm
Tutor: Ian Smith (Bicton College Tutor)
Tutor: Bridget Ibbs (RHS Team)
Get to know your garden weeds, pests, diseases and disorders and
learn how to identify common problems and solutions. Please bring
photographs of your garden and plants. These days can be booked
separately, or as a series.
Our Potager is inspired by the decorative and intensive gardens
found in France, and it demonstrates just how good a vegetable
garden can look, without compromising its productivity. This walk
will reveal the secrets needed to achieve such a display, including
soil cultivation, planning, choice of subjects, sowing, planting,
staking, successional sowings and lots more.
Fee: RHS Members £38, Non-RHS Members £48
Skill level: Beginner
Venue: Peter Buckley Learning Centre and Garden
Event code: 12552
Maximum 12 places
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12555
Maximum 20 places
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Planting Combinations
for your Borders
Are you confused with the choice of plants available at the garden
centre? Would you like tips on how to choose plants that will look
good together in your borders? This garden walk will point you in
the right direction by using examples of planting combinations in
the borders at Rosemoor. Please bring a notepad, pen and camera
if you wish.
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The Curator’s Summer Garden Walk
Monday 11 July 11am to 12.30pm
Thursday 4 August or Friday 12 August
10.30am to 4.30pm
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Scything for Beginners
Tutor: Sheila Dearing (RHS Curatorial)
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Tuesday 5 July 11am to 12.30pm
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12553
Maximum 20 places
Horticulture
Horticulture
Gardening Starting from Scratch
Tutor: Andi Rickard (UK Ladies Scything Champion)
Rosemoor is a garden with many themed ‘garden rooms’ and
a diverse plant collection and best described as a garden for all
seasons – there is always something of interest to see and to
inspire. Come and enjoy this gentle stroll around the garden looking
at the seasonal beauty.
Andi has held her scything title for five years running and enjoys
teaching others the graceful art of scything. The skill has been making
a comeback in recent years, partly helped by a scene in the television
version of Poldark, and is a more environmentally friendly way to cut
grass and wildflower meadows. You will learn the history of scything,
how to sharpen and use the scythe and try different designs, all in
one of our wildflower meadows. Scythes and other tools will also be
available to buy from Andi.
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12554
Maximum 20 places
Fee: RHS Members £70, Non-RHS Members £80
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12556 (4 August), or 12557 (12 August)
Maximum 8 places
Tutor: Jon Webster (RHS Rosemoor Curator)
To book any of these courses please call 020 3176 5830 (local rate)
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Tutor: Peter Earl (RHS Team)
Tuesday 6 September 11am to 12.30pm
Tutor: David Squire (RHS Garden Team)
Most types of fruit can be trained into a variety of forms so that they
can be accommodated into the smallest of gardens. Peter will show
you various possibilities, and the mainly summer pruning required
to establish and maintain a wide variety of fruit trees, bushes and
canes, which will reward you with a bumper crop of fresh summer
fruits.
Tutor: Heather Cooke (RHS Wisley Seed dept)
Harvesting seed from your own garden is a cheap and exciting way
to increase plants for your garden. Discover the best techniques and
timings for harvesting, as well as when to sow and how to treat your
seeds to ensure maximum germination rates.
Gardeners (and wildlife too!) know the value of scent in the garden,
and today’s walk will take you around Rosemoor to sniff out the
very best of the flowers and foliage on offer! There will be plenty of
practical advice on how and where to grow the plants featured, and
a comprehensive plant list to take away with you.
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Peter Buckley Learning Centre
Event code: 12561
Maximum 20 places
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12562
Maximum 20 places
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12559
Maximum 20 places
Tutor: Sheila Dearing (RHS Curatorial Team),
Ian Smith (Bicton College Tutor)
Do you have a new garden, or want to change your existing one
but have no idea where to begin? On this very practical day you
will learn how to survey and measure small, marked out example
gardens, arrange a mixture of potted plants, shrubs, trees and
garden features in a variety of planting designs and look at planting
combinations. The afternoon garden walk will show you design
ideas and how they can be adapted to your own garden. Please
bring a notepad, pen and camera if you wish and photographs of
your own garden.
Hardy Exotic Plants at Rosemoor
Thursday 15 September 11am to 12.30pm
EW
Friday 12 August 10.30am to 4pm
Gardening Starting from Scratch
Tuesday 13 September 11am to 12.30pm
N
A Beginner’s Guide to Designing
your own Garden
Scented Plants
Horticulture
Horticulture
Seeds: Collection, Cleaning
and Sowing
EW
N
Thursday 18 August 11am to 12.30pm
EW
N
Fruit for Smaller Gardens
Saturday 3 September 10.30am to 4.30pm
Tutor: Rod Knight (RHS Team)
Tutor: Ian Smith (Bicton College Tutor)
Learn how to improve your garden with good garden design
principles. Ian will explain how to select trees and shrubs, and
guide you through those important autumn tasks. Please bring
photographs of your garden and plants. These days can be booked
separately, or as a series.
Discover which plants to use to give your garden a touch of the
exotic. Rod will lead you to the Exotic Garden, stopping first to look
at some choice plants in the formal garden. In the Exotic Garden
itself, there will be a discussion on the climate that it enjoys, a brief
history of the site and the reasons for growing exotics here, followed
by a walk around the borders to discuss the planting.
Fee: RHS Members £38, Non-RHS Members £48
Skill level: Beginner
Venue: Peter Buckley Learning Centre and Garden
Event code: 12560
Maximum 12 places
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event code: 12563
Maximum 20 places
Fee: RHS Members £37, Non-RHS Members £47
Skill level: Beginner
Venue: Peter Buckley Learning Centre and terrace
Event code: 12558
Maximum 12 places
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To book any of these courses please call 020 3176 5830 (local rate)
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Fungi Foray
Gardening Starting from Scratch
Tuesday 4 October 11am to 12.30pm
Friday 14 October 11am to 1pm or 2pm to 4pm
Saturday 5 November 10.30am to 4.30pm
Tutor: Jon Webster (RHS Rosemoor Curator)
Tutor: Nigel Pinhorn (Devon Nature Walks)
Tutor: Ian Smith (Bicton College Tutor)
Are you new to gardening and unsure exactly what you should
be doing when, or are you a keen gardener wanting tips on your
timings? Let the RHS experts help you through the gardening year
providing a whistle-stop tour of techniques, tips, tricks and advice
on seasonal tasks so that you know what you could be doing when.
Wild mushrooms come in many shapes and sizes and can be tricky to
spot and identify. Join Nigel Pinhorn and find out all about fungi on a
guided walk around the garden and woodlands at Rosemoor.
You will be looking closely at autumn colour and begin to plan for the
next growing season. A plant identification walk will focus on plants
that look great at this time of year and jobs to be done in the future.
Please bring photographs of your garden and plants. These days can
be booked separately, or as a series.
Autumn topics covered – planting trees and shrubs, dividing
herbaceous perennials, planting bulbs, digging, protecting tender
perennials.
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event Code: 12568
Maximum 20 places per session
Fee: RHS Members £16, Non-RHS Members £26
Skill level: General
Venue: Garden
Event Code: 12570 (AM), or 12571 (PM)
Maximum 20 places
Horticulture
Horticulture
What Now? Autumn
Fee: RHS Members £38, Non-RHS Members £48
Skill level: Beginner
Venue: Peter Buckley Learning Centre and Garden
Event code: 12572
Maximum 12 places
Gardening Starting from Scratch
Saturday 3 December 10.30am to 4.30pm
Gardening Starting from Scratch
Saturday 8 October 10.30am to 4.30pm
Tutor: Ian Smith (Bicton College Tutor)
Learn how to collect seeds from your garden, some propagation
techniques for autumn and how to prepare the garden for winter.
Please bring photographs of your garden and plants. These days can
be booked separately, or as a series.
Fee: RHS Members £38, Non-RHS Members £48
Skill level: Beginner
Venue: Peter Buckley Learning Centre and Garden
Event code: 12569
Maximum 12 places
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Tutor: Ian Smith (Bicton College Tutor)
Today you will take a closer look at winter gardens, identifying good
plants for this time of year, look at planning for the next growing
season, including vegetable plot plans and learn how to evaluate
structures in garden design. Please bring photographs of your garden
and plants. These days can be booked separately, or as a series.
Fee: RHS Members £38, Non-RHS Members £48
Skill level: Beginner
Venue: Peter Buckley Learning Centre and Garden
Event code: 12573
Maximum 12 places
Explore Rosemoor’s Woodlands
Monday 12 December 11am to 12.30pm
Tutor: Jon Webster (RHS Rosemoor Curator)
At Rosemoor, we are fortunate to be surrounded by a stunning
backdrop of trees within our wooded valley. We own and manage
over 110 acres of woodland, the majority of which is not yet open
to our visitors. This walk will highlight the work we are doing to
transform and maintain our diverse woodland plantings across the
site, be prepared for a long walk to see all these exciting areas. We will
look at relevant pest and disease issues, suitable trees and plants and
you will gain an insight into the maintenance that is needed.
Fee: RHS Members £13, Non-RHS Members £23
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Garden
Event Code: 12574
Maximum 20 places
To book any of these courses please call 020 3176 5830 (local rate)
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Monday 16 May 10.30am to 4.30pm
Tutor: Jane Welsh
Tutor: Sarah Webb
Tutor: Jane Welsh
Jane has been making baskets for 16 years and has been a
professional basket-maker and tutor for 8 years. She feels
passionately about protecting and passing on our traditional rural
crafts and likes to encourage others to work with willow, a versatile
and sustainable material.
Sarah Webb is a basket maker and contemporary willow artist, and
will inspire you to create your own unique willow sculpture of a bird
or beast – she will adapt the class to accommodate any ideas you
may have, so you will only be limited by your imagination and the
time! During the day you will be shown some of the techniques
needed to make small willow sculptures but be warned weaving is
addictive and soon you may have a garden full.
Jane has been making baskets for 16 years and has been a
professional basket-maker and tutor for 8 years. She feels
passionately about protecting and passing on our traditional rural
crafts and likes to encourage others to work with willow, a versatile
and sustainable material. As a beginner, you will be taught to make
very useful kitchen trivets, or hot-pot stands, out of natural willows.
You will start with the traditional Irish ‘portcullis’ base and finish
with an edged border.
Event code: 12576
Maximum 10 places
EW
Jane has been making baskets for 16 years and has been a
professional basket-maker and tutor for 8 years. She feels
passionately about protecting and passing on our traditional rural
crafts and likes to encourage others to work with willow, a versatile
and sustainable material. This is a workshop for beginners in
traditional basketry, based on the Irish ‘scib’, which starts with a
portcullis centre and uses natural varieties of willows.
Thursday 24 November 9.30am to 4.30pm
N
Tutor: Jane Welsh
Fee: RHS Members £56, Non-RHS Members £66
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Lecture Hall
Fee: RHS Members £68, Non-RHS Members £78
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Lecture Hall
Event code: 12581
Maximum 10 places
Willow Weaving:
Birdfeeder and Christmas Decorations
EW
Wednesday 16 March 9.30am to 4.30pm
Fee: RHS Members £58, Non-RHS Members £68
Skill level: Improvers
Venue: Lecture Hall
Event code: 12580
Maximum 8 places
N
Willow Weaving: Fruit/Nut basket
If you have some experience of basketry this will be ideal and you
will make an interesting basket, which starts with a square base,
working up to a rounded border, using a variety of willows from the
Somerset levels.
Garden Craft
Garden Craft
Willow Sculpture: Birds and Beasties
EW
N
Thursday 31 March 9.30am to 4.30pm
Wednesday 10 February 9.30am to 4.30pm
Fee: RHS Members £56, Non-RHS Members £66
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Lecture Hall
Event code: 12575
Maximum 10 places
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Willow Weaving: Square-based basket
EW
N
Willow Weaving:
Trivets / Hot-pot stands
EW
N
Garden Craft
Tutor: Jane Welsh
Jane has been making baskets for 16 years and has been a
professional basket-maker and tutor for 8 years. She feels
passionately about protecting and passing on our traditional rural
crafts and likes to encourage others to work with willow, a versatile
and sustainable material. Learn how to make a variety of Christmas
decorations – trees, stars and other small gifts including a bird
feeder, from a selection of beautiful willows.
Fee: : RHS Members £56, Non-RHS Members £66
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Lecture Hall
Event code: 12582
Maximum 10 places
To book these courses please call 020 3176 5830 (local rate)
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Fee: RHS Members £63, Non-RHS Members £73
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Lecture Hall
Event code: 12583
Maximum 8 places
Tutor: Sarah Pepper
Sarah Pepper is a well-known and
popular floral designer who is
based in a studio in East Devon,
teaching workshops and creating
floral displays for weddings
and corporate clients. She has
been teaching wreath making
workshops for over 20 years and
never tires of creating stunning
decorations with seasonal
materials. All materials included.
Traditional Wreath Making –
Come along to make a traditional
rustic chic wreath using glorious
seasonal foliage from our gardens,
before personalising your design
with dried fruits, gorgeous ribbons
and cones. No well-dressed door
should be without one.
Contemporary Twig Door Wreath or Heart – Make your own stylish
twig wreath base or heart base following Sarah’s step-by-step
designs and decorate with luscious foliage, sumptuous ribbons and
a whole heap of Christmas cheer. This base can be re-used over and
over again and re trimmed for different seasons.
Sculptural Needle-felting:
Garden Birds
(2 day course)
Creative
Garden Craft
Sarah Webb is a basket maker and contemporary willow artist,
and will help you get into the Christmas spirit as you make a
wonderful seasonal sculpture. Working with locally grown willow
you will be taken through the steps needed to make a willow deer
in a day, just imagine the possibilities, you could have a whole herd
in a week!
Saturday 10 December
Traditional 10.30am to 12.30pm or Contemporary 2pm to 4pm
Creative
EW
N
Tutor: Sarah Webb
Christmas Wreaths:
Traditional or Contemporary
EW
N
Thursday 1 December 10.30am to 4.30pm
EW
N
Willow Sculpture: Christmas Reindeer
Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 March
10.30am to 4.30pm
Tutor: Tracey Benton
Tracey is a fibre artist from Benton’s Menagerie, and works
full time as a designer from her North Devon studio. She exhibits in
galleries across the UK as well as at prestigious shows such as
The Contemporary Craft Festival. Her work has appeared in Country
Living Magazine and Period Living.
Over the two days you will start with a simple project to learn basic
sculptural needle felting techniques, before moving to a more
complex project of your own choice. Tracey will guide you through
various felting and surface embellishment techniques, including
mixed media options, to add detail and texture to your work.
You will take home at least two completed sculptures (or more
depending on the complexity of your chosen project) and have the
skills to make more at home.
All tools and materials will be provided. Please bring along several
garden bird images for reference.
Fee: RHS Members £70, Non-RHS Members £90
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Lecture Hall
Event code: 12586
Maximum 15 places
Fee: RHS Members £25, Non-RHS Members £35
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Lecture Hall
Event code: 12584 (AM) or 12585 (PM)
Maximum 25 places per workshop
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To book these courses please call 020 3176 5830 (local rate)
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The Magic of Watercolour Flowers
(3 day course)
Tuesday 31 May to Thursday 2 June 10.30am to 4.30pm
Monday 11 to Wednesday 13 July
10.30am to 4.30pm
Tuesday 6 to Thursday 8 September
10.30am to 4.30pm
Tutor: Talia Lehavi
Tutor: Keiron Leach
Tutor: Paul Riley
The appeal of Japanese ink painting is in the flow of the brush. The
seemingly ‘effortless’ minimalistic stroke that suggests a bamboo
in the wind or a flying sparrow is magical. It is an art of economy,
using one brush and one colour to reflect upon nature’s harmonies.
This three day introductory course will teach you how to paint
summer bamboo, wild orchids and song birds. Using Japanese
brushes, ink and paper students will practice basic brush strokes to
create a beautiful image of plants and birds.
Keiron Leach lives and works in North Devon, primarily taking
inspiration from the surrounding landscape and its changing
weather and light conditions. He gained a degree in Fine Art at the
Surrey Institute of Art and Design in Farnham, and has exhibited
regularly ever since in galleries across the country.
In 1960, at the age of 16 Paul was the youngest ever exhibitor in
the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, and this was the start of
his professional career as a painter. His watercolours have always
been influenced by China and Japan and is evident in the fluidity
of his brushwork. He has exhibited in galleries around the world and
his fourth book “The Magic of Watercolour flowers” has just been
published by Batsford along with his first DVD of the same title by
APV films.
Talia is based in London and will begin with a brief introduction
about the technique and its history, explanation regarding tools
and materials, followed by the teacher’s demonstration. Students
will be able to learn and explore throughout the day with various
exercises, working notes, one to one time, and plenty of practice.
All materials are provided and can also be bought from the tutor.
Fee: RHS Members £150, Non-RHS Members £180
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Peter Buckley Learning Centre
Event code: 12587
Maximum 12 places
The three day course will be structured as follows:
Day 1 – Introduction to the art materials, line and tonal drawing.
Learn how to create the illusion of texture by mark making.
Day 2 – Explore different drawing techniques, plan composition and
have a short introduction to perspective.
Day 3 – Make quick sketches for a final drawing and complete it
within the day.
Fee: RHS Members £140, Non-RHS Members £170
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Peter Buckley Learning Centre
Event code: 12588
Maximum 12 places
Creative
Creative
(3 day course)
EW
N
(3 day course)
Sketching for Beginners
EW
N
EW
N
Japanese Ink Painting:
Summer Bamboo, Flowers and Songbirds
Day 1 Colour Magic – colour mixing, contrast and vitality, colour
distribution, complementary colours and how to create white
flowers.
Day 2 Flower Composition – creating balance, composition, views
and proportion using photographs and sketches, how to establish a
centre of interest.
Day 3 Using the Imagination – sources of inspiration, music,
poetry, dreams, how to design the image and experimenting with
abstraction.
There will be painting sessions each day and Paul will give
demonstrations on all aspects of the course.
Fee: RHS Members £150, Non-RHS Members £180
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Peter Buckley Learning Centre
Event code: 12589
Maximum 12 places
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To book these courses please call 020 3176 5830 (local rate)
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Photography
Digital Photography for Beginners
(2 day course)
(3 day course)
Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 May 10.30am to 4.30pm
Friday 21 to Sunday 23 October 10.30am to 4.30pm
Tutor: Graham Karslake
Tutor: Ros Franklin
An introduction to your camera with RHS award-winning
photographer Graham Karslake. If you have a digital SLR or bridge
camera, are confused by all the buttons but want to learn more,
this is the workshop for you. The two days will be free from jargon
and you will have the whole of Rosemoor at your disposal. After the
workshop you should feel more confident taking photographs and
understand what your camera can do for you. Attendees should
have used their camera to some degree before the workshop.
Join Ros Franklin, RHS Gold Medal winner (2015) and tutor, who
will introduce you to how to create beautiful botanical paintings
in watercolour of your chosen subject. You will be working from a
selection of fruit and vegetables grown in the wonderful gardens
of RHS Rosemoor.
During the three day course students will be shown how to draw
their chosen subject accurately in a pleasing composition before
proceeding to paint it, using traditional watercolour techniques.
The course is suitable for beginners and improvers alike.
Fee: RHS Members £140, Non-RHS Members £170
Skill level: General/Beginner
Venue: Peter Buckley Learning Centre
Event code: 12590
Maximum 12 places
Photography
Creative
EW
N
Autumn Fruits and Vegetables
in Watercolour
Fee: RHS Members £80, Non-RHS Members £100
Skill level: Beginner
Venue: Garden and Peter Buckley Learning Centre
Event code: 12591
Maximum 16 places
Improve your Digital Photography
(2 day course)
Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 October 10.30am to 4.30pm
Tutor: Graham Karslake
The second Graham Karslake photographic workshop is aimed at
the enthusiast who enjoys using their camera but hasn’t mastered
all that it has to offer. Two days in a relaxed atmosphere learning
more about your camera, how to get those shots you want to take,
but never seem to quite work out the way you imagined. The main
goal is to get you spending more time behind your camera and less
time in front of the computer.
Fee: RHS Members £80, Non-RHS Members £100
Skill level: Intermediate
Venue: Garden and Peter Buckley Learning Centre
Event code: 12592
Maximum 16 places
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To book any of these courses please call 020 3176 5830 (local rate)
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Further Information
Any updated information can be found on the courses section of
the RHS website at rhs.org.uk
Ticket Information:
• Booking is essential.
• Your tickets should arrive within 10 days of booking. In the unlikely
event that they fail to arrive or you have a query regarding your
tickets, please telephone 020 3176 5830 between 9am – 5pm
Monday to Friday.
• Non-Members may become a member of the RHS at the time of
booking and pay the members’ price.
• Tickets are non-refundable unless the event is cancelled by the RHS.
• RHS Garden Rosemoor reserves the right to cancel an event, in which
case fees will be fully refunded.
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Access:
The majority of Rosemoor is easily accessible but if you have any specific
needs or requirements please contact the Rosemoor Events Team on
01805 626800.
• Wheelchairs: RHS Garden Rosemoor has a number of manual wheelchairs
which are available to borrow at the garden entrance.
•
Mobility scooters: Three scooters are available for use which must be
pre-booked by ringing 01805 626810. A £5 returnable deposit is payable.
There will be a short questionnaire and trial before hire so it is advised
that you allow an extra 15 minutes on your travelling time.
•
Facilities: The Rosemoor Plant Centre and Gift Shop, and the Rosemoor
Garden Kitchen Restaurant are open daily from 10am all year round.
The Wisteria Tearoom is open April to September, and the Rosemoor
Reading Room is open for reference only from noon until 4pm every day.
•
Carers: Attendants cannot be provided, but one companion is admitted
free of charge per wheelchair user, visually impaired visitor or other
person whose disability or situation necessitates a carer. Please state if
this is the case when booking.
Join the RHS
and save money on
courses today!
RHS Members enjoy:
• Free days out at RHS Gardens with a family guest and
more than 150 Partner Gardens across the UK at
selected periods
• Practical gardening tips from The Garden monthly
magazine and personalised gardening advice from our
RHS Advisors
• Members’ days, priority booking, and discounted
tickets at RHS Shows including RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
• All events will run subject to a minimum number of students.
The decision as to whether the course goes ahead is made one week
in advance of the event; therefore you are strongly advised to book
before this time.
Admission:
• Circumstances may require that event tutors change from those
named in this brochure. Provided a tutor of equal standing is secured,
participants will not be notified in advance. Refunds will only be given
in the unlikely event that a replacement tutor is unavailable.
Many of our courses include outdoor activities. Please ensure that you dress
appropriately for the weather with suitable footwear.
• Call 020 3176 5820 (weekdays 9am – 5pm)
First aid:
• Over the phone at the time of booking a course
• All the events are non-residential but if you would like to stay in one
of our luxurious self-catering holiday apartments in Rosemoor House,
please call 01805 626810,
or email [email protected] for more details.
In the event of an emergency there will always be a trained first aider on site.
• Unless specified, the events are run specifically for adults. We regret
that we are unable to admit children under 16 to any event.
Dogs:
Admission to RHS Garden Rosemoor is included in the price of the course ticket.
Weather:
Parking:
Car parking is free.
We don’t encourage visitors to bring dogs to Rosemoor, and only Guide and
Registered Support Dogs are allowed inside the Garden. We do have limited
shaded parking available on a first come first served basis.
To join
• Visit rhs.org.uk
• At the entrance to RHS Garden Rosemoor
Student?
Visit rhs.org.uk/student to learn about our special
Student rates.
Terms and Conditions apply to membership prices and benefits;
ask at the garden entrance or visit rhs.org.uk/join
Offer is valid until 31.12.16
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How to find us
By Telephone
020 3176 5830 (local rate) Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
By car: By Post
Send a cheque made payable to the RHS including your daytime
telephone number, event code number and, if applicable,
membership number to:
Events Booking
RHS Membership Department
PO Box 313
London SW1P 9YR
Rosemoor information and enquiries
0845 265 8072 (local rate) Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
Calls to RHS ‘08’ numbers cost 5p per minute, plus your telephone service
provider’s access charge.
Adult Learning, RHS Garden Rosemoor
Great Torrington, Devon EX38 8PH
To request a copy of this brochure in
large print or an alternative format please
contact: [email protected]
rhs.org.uk/rosemoor
RHS Registered Charity No: 222879/SC038262
1 mile south of Great Torrington on the A3124.
Approximately 1 hour from the M5 at Tiverton (junction 27) via A361.
50 minutes from Exeter, 20 minutes from Barnstaple.
Parking is free.
By train: Exeter (40 miles), Barnstaple (11 miles).
By bus: Bus 315 from Barnstaple, Bideford, Exeter or Crediton.
Please ring Traveline for up-to-date bus information
on 0871 2002233.
Ilfracombe
Barnstaple
Bideford
A39
Great
Torrington
South Molton
B3227
A3
Umberleigh
A361
A377
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[email protected]
Images: © RHS, Jason Ingram, Tim Sandall, Sarah Chesters, Jerry Harpur, Andi Rickard, Jenny Denton, Jane Welsh, Sarah Webb, Sarah Pepper,
Tracey Benton, Talia Lehavi, Paul Riley, Ros Franklin, Graham Karslake. Front cover image: Andy Small
How to book
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