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Description
The beautiful gardens at Downing College are hidden away in the heart of Cambridge. Here you will find Downing College’s 20 acre site contains an impressive diversity of gardens, lawns, trees and flowers, from the expanse of the Quadrangle lawns, to the unusual mixed borders of the Sunken garden, and the rich assortment of trees in the Fellows’ Garden. Limes, maples and a dawn redwood in the Paddock offer further variety, whilst the wild flower habitat lures bees and butterflies and the hazel spinney attracts wildlife.
In this is spring propagation workshop for amateur gardeners there will be hands-on learning for the summer season from the experienced college team, with demonstrations on compost blending, propagations and containers, seed sowing. The workshop will be focusing on annuals, vegetables and wildflowers, seedling care, softwood cuttings and potting-on plants.
Jack Sharpe is the Head Gardner at Downing College and has been responsible for the redesign of the College gardens over the last few years. The foucs has been environmental and sustainable gardening, with the expansion of their propagation facilities. Jack has been developing their wildflower meadows and redesigning the borders to reflect current trends in horticulture.
Timings:
10:00am – 1:00pm
Cost: Members £65 | Non-members £85
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