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Description
The Walled Garden at Poulton Hall has had fruit trained on it’s walls for centuries. It also has flower borders, ornamental pond and a small vegetable garden. The garden was owned by one of Tolkein’s “Inkling” circle, so has a theme of children’s literature in it’s planting and sculpture and is regularly open to the public and for weddings.
Some of the trees on Poulton Hall’s Walled Garden walls have become old and need replacing, but before this can happen the walls need to be correctly wired ready for training the espaliers, fans and cordons.
A selection of bare rooted trees will be planted and you will learn about the formative pruning required for achieving these traditional forms to obtain as much fruit as possible.
The day will begin in the conservatory with a discussion on wall fruit with Kate Nicoll, Regional Manager with years of experience in this field. David James, the Head Gardener, will then take us out and demonstrate the tools and equipment required for wiring, as well as the best techniques to use.
After lunch we will plant some trees and demonstrate how best to prune and tie in the trees in the early years.
Please bring Secateurs and gloves.
The cost of this workshop is £45 per member, £55 per non-member. Please bring a packed lunch, tea/coffee will be provided.
