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Parts of the Glasshouse Range will be closed from 20 April for a few weeks while essential repairs are carried out to the internal walkway. During this time, half of the Glasshouse Range will be inaccessible to visitors. We apologise for any inconvenience.

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FULLY BOOKED Painting blue flowers in watercolour

Botanical Art

FULLY BOOKED Painting blue flowers in watercolour

Lizzie Harper

20 - 21 May 2026
10am - 4pm

Oil painting en plein air

Painting, Drawing, Printmaking & Photography

Oil painting en plein air

John Wiltshire

2 - 3 June 2026
10am - 4pm

Identifying native trees

Plant Science and Identification

Identifying native trees

Ros Bennett

Thursday 4 June 2026
10am - 4pm

Illustrating wildflowers in coloured pencil

Botanical Art

Illustrating wildflowers in coloured pencil

Janie Pirie

9 - 11 June 2026
10am - 4pm

Imagining Arcadia: The early English landscape garden

Writing & History

Imagining Arcadia: The early English landscape garden

Laura Mayer

Friday 12 June 2026
6.30 - 8.30pm

Creating a table display with British blooms

Crafts and Traditional Skills

Creating a table display with British blooms

Paula Edgington

Tuesday 16 June 2026
10am - 1pm

Botanical mini monoprints

Painting, Drawing, Printmaking & Photography

Botanical mini monoprints

Grace Hailstone

Friday 19 June 2026
10am - 1pm

Beginners’ watercolour

Painting, Drawing, Printmaking & Photography

Beginners’ watercolour

John Wiltshire

Tuesday 23 June 2026
10am - 4pm

Grass identification for beginners

Plant Science and Identification

Grass identification for beginners

Ros Bennett

Thursday 25 June 2026
10am - 4pm

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