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FULLY BOOKED Drawing grasses

Botanical Art

FULLY BOOKED Drawing grasses

Lizzie Harper, Raphaella Hull

Tuesday 7 July 2026
10am - 4pm

FULLY BOOKED Capturing colour in a summer bouquet

Botanical Art

FULLY BOOKED Capturing colour in a summer bouquet

Reinhild Raistrick

11 - 13 August 2026
10am - 4pm

FULLY BOOKED Porcelain plant plaques

Crafts and Traditional Skills

FULLY BOOKED Porcelain plant plaques

Kathryn Parsons

Monday 17 August 2026
10am - 4pm

Botanical Latin

Plant Science and Identification

Botanical Latin

Peter Wrapson

Thursday 20 August 2026
10am - 1pm

FULLY BOOKED Improvers’ watercolour

Painting, Drawing, Printmaking & Photography

FULLY BOOKED Improvers’ watercolour

John Wiltshire

Wednesday 26 August 2026
10am - 4pm

The chemical world of plants and us

Plant Science and Identification

The chemical world of plants and us

Gwenda Kyd

Tuesday 1 September 2026
10am - 1pm

Mobile phone photography

Painting, Drawing, Printmaking & Photography

Mobile phone photography

Ian Olsson

Tuesday 8 September 2026
10am - 4pm

Flowers with a gilded background

Botanical Art

Flowers with a gilded background

Penny Price

16 - 18 September 2026
10am - 4pm

Introduction to garden design

Horticulture and Garden Design

Introduction to garden design

Paul Herrington

21 Sep - 16 Nov 2026
10am - 1pm

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