Plants With Purpose GARDEN AND ORCHARD: TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY SERVICE

  • 4 June 2021 4:46 pm
  • Scotland
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Description

Plants with Purpose and Appletreeman carry out training and leisure courses tailored to suit any group or organisation. Here are some of the courses and workshops we have run in the last year:

GARDEN and COUNTRYSIDE

  • Grow your Own – fruit, veg and herbs
  • Forest Gardening
  • Growing and using Herbs
  • Organic Gardening & Companion Planting
  • HARVEST: ways to use fruit and veg gluts!
  • Wild Food – Foraging in Spring
  • Wild Food and Fungi – Foraging in Autumn
  • ORCHARD
  • Winter Pruning
  • Planning and Planting an Orchard
  • Apples, Pears, Bees and Pollination
  • Fruit Trees Pests and Diseases
  • Bench Grafting
  • Summer Pruning
  • Apple Days – fruit identification workshops
  • Cider making

All our courses and workshops are interactive, practically based and fully risk-assessed. We are trained and experienced in education and training techniques as well as our subjects, and can promise an enjoyable and worthwhile experience.

Consultancy:-
We offer a consultancy service to individuals and organisations needing help with orchard projects or who wish to develop sustainable techniques in their garden, woodland or estate.

We will also help with the sourcing of trees and plant material for projects on which we are engaged.

Fees:-
We base our rates on a rate of £30/hour for consultancy and £150 – £200 per day for workshops and courses. We will quote for a workshop to include exceptional preparation time as required. Travel expenses are charged at 45p per mile using the RAC mileage calculator; all other expenses are charged at cost.

Please also see full range including our Specialist Nursery and Online Store – our wildlife Garden Information – our plants for bee keepers and much more by clicking www.plantsandapples.co.uk

Location

Middlebank Cottage Smith s Brae Bankfoot Perthshire,PH14AH,Scotland