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Willow Plant Supports Join us for the morning and learn all the secrets of this ancient traditional rural craft to making your own willow plant support, designed to add a sculptural element to a garden, while being made from a natural material that blends in with a growing environment. The workshop will be run by Bert Manton, a local country craftsman who has spent the last forty years learning his skills from the best and is now a master in his own right! @ Bay tree Cottage, Farthingstone Thursday 20th January £40.00 Pruning Fruit Trees Pruning is an essential part of the maintenance of your fruit tree or bush, but it is also a bewildering subject! This half day work shop will show you how to prune and care for your fruit trees to ensure that they remain healthy and yield maximum crops. The workshop will combine the basic theory of pruning , a series of practical demonstrations and plenty of hands on practice. @ Bay Tree Cottage Farthingstone Wednesday 26th January £25.00 February 2011 Seasonal Cupcakes Throughout the Year -4 half day workshops Join Sarah Hollowell from Goody's cake Company a talented cook with many years experience and discover how to make delicious cupcakes using seasonal flavours. Not only will sarah be able to show you how to produce cakes worthy of a WI award, you will also find out how to decorate them beautifully. @ Bay Tree Cottage Farthingstone Spring cupcakes Wednesday 2nd February £35.00 Summer cupcakes Tuesday 24th May £35.00 Autumn cupcakes Thursday 8th September £35.00 Winter cupcakes Wednesday 9th November £35.00 Book all four at the same time for the same person and get a 10% discount. Bouquets and Buttonholes Do you have a wedding coming up or have you always wanted to know how to tie the perfect bouquet? If the answer is a resounding YES! Then join us for the morning and find out how to create a range of beautiful bouquets and buttonholes. Choose from two dates and two venues. @ Bay Tree Cottage Farthingstone Tuesday 15th February £40.00 @ Bell Plantation Towcester Wednesday 16th February £40.00 March 2011 Container Veg. Wednesday 9th March £30.00 @ Bell Plantation Towcester Thursday 10th March £30.00 D.I.Y with Will Spend the morning with Will who will take the fear out of tackling those niggly D.I.Y jobs. @ Bay Tree Cottage Farthingstone Saturday 12th March £20.00 Decoupage Easter Eggs Make some beautiful hand blown egg decorations to adorn your home this Easter. We will show you how to blow hen's eggs and embellish them using the Victorian's favorite decorating method decoupage. @ Canons Ashby House National Trust Property Thursday 17th March £20.00 The Cutting Garden There is nothing more lovely than having a fragrant vase of flowers in the house and knowing that you have picked them all from your garden. If the credit crunch means that some of life's little luxuries have gone by the wayside then redress the balance by growing your own flowers. This workshop will show you how to prepare, plant, maintain and harvest buckets of flowers from March through to November. @ Bay Tree Cottage Farthingstone Wednesday30th March £25.00 April 2011 Natural Remedies Our hedgerows, gardens and store cupboards contain an abundance of ingredients that for century's past have been used in ointments, lotions, tonics and infusions. Spend the morning with us rediscovering how to make natural hair tonics, body scrubs, face packs and many more delicious potions to sooth mind and body. Choose from two dates and two venues @ Bay Tree Cottage Farthingstone Wednesday 6th April £35.00 @ Canons Ashby House National Trust Property Thursday 14th April £35.00 May 2011 Summer Cupcakes @ Bay Tree Cottage Farthingstone Tuesday 24th May £35.00 June 2011 Elderflower Champagne and Homemade Chocolate! Thursday 9th June £35.00 Saturday 11th June £35.00 September 2011 Pruning and Propagation This workshop aim's to provide you with the knowledge, skill and confidence to successfully master the art of propagation and tackle the bewildering subject of pruning, you will find out why it is necessary and how it is done. By combining theory, demonstration and hands-on practice, by the end of the morning you will be well quipped to prune or propagate any plant in your garden. @ Bay Tree Cottage Farthingstone Wednesday 7th September £25.00 Autumn Cupcakes @ Bay Tree Cottage Farthingstone Thursday 8th September £35.00 Bug Hotel and Hibernation Sites Learn how to make your very own Bug Hotel and a selection of different Hibernation Sites and encourage a wide range of wildlife to visit! Great fun to do and very educational to watch who comes to stay through the seasons! @ Bay Tree Cottage Farthingstone Thursday 15th September £15.00 Bouquets and Buttonholes @ Bay tree Cottage Farthingstone Thursday 29th September £40.00 October 2011 Chutneys, Pickles and Preserves Lunch @ Bell Plantation Wednesday 12th October £20.00 The Cutting Garden @ Bay Tree Cottage Farthingstone Thursday 13th October £25.00 Natural Remedies @ Bay Tree Cottage Farthingstone Wednesday 19th October 335.00 @ Canons Ashby House National Trust Property Thursday 20th October £35.00 November 2011 Winter Cupcakes @ Bay Tree Cottage Farthingstone Wednesday 9th November £35.00 December 2011 Christmas Wreaths @ Bell Plantation Towcester Saturday 10th December £40.00
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