[Bodger]

I've booked for the day in January  



Cheshire Landscape Trust and Erddig Hall are running workshops to help you learn all about orchards.

The workshops will take place
at The National Trust’s Erddig Hall, Wrexham
on Saturday 26th January 2008
and Sunday 3rd February 2008
from 10.00am to 4.00pm.

Topics covered will include; history of fruit growing, rootstocks and their influence on tree size, tree forms, fruit tree planting, watering, pest and disease control, harvesting and storing fruit and pruning.

The day will consist of a classroom session followed by a practical session on pruning in the Erddig Hall gardens and will be lead by the Head Gardener at Erddig, Glyn Smith.

Places cost £20 and are available on a first-come-first-served basis. To book a place on one of the workshops complete the booking form over leaf or contact Cheshire Landscape Trust on 01244 376333 or email cltoffice@tiscali.co.uk

[agapanthus]

Sounds great Bodge...good price too. Bit too far for me to travel tho'

[muntjac]

me 2 ....   be en a long time since i seen anything or done owt like that mate

[Bodger]

I've never done ' owt' like that before Munty  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  I am to gardening what Adolf Hitler was to peaceful negotiations     but if I'm going to make my own cider in the future then I'm going to need plenty of the raw material and  needs must

[WG.]

I'm going to make my own cider in the future then I'm going to need plenty of the raw material and  needs must

Correction, old boy, if you have must, you will get wine and not cider!  

[Bodger]

     You're to dry for me WG

[mkhenry]

     You're to dry for me WG

   

[Boothy]

visited erddig in august - nice gardens

[littleorchard]

Sounds good, my new house has an orchard so it might be good to get some good tips on how to look after it!

[mumsflowerpot]

Thanks Bodger, we've booked a place for the February course, so won't see you there, but perhaps some other members?