FOR PERMACULTURE COURSES – PLEASE CLICK ON THE PERMACULTURE TAG
SHORT WORKSHOPS
(small groups of 12 people max)
All workshops come with detailed notes, and we stop for morning tea, which is provided
Propagation Workshop (Jun-July only)
Learn to propagate productive plants for your garden, and take them home – $50
Pruning workshop (Aug only)
Learn how to prune pipfruit, stonefruit, citrus and feijoas – $50
Propagation Workshop
Learn to propagate using a variety of methods:
- Hardwood cuttings
- Semi-hardwood cuttings
- Root cuttings
- Stolons
- Layering
- Seeds – scarification and stratification
A mix of theory and practical propagation where the workshop participants get their hands dirty and propagate a number of productive plants such as:
- Comfrey
- Rhubarb
- Fig
- Elderberry
- Chilean guava
- Mints/herbs
- Alpine strawberries
- Rosemary
- Lavender
- Lemon verbena
Participants will then be able to propagate their own material at home, as well as go home with 20+ propagated plants during the workshop
$50 cost including morning tea
Pruning Workshop
Learn to prune a variety of productive fruit trees:
- Apples
- Pears
- Plums
- Stonefruit
- Citrus
- Feijoas
Workshop participants will learn about:
- Equipment
- Techniques
- Apical dominance
- Shapes
- Timing of pruning
- What to prune
- Identifying fruiting buds
- Tying down
Workshop participants get hands on experience of making pruning cuts, deciding on tree shapes, pruning, and tying down.
$50 cost including morning tea