One-Day Short Course
This course is for gardeners, people interested in community orchards, local food production and for everyone who loves apples! Have a go at planning your own orchard, or your community orchard, and learn how to propagate new trees by grafting – you’ll learn two techniques and take away your very own heritage apple tree.
Apples for All pairs well (excuse the pun!) with the Community Orchards day course in May.
What will I do and learn?
- Discover the short history of top fruit production
- Apple orchard planning and variety selection
- Consider pollination and rootstock
- An introduction on tree forms and pruning techniques
- Hands-on grafting workshop using t-bud and chip bud techniques
- Receive feedback and advice from our experienced tutor
Key Information
Date – Saturday 11th June 2022
Time – 10am – 2pm
Location – Gwernyfed Walled Garden, Three Cocks, Brecon LD3 0SG
What you need – You should wear suitable, weather dependent clothing and boots as you may get muddy!
Please bring a water bottle.
Cake, tea, coffee, and squash available free of charge.
Tickets – We have some free tickets available for Powys residents. With thanks to the UK Community Renewal Fund.
We would like our short courses to be available to all regardless of ability to pay. We, therefore, ask you to pay what you can towards this event. We have some tickets available at a lower rate of £10, and some available at a higher rate of £50. If you will struggle to purchase a ticket, please get in touch with us at info@blackmountainscollege.uk.
Who will I learn from?
Rashid Benoy
Rashid is a tutor on our Regenerative Horticulture NVQ. He is passionate about the plant world and the joys it brings. Founder and Director of Flora Cultura, a charity which aims to help people through social and therapeutic horticulture.
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Accessibility
This course is rated as 1 (most accessible) on our scale of accessibility. Read more about our accessibility policy on our Eventbrite page, as well as our full Terms and Conditions. When booking, you confirm you agree to these terms.
We will follow the most recent COVID measures and protocols in order to keep everyone safe and healthy for the duration of the course.