CULTIVATE NEW SKILLS

BARNSDALE GARDENS (above) runs an Essentials of Organic Veg Growing workshop on 2 March (10am-4pm). Led by the late Geoff Hamilton’s son Nick, it covers organic growing and pest-control principles, fertilisers, soil care and crop rotation. £80 including lunch and notes (01572 813200; barnsdalegardens.co.uk). WATERPERRY GARDENS offers a half-day Growing Micro-greens and Veg for Small Spaces workshop on 28 March (10am-1pm), taught by Anita Unwin. Learn how to grow tasty micro-greens and vegetables for containers and small spaces; it includes a practical demo and material to take home, too. £60 (01844 339254; waterperrygardens.co.uk).

KEW GARDENS has a one-day Vegetable Gardening for Novices workshop on 7 April (10.30am-4.30pm), taught by Christine Lavelle, and covering commonly grown crops, pests and diseases, rotation, fertilisers, green manures and compost. £80 (020 8332 5641; adulted@kew.org).