What’s on...

COLLECTING SEED COURSE 4 August 10am–1pm Special Plants, Greenways Ln, Cold Ashton, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 8LA Plantswoman Derry Watkins shows how to collect, clean and store seed using her garden/nursery plants. £50

● 01225 891686; specialplants.net

SHREWSBURY FLOWER SHOW

12 & 13 August

Quarry Lodge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY1 1RN Historic show with floral displays, show gardens and produce competitions. £30

● 01743 234050; shrewsbury flowershow.org.uk

WINTER CROPS COURSE 18 August 10.30am–4pm Cambridge Cottage, Kew, Richmond, London TW9 3AE Learn now to keep crops coming year round by sowing now for winter and early spring harvests. From £70

● 020 8332 5655; kew.org

DESIGNING WITH FLOWERS WORKSHOP

18 August 10.30am–3.30pm Aberglasney, Llangathen, Carmarthenshire SA32 8QH Learn how to bring summer colour to your garden with pollinator-friendly annuals, perennials and wild flowers. From £52 ● 01558 668998; aberglasney.org

FOCUS ON BORDER DESIGN 2-DAY WORKSHOP 25–26 August 10am-4pm Beth Chatto Gardens, Clacton Rd, Elmstead Market, Colchester CO7 7DB Explore sun and shade-loving plants and scale, texture, form and colour with garden designer Lucy Redman. £130

● 01206 822007; bethchatto.co.uk

CREATE A SUB-TROPICAL GARDEN WORKSHOP 26 August 10am–4pm

RHS Harlow Carr, Crag Lane, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 1QB Taking inspiration from the Sub-tropical garden on site, this workshop helps you identify, combine and care for exotic plants. From £61

● 01423 565418; rhs.org.uk/ gardens/harlow-carr

GROWING & ARRANGING DRIED FLOWERS COURSE 27 August 9.15am–5pm West Dean College, West Dean, West Sussex PO18 0QZ Learn how to grow flowers for drying with West Dean Head Gardener Tom Brown and how to create a dried flower, hand-tied bouquet from Clare Brown. £134

● 01243 811301; westdean.org.uk