April 29th @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Learn how to grow annuals and perennials from seed, cuttings, and division to create a beautiful, productive garden. This course will guide you through sowing different types of seeds, pricking out, potting up and caring for seedlings, as well as knowing what and when to sow each season.

You’ll also learn how to take softwood, hardwood and root cuttings successfully, along with techniques for multiplying herbaceous perennials by division. To complete the cycle, we’ll cover saving seeds from your own plants at the end of the season – ensuring you can continue growing year after year.

With plenty of practical tips along the way, this course will give you the skills and confidence to propagate plants successfully for your garden throughout the year.

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May 3rd @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm

Join us for a nourishing morning under the energy of the Flower Moon a time of blooming, growth, & renewal.

This special workshop will include:

✨ Gentle lunar-inspired yoga
🌙 A short talk on the meaning of the Flower Moon and moon cycles
✨ A deeply relaxing Reiki-infused sound bath

Together we will slow down, release what no longer serves us, and plant intentions for what we wish to see blossom in our lives.

• Please bring anything that keeps you warm and comfortable. Yoga mats will be provided.
• Tea, coffee, and snacks will be available.
• Journal (optional)

Your host: 

Rebecca:
Rebecca is a Reiki Practitioner & Psychic Medium who uses ritual and ceremony to reconnect you to your higher self & purpose in synergy with the lunar cycles. Rebecca’s Full Moon Ceremonies create a time & space to reflect on the present Moon energies and how to best navigate our lives in alignment with them.

Zsofia: 
Zsofia is a yoga teacher and sound therapy practitioner who is passionate about creating spaces where people can slow down and reconnect with themselves. Through yoga and sound, her mission is to guide others back to balance, calm, and inner connection. Her Instagram: @zsofia.nyakas

Spaces are limited to keep the experience intimate.
We can’t wait to share this magical morning with you. 

Rebecca & Zsofia 

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May 6th @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Join us for a relaxed, flower filled, and creative course day, learning to create your own personalised art and stationery from flowers that you have harvested and prepared yourself.

Spend the day surrounded by the stunning blooms of the flower farm, selecting your own flowers to press, and working with pre-pressed petals and leaves to craft unique cards, gifts and more. Whether you’re a nature lover, a creative soul, or simply looking for a peaceful escape, this workshop is the perfect way to unwind and be inspired. Plus, you’ll take home your own personal flower press and a collection of pressed flowers to continue your creative journey, as well as leaving with your finished artwork!

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May 12th @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

This fun beginners class will teach you the principles of bread making, a little bit about the science behind it and how baking can truly be beneficial to your wellbeing. You will learn to make a simple loaf, bread rolls and a spelt loaf.

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May 13th @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

With Clare Buckle.

In this workshop you will be supported to create expressive mixed media paintings in the beautiful surroundings of Pitfield Barn Cut Flower Farm in Hurstpierpoint. 

Bring your own brushes, palette, and pot for water.

Tea & coffee included. Bring a packed lunch.

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May 15th @ 10:00 am – 3:30 pm

Make a 6’ tall conical plant support from woven willow.  Learn how to prepare willow and weave in a in a strong way suited to outdoor structures. With Dominic Parrette od Sussex Willow.

This woven cone is based on a traditional Salmon trap and is both strong and elegant. Perfect for climbing plants.  

All materials with tea, coffee and cake provided – please bring a packed lunch.

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May 18th @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

In this hands-on course, you’ll discover how to grow vibrant, nutrient-dense salad leaves that are full of flavour and ready to harvest in just a few weeks. Whether you have a sunny windowsill, a balcony or a traditional kitchen garden, you’ll learn how to choose the right varieties for each season, with the best growing techniques suited to your space.

This course will help you master “cut-and-come-again” harvesting for a continuous supply of fresh greens all year long.

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Join us for a hands-on workshop where we’ll show you how to cultivate a vibrant, edible sanctuary that thrives in every season. From the peppery kick of nasturtiums to the soothing scent of windowsill rosemary, you’ll learn the best ways to grow a great selection of herbs suited to your space and choose flowers for each season that are safe to eat.

Transform your meals with delicious, home-grown gourmet garnishes and discover how to keep your harvest coming. With useful tips on propagation, picking and preserving these seasonal gems.

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May 27th @ 9:30 am – 1:00 pm

A restorative space to take time out from daily life and connect to nature.  

The session will begin with a gentle walk around the gardens with Emma (the owner of Pitfield) who will guide us around the flowers and plants. We will then stroll through the meadow collecting grasses and seed heads. 

After homemade refreshments we will collect wild clay from the garden and I will show you how to make pots using hand building techniques. 

We will then make marks and decorate the pots using tools and collected leaves, ferns and seeds.

Your wild clay pieces will be fired in a pit at Pitfield and be ready for collection a couple of weeks after your session.

Who for?
Anyone wanting to take time out and play with clay. 
Children (up to 13 years old) must be accompanied by an adult.

What to wear?
Comfortable clothes and shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty

Physical ability needed
We will be taking a gentle stroll around the garden and meadow – if walking is difficult please let me know and I will try to adapt the workshop for you if I can.

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June 10th @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Treat yourself to a whole day in the heart of the Sussex countryside, painting Summer Flowers with professional botanical artist Penny Sanderson. 

Brush up on your watercolour and drawing skills, learn some new ones; come with family or friends or on your own for a bit of “me time”

All materials, beverages and yummy cake throughout the day included, just bring yourselves and a packed lunch to Pitfield Barn. Suitable for all levels, places are limited.

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