Gardening and Biodiversity Workshop for Kids
Gardening and Biodiversity Workshop for Kids
Sat, May 13, 14:30
The Rediscovery Centre • Ballymun
€10
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Pruning Workshop + Walled Garden Fruit Tree Tour
Pruning made easy - not to be missed! Hands on + interactive session - invigorating tips to ensure optimal fruit production and harvest
By Festina Lente
When and where
Date and time
Sat, 25 Feb 2023 10:00 - 12:00 GMT
Location
Festina Lente Old Connaught Avenue A98 F702 Bray Ireland
Refund Policy
Contact the organiser to request a refund.
About this event
One of our most inspiring and popular workshops as we enter the Spring Garden - upskill how you prune and revitalize your plant grow plans
Suitable for everyone - beginners and seasoned gardeners
Immersive workshop that covers:
- Pruning techniques: optimizing tree health, controlling growth, stimulating flower production, removing dead/diseased wood
- Interactive demonstrations with our expert Horticulturist, Patrick Howlett
- Garden tour: Highlights of how we have guided and created beautiful espalier and free standing heritage apple and pear trees in our Victorian Walled Garden
- Q&A and 1-1 support with your pruning needs
- Take away: Information to support your own pruning action plan, whatever the tree or growing space
- Refreshments provided
Please bring comfortable, waterproof clothes, gardeners gloves and shoes.
Places are limited - booking soon is advised.
For more information, you can contact sinead.oconnor@festinalente.ie
About the organiser
Organised by
Festina LenteFestina Lente is a not-for-profit organisation provides a unique range of equestrian and horticultural activities, training, recreational events and employment services options with a strong emphasis on social inclusion, choice and personal development.
We have a variety of public services and facilities for everyone to enjoy on our campus in Bray – an Equestrian Centre offering lessons, camps and equine assisted programmes, a beautifully restored Victorian Walled Garden where we host lots of fun seasonal family and events, children’s workshops and birthday parties and gardening workshops, a Garden Centre, an open air snack bar and shop so why not pop along for a visit. Keep an eye on our Events Calendar for upcoming events!
We are also an education centre offering QQI accredited educational training courses:
- Equestrian Training Programme
- Equine Assisted Learning Facilitator Training Programme
- Therapeutic Riding Coaching Programme
- Transition Training Programme.
We also offer other Equine Assisted programmes:
- Equine Facilitated Educational Programme
- Equine Assisted Learning Programme
- Supported Helpers Programme
All activities encourage individual choice, personal development, achievement and progression and we are a registered Irish Charity.
Saol Anois is also a day service run by Festina Lente in our campus. The Saol Anois Day Service is funded by Health Service Executive and it was set up in 2005 to meet the support needs of adults with intellectual disabilities and/or dual diagnosis. It is a supportive and therapeutic service designed to meet the needs of people through individual plans. Service users have the opportunity to access a range of integrated developmental and leisure opportunities.
Our campus is situated in the grounds of what was once Old Connaught House, formerly the residence of the Plunket family. Read more on the History of Old Connaught House & Gardens and Festina Lente Foundation. Festina Lente (Latin) means Hasten Slowly and is the Plunket family motto. We adopted this as the name of our organisation in 1995 because it conveys our culture perfectly. Festina Lente was founded in 1988 by Mary Rachel Brophy; her aim was through social and economic inclusion, to support those most at risk. The result of all of the Festina Lente’s hard work is the wonderful garden and state of the art Equestrian Centre which are available to the public to enjoy whenever they want.