DAY'S COTTAGE - Orchard Skills Centre, apple and pear juice, cider, perry and cider vinegar

Courses at Day's Cottage

Orchard Skills

PRUNING : Learn to prune fruit trees of all ages. Hands-on training that demystifies those gardening book diagrams! Create shapely, productive trees. Bring photos of your own trees:

January 2010:
Thurs 21st, 10am-1pm

February 2010:

Sunday 7th, 10am-1pm

Thurs 25th, 10am-1pm

GRAFTING : Learn the ancient art of propagating fruit trees, joining your chosen variety to a rootstock.
Take away your own tree at the end of the session.

March 2010:
Thurs 4th, 10am-1pm
Sun 28th, 10am-1pm

April 2010:

Thurs 22nd, 10am-1pm

Cost: £25.00 including refreshments in cosy yurt, teaching in all-weather roundhouse and orchards.

Please phone to book : 01452 813602


Rural Skills

LIVING WILLOWTo be arranged
Learn to make a willow dome and create your own structure.
Cost £50.00 includes refreshments and hot lunch
Phone to book : 01453 756266

HEDGELAYING WEEKEND : To be arranged
Learn the traditional art of hedgelaying using hand tools.
Cost £120 includes refreshments and hot lunch. Phone to book: 07990947934

STONE WALLING WEEKENDS: 22-23rd May, 19-20th June, 21-22nd August 2010 

Learn to build a dry stone wall.  Cost £120 includes refreshments and lunch. Phone to book: 07990947934

GREEN WOODWORK: To be arranged