This is the course for those who love gardening in pots. Whether you have a large-ish garden like Sarah's, or one where the whole garden is in containers. Including practical and design tips, learn plenty of new ideas for magnificent

I love being able to pick armfuls of flowers for a good nine months of the year and in this day course we will teach you how, giving you hard facts on how to succeed with growing the very best and most productive plants. We will also give you practical advice on seed sowing and propagation, soil conditioning, mulching, staking and all the most important things we have found to help us succeed with nine month round flower production.

Inspiration, planting ideas and expert advice for a beautiful garden all year round. This is the course for the general gardener, who - like Sarah – adores and thrives on year round colour, scent and floweriness just outside the door.

Painting is a calming and creative experience and an opportunity to nurture new or existing skills. This painting class follows the theme of botanical still life, where you could be painting anything from plants and flowers to vegetables.

This day is for anyone who wants to learn about distilling plants using a copper alembic still and is suitable for those wanting to learn more about the healing properties of hydrosols from beginners to herbal professionals.

We will cover the basic practicalities of distilling, how you might use hydrosols and the specific properties of some of the more commonly used ones.

You will smell and taste various hydrosols and compare their characteristics, their energetic and healing properties.

Join us for a Christmas calligraphy workshop hosted by Lucy Mellor, where you will learn key fundamentals to amplify any festive setting. Under the guidance of expert tutors, receive plenty of one to one tuition in perfecting linking letters, festive words and Christmas phrases before coming . Learn to add festive foliage and flourishes to compliment your calligraphy pieces and come away with a variety of tools and inspiration for the festive season.

All levels of experience are welcomed.

Join printmaker Molly Mahon for a two hour workshop experiencing the joy of block printing, inspired by her shared love of nature and the surrounding land at Thyme.

Join printmaker Molly Mahon for a two hour workshop experiencing the joy of block printing, inspired by her shared love of nature and the surrounding land at Thyme.

Join artisan maker Sian Cornish as she reveals the secrets to beautiful, lasting colour from plants transferred to silk ribbons.

Join artisan maker Sian Cornish as she reveals the secrets to beautiful, lasting colour from plants transferred to silk ribbons.

Join artisan maker Sian Cornish as she reveals the secrets to beautiful, lasting colour from plants transferred to silk ribbons.

Join printmaker Molly Mahon for a two hour workshop experiencing the joy of block printing, inspired by her shared love of nature and the surrounding land at Thyme.

Join printmaker Molly Mahon for a two hour workshop experiencing the joy of block printing, inspired by her shared love of nature and the surrounding land at Thyme.