Grow Your Own gardening courses Spring, 2011

We are now offering gardening coursesx

These courses are designed for beginners and also experienced gardeners.

The fruit garden

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The vegetable garden

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The ornamental garden

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The Ornamental Garden - plants, trees and shrubs

Course duration: Full 1-day course from 10am to 4.30pm

Course date: 30th October, 2010

Topics covered:

• getting your garden ready for the winter
• replacing trees and shrubs lost last winter
• seasonal pruning and maintenance work
• adding winter colour
• planning a new area
• planting bulbs.
• practical work in a mature garden.

Course Fee: €75 with light lunch and tea/coffee included.

Venue: Kilmaneen Farmhouse, Newcastle, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

All courses given by horticulturist Michael Murphy.

To book a place or for more information contact:
Kevin O'Donnell @ 052 6136231/086 3541700

Gardening Courses this Autumn 2010

1)The Vegetable Garden.

Course duration: Full 1-day course from 10am to 4.30pm.

Course date: 25th September, 2010

Topics covered:

• reviewing the growing season that has passed
• planning for the year ahead.
• autumn and winter vegetables
• making the most of the poly-tunnel,
• cleaning tunnels & planning winter use
• constructing raised beds
• soil preparation.

Course Fee: €75 with light lunch and tea/coffee included.

Venue: Kilmaneen Farmhouse, Newcastle, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.

All courses given by horticulturist Michael Murphy.

To book a place or for more information contact:
Kevin O'Donnell @ 052 6136231/086 3541700


2)The Ornamental Garden

Course duration: Full 1-day course from 10am to 4.30pm

Course date: 30th October, 2010

Topics covered:

• getting your garden ready for the winter
• replacing trees and shrubs lost last winter
• seasonal pruning and maintenance work
• adding winter colour
• planning a new area
• planting bulbs.
• practical work in a mature garden.

Course Fee: €75 with light lunch and tea/coffee included.

Venue: Kilmaneen Farmhouse, Newcastle, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

All courses given by horticulturist Michael Murphy.

To book a place or for more information contact:
Kevin O'Donnell @ 052 6136231/086 3541700


3)The Fruit Garden

Course duration: Full 1-day course from 10am to 4.30pm

Course date: 27th November, 2010.

Topics covered:

• planning and planting a fruit garden
• maintenance of an existing fruit garden
• planting a native hedge for shelter
  

Course Fee: €75 with light lunch and tea/coffee included.

Venue: Kilmaneen Farmhouse, Newcastle, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

All courses given by horticulturist Michael Murphy

To book a place or for more details contact:
Kevin O'Donnell @ 052 6136231 or 086 3541700

Summer pruning & seasonal garden work.

Wednesday, 14th July from 7-9pm.

Important work in the garden takes place at this time of year such as

• how to select the best strawberry runners then pinning & potting on
  
• pruning of plum, pear, cherry and apple trees
• how to deal with pests & diseases in the vegetables
  

Some places are still left on this course.
Extra classes can be arranged for groups.

Call us at 086 3541700 or e-mail us at kilmaneen@eircom.net

Intensive 1-day course in Grow Your Own
May 22 from 10am to 5pm
€80 per person
Light lunch included
Please book you place in advance by contacting us at
E-mail: kilmaneen@eircom.net
Tel: 052 6136231
Mobile: 083 3351090

Accommodation available at Kilmaneen Farmhouse
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Intensive 1-day course
Saturday, 22 May, 2010
From 10am - 5pm
Light lunch included.
€80 per person.
Please book your place in advance.

Wednesday, 5th May.

A lot of topics were covered at last night's class with plenty of homework to be done over the following week!



Next course starts next Tuesday, 11th May from 4-6pm
This course is almost full now but there are still two or three places left. Book now to secure a place.




Intensive full-day courses are scheduled for the 22nd May and the 12th June.
These courses will be from 9.45am until 5pm with a 1 hour break for lunch.
Cost is 80 euro with lunch included.
Accommodation is available in our B/B and a Make Your Own cookery demonstration will be offered on Sunday morning for those wishing to have a weekend away.