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Events
Shrewsbury Show
Sat 13th August
Newton Park are organising a bus to this event. All welcome. Contact WFAS secretary for details (wfas.sec@gmail.com).
Wirral Flower and Vegetable Show
Sunday 14th August - 12 to 4 pm
Birkenhead Park
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The annual show for all who grow flowers, fruit and vegetables in Wirral to show off their wares. Classes also for children.
www.wfavs.co.uk
Southport Flower Show
18th to 21st August
more details on their website.
The National Vegetable Society Championships
Will be in Llangollen on 27-29th August, details on the NVS website.
WFAS Visits
Gilroy
Sunday 12th June 11-1pm
Come and have a look at Wirral's newest site. Very much work in progress! Access is on Tip Lane (almost opposite Paton Close, West Kirby).
Newton Park
Sunday 17th July 11-1pm
Recently installed toilets and areas for manure and mulch, with funding from Awards For All.
Thornton
The visit to Thornton has been cancelled
Details of Wirral sites open for Federation visits will be published here when available.
Ness Courses 2011-2012
Discover Gardening
Starting on the Friday 7th October
An introductory gardening course.
10 Week course, £60/£55 Concessions
A Guide to Growing Fruit
Saturday 5th November 10am to 3pm
One day workshop, £20/£18 Concessions
Organic Gardening
Starting on Friday 6th January
6 Week course, 9.30-12.00; £50/£45 Concessions
Grow your Own
Starting on Friday 24th February
6 Week course, 9.30-12.00; £50/£45 Concessions
Grow Your Own
Saturday 3th to Sunday 4th March
Same as above course, repeated as a weekend course over two days.
10.00 -16.00; £45/£40 Concessions.
The full programme including courses on Botany for Gardeners, Pruning, Propagation, Garden Design and Growing and Cooking with Herbs will be available on the Ness website soon. www.nessgardens.org.uk
Ness Gardens, Neston Road, Ness, Neston, South Wirral CH64 4AY
0151 353 0123, email nessgdns@liv.ac.uk
WEN Courses 2011-2012
Running at Wirral Environment Centre, Falkland Road, Wallasey CH44 8ER
Gardening for beginners
Enrolment Day 13th Sept
Tuesdays 9.30 - 11.30
The aim of the course is to give you the confidence to manage, plan and develop any garden in an environmentally-friendly manner. Course runs over 3 terms; £50 per term/£10 fee for most on income-based benefits.
The productive garden
Enrolment Day 13th Sept
Tuesdays 12 - 2 OR 2.15 - 4.15
The main aim of this course is to enable you to build the basics of a garden for growing vegetables and fruit and how to plant and propagate fruit trees and bushes. Course runs over 3 terms; £50 per term/£10 fee for most on income-based benefits.
Open to all, for more information on either of these, telephone 630 3486
Gallery
WFAS garden for NSALG at Southport Flower Show 2010
NGS Visits
For information on allotment sites open as part of The National Gardens Scheme. Gardens Open For Charity for further information see their website: www.ngs.org.uk