2008
Botanical Illustration Courses
Various 7 week courses through out the year
We are holding a series of Botanical Illustration courses, the next starts later in the year. If you would like further information please phone Rosemay Cave on 07825 861782 or email her direct.
Meet the Head Gardener
Every first Wednesday in the month at 2.00pm from April to October.
A chance to walk around the Garden with Chris Hitchcock our Head Gardener. A great opportunity to view the Garden and learn about its history and maintenance. Normal admission will apply. Whilst booking is not essential, spaces cannot be guaranteed for those turning up on the day.
This event can be booked online ...
Watercolour Art Class
A series of 10 week classes every Monday morning throughout the year.
Join this established and very social group which caters for all abilities. Your tutor is respected local artist Mark Kelland. There are a limited number of additional spaces and further details can be obtained direct from Mark on 01453 764603 or by emailing him.
Mark is also holding a series of one day courses priced at 30 each during the summer. The dates are as follows
Tuesday 5th August - Watercolour
Monday 11th August - Sketchbook
Monday 1st September - Pastel
Pruning course for Espalier fruit trees.
Thursday 31st July
Learn how to summer prune fruit trees grown as horizontally trained espaliers. The course is designed for beginners as well as those with more expereince. The course runs from 10.00 - 16.00. Tea and coffee is included but you will need to bring a pack lunch or use our on site restaurant. The cost is 20.00 for the day and can only be booked online
Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen
75th Anniversary Exhibition
26th July to 25th August
Open daily 10am - 6pm
Although this exhibition is not held at the Garden it is well worth combining with a visit to us.
The Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen are having a special Anniversary Exhibition to celebrate 75 years of exhibiting in Painswick. The exhibition features work by some of the finest Craftsmen in the Cotswolds and offers visitors the chance to see and buy work by Guild members and by Guest Exhibitors silversmith Chien-wei Chang, contemporary glass makers Loco Glass and environmental artist Max Suffield. Admission is 1.75
Harvest Festival
Monday 20th October to Sunday 2nd November
Whilst we display the harvested produce from the Kitchen Garden with details of their history and use, during the last week of October our Harvest Festival gets into full swing.
Try out recipes, enter competitions, see a display of apples and even get a chance to produce your own juice. The Bothy is turned into an oasis of fruit and vegetables.
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