We can provide the following courses at Buttercup Meadow, Hallington, Northumberland

• Organic vegetable gardening.

Provides an overview into organic vegetable gardening including composting, weed control, barley straw weed control, bed systems, slug proof salad bars, mulching, pest control, growing media, raising plants and plant protection techniques.

• Organic flower gardening.

Provides an overview into organic flower gardening including composting, weed control, barley straw weed control, plant selection, mulching, pest control, growing media, raising plants and plant protection techniques. ​

• Low maintenance organic gardening.

Provides an overview into how organic gardening can be achieved with low maintenance in mind - including composting, mulching, pest control, weed control, barley straw weed control, growing media, raising plants and plant protection techniques.

• Organic gardening.

Provides an overview into organic gardening including composting, mulching, carbon capture, pest control, weed control, growing media, raising plants and plant protection techniques.

• Quick Return compost making from garden and kitchen waste

Provides an insight into the 'Quick Return' method of composting and how to get maximum benefit out of available garden and kitchen waste resources. Includes history, theories, types of bins, compostable materials, the system and methodology, using the compost and its effects. There will be a hands on part of the course where a QR compost heap will be constructed.



The cost per person on our courses is £30. Light refreshments are included as well as free packet of QR compost activator (worth £6.25) and useful literature on compost making.

If you wish to express an interest in any of the above or have any particular requirements then please let us know using the contact form.

Please note that we need a minimum number of 5 persons to run a course so we may have to cancel if numbers are insufficient but we will offer alternative dates where possible.

For spring and summer 2024 we are running the following courses;
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​Further workshop/course dates will be announced in due course

The above courses cost £30 per person.

Please click on the relevant link above to go to our store page and book your workshop/course or send a cheque for the full amount of the course payable to 'Gardener's Cottage Plants'. Please send to: Gardener's Cottage, Bingfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE!9 2LE. Please state the date and title of the course you wish to attend.

Cheques or payment will be returned if we cancel the course. If you wish to cancel please let us know as early as possible and we will transfer you to an alternative date for that course or an alternative course. We are sorry but we cannot refund or transfer you to an alternative date or course if you fail to turn up for the course.

We look forward to meeting you and hope that you will come away from the course inspired and with some useful information and practical ideas to implement.