Estuary Botanics

Another reason to visit us this weekend:

🌱 Multiply your plants this summer at our friendly, hands-on propagation workshop at Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden.

Learn practical techniques including:
• Seed sowing
• Division
• Leaf & stem cuttings
• Bulb scaling
• Tools, composts and aftercare

You’ll take home new skills, propagated plants, and the confidence to grow more plants at home.

📍 Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden, WA4 3DS
📅 Saturday 30th May
⏰ 10am–1pm
💷 £28 per person

Suitable for beginners — all materials provided.

Book now:
estuarybotanics.co.uk

Just a little reminder that this lovely workshop is on offer at the Walled Garden on the 17th May ….. please check out the Made in lindi website for more details

A great day out tomorrow and if you are getting the train hop back afterwards to Eastham Rake. Across the station bridge for a walk in Dibbinsdale woods Wirral Wildlife

Join us for a guided walk around the stunning Lovell Quinta Arboretum followed by a tree identification workshop!

https://www.estuarybotanics.co.uk/courses/the-lovell-quinta-arboretum/

Well hello Hellebores!

The sky garden at Castlefield Viaduct was a wonderful burst of spring joy on a grey day in Manchester yesterday. The beautifully designed planting sang against the Victorian industrial backdrop. Can't wait to see how this project develops over time!

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Brrrrr... Chilly morning on the Dee Estuary today!

Well I may look like a wandering fool crouching in the bushes but I'm a happy one 🤓

Birches, Lichens, Sphagnum & Haircap Mosses = a good start to the day!

There is more to the winter garden than meets the eye!

https://www.estuarybotanics.co.uk/the-value-of-a-cold-spell/

The Value of a Cold Spell Winter often looks quiet in the garden, but the cold weather is doing important work behind the scenes. Many plants, and the wildlife that depends on them, rely on winter temperatures to regulate…