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Get Growing in Hollingdean, Forest Garden Care Training Day, Sunday 13th July 2025

8th Jul 2025
Get Growing in Hollingdean, Forest Garden Care Training Day, Sunday 13th July 2025

Hollingdean Family Hub, Hollingdean Park and Community Orchard, 10.30am to 4pm

B&H Food Partnership in partnership with Cultivate have given us funding to organise a training day on how to care for your forest garden hosted by the extremely knowledgeable and charismatic lead gardener Stephan Gehrels. The event is completely free with a delicious light lunch and refreshments is also provided on the day. Please click this link Get Growing in Hollingdean – Forest Garden Care Training Day Tickets | Brighton & Hove Food Partnership for more info and to register.  We currently have tickets for 15 adult places, children are welcome without tickets.

Join us for a hands-on day of learning essential maintenance skills including:
 

  • Seasonal pruning techniques for fruit trees and shrubs
  • Mulching and soil care to keep plants healthy
  • Natural pest management and plant health
  • Harvesting and preserving your forest garden bounty
  • Planning for year-round productivity

Whether you were with us from the design day or this is your first time getting involved, you’ll gain practical skills to help our community gardens flourish for years to come. Bring your own gardening gloves and any tools you have (we have some extras to share).

Hollingdean Community Orchard and Forest Garden entrance June 2025

For all the latest news on Growing Hollingdean free events and volunteering please sign up here or in the box below. Thank you to all the Growing Hollingdean volunteers who made this possible.

Want to be part of something new in 2025? Help plan and plant Edible Garden beds in Hollingdean Park!

17th Dec 2024

Join us on Sunday 12th January 2025, 11-2pm, share your ideas and hear others, refreshments included

Exciting news, we are building an editable garden at the Family Hub play park in 2025

Get Growing in Hollingdean Park, Everyone Welcome!

Our first date is Sunday 12th January 2025 11am – 2pm. Join us to design and plan beautiful garden beds. Could be currants, raspberries, herbs…. maybe a fruit tree or two…and many other possibilities…… We will be looking at areas to plant, drawing and choosing design ideas indoors at the Family Hub building. As well as enjoying some soup and hot drinks for lunch. Click on the link at the bottom of this post to sign up for the event.

Growing Hollingdean volunteers are partnering with Brighton & Hove Food Partnership, Brighton Permaculture Trust and Hollingdean Family Hub and you! Children are welcome with a responsible adult. We will be outside at times so please bring suitable warm clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty.

Get Growing in Hollingdean Park 2025

Community Design Day

Sunday 12th January 2025 11am – 2pm. Join us to design and plan a beautiful garden outside Hollingdean Family Hub, Lynchet Close, Brighton.

Edible Landscape Training Day

Sunday 9th February 2025, 10am – 4pm. Learn about food forests, with practical planting activities at Hollingdean Family Hub, Lynchet Close, Brighton.

Community Planting Day

Sunday 9th March 2025, 10am – 4pm. Plant trees and plants, at Hollingdean Family Hub, Lynchet Close, Brighton.

Sign up for each event via the ‘Register Now’ button; You will have to register separately for each event day for a Free lunch. Please only register adults attending. Any other questions please email rob@bhfood.org.uk or call 01273 234 810 quoting the ‘Get Growing in Hollingdean Park’ events.

We look forward to seeing you.

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