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Roots Shoots & Leaves

Francoise Murat

Member Type

Organisation

Marketing/Events

Discipline

Events

Town

Southampton

01489-861235

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I am a garden designer and had been running workshops on an ad-hoc basis. But I liked it so much I now do them regularly and also because living in the countryside can be a tad isolating – I thought it would be a good way of meeting new people.
I Also have amazing tutors who teach here with me. Check out calendar of courses we run: from bee keeping to chicken keeping, topiary, wildlife gardening perfume-making, photography, rag rug making, weaving & dyeing, preserving & jam making.

Roots Shoots & Leaves offers a range of grow your own vegetables and gardening courses, rural skills and craft courses.

Whether you are a beginner or a more experienced gardener, our courses are perfect for all. We run all our gardening courses, workshops and events right here in our very own home and garden. We have a large workshop, kitchen garden, orchards and space to share the things we like doing in the beautiful Hampshire countryside.

Garden Designer

Our workshops can help with your garden design - gardening - rural skills - crafts

Historian

Led by Garden Historian Steve Harmer, in this one day workshop we will discuss methods of interpreting the past of the story of the designed landscape. We will look at some of the main garden design styles through history and look at the key design features that define them.

Photography

An insight into the way that award-winning photographer Lynn Keddie approaches photography along with advice on how to find your own 'voice' by looking at examples then taking part in practical sessions with feedback. You will learn the art of taking photos that tell a story.

Textiles

We run all kinds of crafts and rural skills : weaving, dyeing, rag rug making, perfume making, herbal potions and lotions, build a clay oven, willow weaving, living willow planting and sculpture, build your own cold and hot smoker, photography, Christmas wreaths and table decorations

Education

We love sharing our knowledge with you - in fun interactive workshops for gardening, rural skills and crafts.

Events

Sometimes we hold Pop-up dinners, Chilli Fiestas and get togethers - just sign-up to our Newsletter for information.

Venue Hire

We hire our garden and workshops for private events, film companies and hen parties.

Workshops

Bee keeping, grow your own, fruit trees, rag rug making, nettle yarn dyeing and weaving, topiary, propagation, cutting garden, chilli growing and tasting, wildlife gardening, greenhouse growing, willow weaving, herb, chicken keeping, making your own perfume, herbal remedies +++