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Workshops & Masterclasses

Dig a bit deeper at a Diggers Workshop or Masterclass.

We run regular workshops and seasonal masterclasses with garden experts from around Australia.

Give a friend or loved one the gift of a fun and inspiring experience, participating in one of our historically popular Digger Club Workshops. Topics ranging from Seed Sowing, Espalier, Permaculture, Floral Art, Soil ...

Member $39.00
Non-Member $49.00

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Creating your own Urban Oasis

01 March 2020 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

EVENTS: GWKEA7

ADELAIDE: Join Jason Chongue of The Plant Society to skill up and grow your own piece of garden paradise in small spaces inside and out. Sharing expertise on plant selections for smaller garden spaces and styling ...

Member $69.00
Non-Member $89.00

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Autumn Vegetable Intensive

07 March 2020 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

EVENTS: GAWSE2

ST ERTH: Want to be rewarded with growing your own food using beautiful heirloom vegetable seeds and seedlings? Learn from the Head Gardener at St Erth! Getting a backyard vegetable patch started properly ...

Member $99.00
Non-Member $129.00

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Garden to attract bees and beneficals

15 March 2020 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

EVENTS: GWKEC4

SOLD OUT. CLOUDEHILL: Join Denis Crawford, expert entomologist and renowed author of 'Garden Pests, Diseases & Good Bugs'. Learn how to make your garden a haven for pollinators, beneficial predators, and other good bugs ...

Member $69.00
Non-Member $89.00

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All about Garlic with Penny Woodward

22 March 2020 10:00 AM - 12:00 AM

EVENTS: GWKDM47

HERONSWOOD: Join garlic guru Penny Woodward as she shares her secrets to growing garlic successfully as well as how to harvest and efficiently store your bumper garlic harvest at home. Easy to grow, delicious to eat, ...

Member $69.00
Non-Member $89.00

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Backyard Chooks and Natural Food Fodder

29 March 2020 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

EVENTS: GWKSA23

ADELAIDE: Learn how to keep your flock happy and healthy with poultry enthusiast Brendan Power. An avid keeper of many feathered friends and a past member of the Bird Care Society of South Australia he'll keep you ...

Member $39.00
Non-Member $49.00

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Soils, Compost and Mycorrhizae

29 March 2020 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

EVENTS: GWKEA8

ADELAIDE: Join Steven Hoepfner of Wagtail Urban Farm for an indepth workshop on all things soil. Steven will share his 'on the ground' experience of soil health in all its aspects. Any good gardener will tell ...

Member $69.00
Non-Member $89.00

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Garlic Masterclass with Penny Woodward

04 April 2020 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

EVENTS: GMCSA4

ADELAIDE: Join garlic guru Penny Woodward for the ulitmate Garlic Masterclass as she shares her secrets to growing garlic successfully as well as how to harvest and efficiently store your bumper garlic harvest at ...

Member $99.00
Non-Member $129.00

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Kids workshop 'Start with a seed'

04 April 2020 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

EVENTS: GWKCH41

CLOUDEHILL: Seed sowing for small gardeners. Join the Diggers Club for a kid's seed workshop. Share you passion for gardening with your child or grandchild and start with a seed. ...

Member $39.00
Non-Member $49.00

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Africola Masterclass: Garlic & Chilli

05 April 2020 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

EVENTS: GMCSA5

ADEALIDE: Join Duncan Welgemoed at Africola with the Diggers Club for a unique South African blast on culinary champions - chilli and garlic - for the Adelaide Fork to Fork Weekend. Masterclass will cover the seasonal ...

Member $99.00
Non-Member $129.00

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Spring Cut Flower Garden

05 April 2020 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

EVENTS: GWKES3

ST ERTH: Join Flower Farmers Janae and Chris from Fleurs de Lyonville will teach you how to grow a bouquet or more a week for yourself or to share with friends and family. ...

Member $69.00
Non-Member $89.00

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Autumn Vegetable Intensive

19 April 2020 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

EVENTS: GWKID7

HERONSWOOD: Want to be rewarded with growing your own food using beautiful heirloom vegetable seeds and seedlings? Learn with the Diggers Club! Getting a backyard vegetable patch started properly ...

Member $99.00
Non-Member $129.00

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Backyard Chooks

03 May 2020 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

EVENTS: GWKEC5

CLOUDEHILL: Chickens are more than just eggs, they are an integrated part of the garden. Find out all about the joys and benefits of keeping chooks in this popular workshop. This workshop will cover heirloom breeds and ...

Member $69.00
Non-Member $89.00

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Olive Harvest with Mt Zero Olives

09 May 2020 10:00 AM - 12:00 AM

EVENTS: GWKDM48

HERONSWOOD: Easy to grow, delicious to eat, and prolific at harvest time - Olives! An attractive and highly functional tree, with a fruit that can be used in a myriad of ways. Even if you don't have one in your backyard, we ...

Member $69.00
Non-Member $89.00

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Perennial Masterclass with Simon Rickard

16 May 2020 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

EVENTS: GWKES4

ST ERTH: SOLD OUT TO POPULAR DEMAND. Please contact the Gardens of St Erth to join our waitlist. Join renowned plantsman Simon Rickard for a full day of learning how to grow and design with this fabulous group of plants. For ...

Member $129.00
Non-Member $159.00

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Rose Masterclass with SA Rose Society

24 May 2020 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

EVENTS: GMCSA6

ADELAIDE: Join the expertise of the Rose Society of South Australia (RSSA) for a Masterclass on Roses. Learn the fundamentals in establising and caring for these hardy and blooming beauties. advice from experts on ...

Member $99.00
Non-Member $129.00

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Permaculture Principles

07 June 2020 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

EVENTS: GEKEC6

CLOUDEHILL: Learn about permaculture and its principles so that you can implement them at home and design your own permaculture paradise with Diggers Club regular Pete the Permie. Pete will his extensive experience ...

Member $69.00
Non-Member $89.00

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Soils, Green Manures and Compost

14 June 2020 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

EVENTS: GWKDM49

HERONSWOOD: It all starts with Soil. Join the Diggers Club for an in-depth workshop on all things soil, green manures and compost. Any good gardener will tell you you don't grow plants but the soil first.

Member $69.00
Non-Member $89.00

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Fruit Trees - Plant, Prune and Harvest

21 June 2020 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

EVENTS: GWKES5

ST ERTH: . Discussing site selection, soil health, environmental influences, irrigation, pollination and companion varieties, pest and disease, summer and winter pruning, and crop protection, as well as ...

Member $69.00
Non-Member $89.00

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Designing and Creating Edible Landscapes

27 June 2020 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

EVENTS: GWKSA24

ADELAIDE: Join the Diggers Club for an introductory workshop which combines edible and ornamental gardening. Have both beauty and production in your garden. Getting the two to subtly mesh together effectively takes ...

Member $39.00
Non-Member $49.00

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Basketry With Natural Fibres

27 June 2020 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

EVENTS: GWKEA9

ADELAIDE: Basket weaving is an age old tradition that has been a staple across many generations and cultures around the globe. This intimate 3 hour workshop will discuss gathering and drying natural fibres, while ...

Member $109.00
Non-Member $139.00

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Introduction to Ornamental Garden Design

04 July 2020 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

EVENTS: GWKEC7

CLOUDEHILL: Learn the fundamental principles and practicalities of garden design for beautiful and coherent ornamental gardens and delve into design ideas and solutions for your space. The introductory workshop ...

Member $69.00
Non-Member $89.00

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The Art of Espalier

12 July 2020 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

EVENTS: GWKDM50

HERONSWOOD: Learn how to train a variety of fruit trees to grow and crop with tthis ancient art. Be inspred by different pruning techniques to ulitlse space in your home orchard or courtyard with expert Mike Neilson

Member $39.00
Non-Member $49.00

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Beekeeping for Beginners

18 July 2020 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

EVENTS: GWKES7

ST ERTH: Have you thought about starting out in Beekeeping but wondered where to start? Worried that it's too hard or that you don't know the first thing about keeping bees? Bees are essential for pollinating many of ...

Member $69.00
Non-Member $89.00

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