RHS Garden Rosemoor is inviting families to discover the joys of planting and harvesting vegetables, this May half term, with a week of fun family events.
The half-term programme is jam-packed with activities that will enlighten visitors on the joys of grow-your-own. From seeds and soil, and field and vine, then onto our plates – learn where fruit and veg come from and grow your very own edible feast.
Discover the amazing powers of growing vegetables at home on a family trail, and find out the myriad ways they can be used besides eating. Grow your own pea in a paper pot or make some wildflower seeded paper to create your own sustainable greetings card!
Sow Awesome family trail
Saturday 27 May – Sunday 4 June, 10am – 6pm
Follow a grow-your-own-themed self-led trail around the garden and see if you can spot the fruit and vegetable superheroes along the way. Discover their amazing powers and find out how you can grow them at home.
Suitable for all the family
Pot a Pea in a Paper Pot
Monday 29 May, 30-minute sessions from 10.30am, 11.30am 2pm and 3pm, Garden Room
Discover more about the vegetables we eat with the chance to plant your very own pea in a paper pot.
Recommended for ages 3+
Seeded Paper Making Workshop
Thursday 1 June, Drop-in sessions from 10.45am – 12.30pm & 2pm - 3.45pm, Garden Room
Make some wildflower-seeded paper to create your own greeting card, which can be planted to make a wildflower plot.
Recommended for ages 3+
The garden is also running a Tibetan Discovery Weekend at the start of half term, Friday 26 – Sunday 28 May, featuring eight Tashi Lhunpo monks who will create an intricate sand mandala and perform throughout the two days. Visit RHS Rosemoor to enjoy family workshops (butter sculpture and prayer flag printing), colouring activity tables, plus a special procession on Sunday.
Suitable for all the family.
