
Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden
Sun 18 Oct · 10:30
Heritage and Rural Skills Centre
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A kitchen gardening course will be held at the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre in Swindon on 18 October 2026. Tutors Lizzie and Jo will cover essential topics including growing vegetables, making compost, and techniques for container growing.
This course has been carefully designed to support students of all abilities, whether you are just beginning your journey into vegetable gardening or seeking to revitalise an existing or unproductive kitchen garden. Our aim is to ensure that everyone, regardless of experience, leaves with the confidence and practical know-how to grow their own produce.
For those with limited garden space, we will also explore the principles and techniques of container growing, demonstrating how to cultivate a productive garden even in smaller areas. The course will cover essential topics such as growing vegetables from modular plugs or by direct sowing, making compost, preparing the ground, and planning what crops to include in your kitchen garden.
Your tutors are Lizzie and Jo. Lizzie, lives and breathes plants and nature. Lizzie has a BSc in Plant Science from the University of Nottingham, followed by 5+ years training in horticulture and gardening on a large traditional countryside estate. She now runs her own gardening maintenance business. Jo's love of gardening came from her father's vegetable growing. Her love and enthusiasm for gardening began when she gained her RHS qualification's and had her first garden. Jo also has a FdSc in Garden design.
There will be a break for lunch and space to eat a packed lunch, alternatively there is an on-site café. Tea and coffee provided.
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Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden takes place on Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 10:30.
Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden is held at Heritage and Rural Skills Centre in Swindon (Heritage & Rural Skills Centre, Buscot and Coleshill Estate, Swindon, Wiltshire).
Entry to Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden is free.
The forecast for Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden is Overcast · 16°C.
Yes — hotels within walking distance of Heritage and Rural Skills Centre can be compared using the accommodation search further down this page.
Tickets for Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden can be booked via nationaltrust.org.uk using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.

Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden
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A kitchen gardening course will be held at the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre in Swindon on 18 October 2026. Tutors Lizzie and Jo will cover essential topics including growing vegetables, making compost, and techniques for container growing.
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Organiser’s full description
This course has been carefully designed to support students of all abilities, whether you are just beginning your journey into vegetable gardening or seeking to revitalise an existing or unproductive kitchen garden. Our aim is to ensure that everyone, regardless of experience, leaves with the confidence and practical know-how to grow their own produce.
For those with limited garden space, we will also explore the principles and techniques of container growing, demonstrating how to cultivate a productive garden even in smaller areas. The course will cover essential topics such as growing vegetables from modular plugs or by direct sowing, making compost, preparing the ground, and planning what crops to include in your kitchen garden.
Your tutors are Lizzie and Jo. Lizzie, lives and breathes plants and nature. Lizzie has a BSc in Plant Science from the University of Nottingham, followed by 5+ years training in horticulture and gardening on a large traditional countryside estate. She now runs her own gardening maintenance business. Jo's love of gardening came from her father's vegetable growing. Her love and enthusiasm for gardening began when she gained her RHS qualification's and had her first garden. Jo also has a FdSc in Garden design.
There will be a break for lunch and space to eat a packed lunch, alternatively there is an on-site café. Tea and coffee provided.
Description supplied by the event organiser.
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Heritage and Rural Skills CentreHeritage & Rural Skills Centre, Buscot and Coleshill Estate, Swindon, Wiltshire
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When is Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden?
Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden takes place on Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 10:30.
Where is Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden taking place?
Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden is held at Heritage and Rural Skills Centre in Swindon (Heritage & Rural Skills Centre, Buscot and Coleshill Estate, Swindon, Wiltshire).
How much are tickets for Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden?
Entry to Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden is free.
What will the weather be like at Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden?
The forecast for Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden is Overcast · 16°C.
Is there anywhere to stay near Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden?
Yes — hotels within walking distance of Heritage and Rural Skills Centre can be compared using the accommodation search further down this page.
How do I get tickets for Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden?
Tickets for Gardening Course: The Kitchen Garden can be booked via nationaltrust.org.uk using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.
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