Nantybeddgarden Abergavenny

17/06/2026

Here’s 10 more reasons not to miss out on the next Jo McKerr and Sue workshop on July 25th, when they will be spreading their knowledge of different types of meadow, large and small. Only a few places left. Book via https://Nantybedd.com/2025/12/01/workshops-2026/.

26/05/2026

Our 50th Newsletter. Maybe we should be looking at combining them all into a book!

The 50th Edition! I never imagined when putting Issue 1 together that we would reach 50 (and still going…) Don’t forget that you can subscribe (for free!) just by emailing us on garden@…

26/05/2026

Better late than never. Finally catching up with web posts!

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25/05/2026

Lovely down at the pond this afternoon as the sun was going down behind the lime trees.

Does the path need weeding?

18/05/2026

In this Workshop we will be thinking of gardening as a process of repairing the
separation from nature that we tell ourselves.

Seeing gardens as spaces to share abundance with ‘wild’ shifts gardening from the traditional set of ‘to do’ lists and control to careful interventions that aim to grow alongside local ecologies.

Jo and Sue will dig into what this way of working looks like as an everyday practice and a mindset.

Cultivating Wild with Jo McKerr - Friday 22nd May 2026 10am - 4pm

A few spaces available, bookings via the link in our bio.

01/05/2026

Magical May.

Camassias, apple blossom, hop shoots, and birds' nests.

The garden opens to visitors in June. In the meantime, if you would like to immerse yourself in the May garden, we have some availability for our May workshops.

9th May Polyculture with Alys Fowler

22nd May Cultivating Wild with Jo McKerr

24th May Re-focusing the Lens with Emma Drabble





May is my favourite month in the garden. Come and join us.

13/04/2026

An opportunity to learn all about making the most wonderful compost with Sue.

Composting is a key element of organic growing. Transforming waste products from kitchen and garden into microbially active compost to enrich your soil is an immensely satisfying process.

We will begin the day with an indoor session on the theory behind the process of successful compost.

After lunch - bring your own - we will move into the garden to make a compost windrow, and then take a tour the garden to see composting in action. We have bins at different stages of the process, including leaf-mould bins.

We will also look at compost and leaf-mould in use in the garden, and how to make your own potting compost mixes. No peat. No bought in compost.

And Biochar.

Compost Making with Sue - 25th April 2026. A one-day workshop.

A few places available. Follow the link in the Bio to book your place.

30/03/2026

This one day workshop is for those interested in expanding their knowledge of this fantastic material and how to use woody material from their own garden.

We'll be looking at the whole range of different uses of wood in the Nantybedd garden, from tree sculptures to seating to gates & fencing, wood chip and charcoal.

The day will start with understanding the carbon cycle, loading and firing a simple Charcoal kiln, once that's in process we'll take a practical look at coppicing, pollarding and making dead hedges. Log walls and Habitat piles. Constructing a Hugelkultur bed.

In the afternoon participants will have a choice of making either a solitary bee hibernating post or garden sign to take home.

Examples will be provided but your creativity will be encouraged. We will be charring the bases of any posts to preserve them in the ground.

The day will end with quenching and opening the Charcoal kiln and looking at how to turn charcoal into Biochar and the uses of wood ash in the garden.

Using Wood in the Garden - Sunday 12th April 2026, 9:30am-4pm

Bookings via the link in our bio.

26/03/2026

Time to get booking for a number of fantastic workshops at Nant y Bedd garden this summer. Check out the list at https://nantybedd.com/2025/12/01/workshops-2026/.
Coming up soon are two wonderful days.
First, on April 11th we have Alys Fowler with Writing the Landscape https://nantybedd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/writing-the-landscape-2026.pdf. for full details.
Then the following day Mick Petts reprises his Using wood in the Garden https://nantybedd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image.jpeg.
Two great days: learn from the experts and meet new people.

Yes, it’s that time again. The new list of Nant-y-Bedd Garden workshops for 2026. If you’ve missed any of these in previous years, then now is the time to sign up. Two new external cour…

25/03/2026

Using wood in the garden – a workshop

Screenshot We ran this course last week as well. It was fully booked and so this is another chance to take part. The pictures below are examples of what last week's participants created and took home. Book soon for the 12th April....

Screenshot We ran this course last week as well. It was fully booked and so this is another chance to take part. The pictures below are examples of what last week’s participants created and t…