Forest Gardening & Nut Growing course 12.6.2027 (Laitila, FIN)

On the Forest Gardening & Nut Growing course you'll learn with expert and author Joel Rosenberg – and meet other garden and nut enthusiasts. We offer this course fully in English.

The course day begins with a lecture about forest gardens (principles, structure and plants) and nut growing (possibilities in the northern climate and species). After the lecture we'll tour the site and it's 17 year old forest garden and nut growing trials. About 250 nut trees/bushes (eg. walnuts, heartnuts, hazelnut cultivars) has been planted to the property, about half of them are in production age. The forest garden specialties, rarities in Finland, are white mulberries, apricots, cornelian cherries etc.

During the day you’ll gain knowledge about different tree crops, shrubs, perennials and ground covers – and hear about the successes and mistakes made. We'll do a practical design exercise in small groups that will help you start designing your own forest garden or nut orchard. Advice on plant propagation is offered also.

The course fee 99 € includes vat (25,5%), a vegetarian lunch with a salad made from our forest garden's harvest, coffee & tea. After the course there is a possibility to buy forest garden plants for your own garden.

The course starts at 11 am and ends at 5.30 pm.

Please download the driving instructions to course venue after the payment.

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