Winter Wellbeing - Gather & Grow Gardening Sessions

Would you like to meet some lovely people and learn new skills? Or perhaps you are feeling a little down or anxious and feel like some time outside would do you good. Join us as a group of like-minded people to plant, weed, dig and sip tea in the fresh air to help us feel good. Come along to our Gather & Grow gardening sessions and help us at our community flower garden for women and non-binary folk.

You don't need to have any gardening experience to come along - just a willingness to get stuck in!

These sessions will be held at: 
Big Bloom - This is our newest community garden and it is big by name and big by nature! 
📍Big Bloom is located at Heeley & Meersbrook Allotments, S8 9HW.

& Wortley Hall Walled Garden
📍 Wortley Hall, Wortley, Sheffield S35 7DB

These sessions tend to have about 10 - 15 people attend at each session. Please note that the sessions are for ADULTS ONLY.

Below is some more information about what we will be doing at each session:

🌷Saturday 14th November at Big Bloom & Sunday 15th November at Wortley Hall Walled Garden - Lifting Dahlia Tubers 
It’s that time of year again—time to lift our beautiful dahlias and prepare their tubers for a cosy winter rest. We’d love you to come and get your hands dirty with us during this practical, rewarding morning in the garden.

Together, we’ll be digging up the dahlia plants, cleaning and labelling the tubers, and learning the basics of how to store them over the colder months so they’re ready to burst back into life next season. This is a great opportunity to learn more about dahlia care, especially if you’re curious about growing your own in the future. This is wet and messy work, so perfect if you don't mind really getting stuck in!

🪱Saturday 21st November - Mulching at Big Bloom
Join us for a physical and hands-on morning of mulching our growing beds with compost and organic matter. If you're up for a real team task and getting your body moving on a chilly morning - this is the one for you!  We are having a huge manure delivery and need help shifting it, so you will need to have fairly good physical fitness for this session. 

These sessions are all held outdoors, so please make sure to wrap up warm and wear suitable, sturdy shoes ☺️

🌈 Who Can Attend:
This event is for women and non-binary people, and we are a proudly trans-inclusive organisation. Everyone is welcome – whether you’re coming with a friend or on your own, we look forward to meeting you!