Join Inspire Nature in the Easter school holidays for a 'drop off' group for children 5 - 12 years who want to have fun, learn and explore in nature, with guided nature based activities, crafts and play opportunities.

£32 per child, bookable in advance

Join Inspire Nature in the Easter school holidays for a 'drop off' group for children 5 - 12 years who want to have fun, learn and explore in nature, with guided nature based activities, crafts and play opportunities.

£32 per child, bookable in advance

Head Gardener, Ruth Calder, will share the story of how the award winning Horatio’s Garden design transferred from the 2023 Chelsea Flower Show to become the charity’s eighth garden, located at the Spinal Injuries Centre at Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital

Image: Horatio's Garden Chelsea 2023 designed by Charlotte Harris and Hugo Bugg © Marianne Majerus

Join us for a walk looking at the medicinal uses of plants.

This month we will be looking at trees and what makes them special in spring. 

A chance to hear all about Sheffield’s urban fruit tree nursery workers co-op and tips on what to think about when planting trees including rootstocks, staking, mulching and more

Garden designer Steve Lovell will demonstrate how thinking about the texture provided by berries, bark and leaves, can give our gardens all year round value and interest.

Join us as we walk around the gardens to see how art is inspired by beautiful summer flowers.  This tour is one of the events for Sheffield Environment Weeks.

This June evening we will be looking at Plants that Shakespeare referenced in his works.

Horticulture Innovation Manager and gardener Owen Hayman shares the inside track on Sheffield’s Grey to Green planting success story

(Image with thanks to Alastair Johnstone (Climate Visuals)

Enjoy The Pantaloons production of Sense and Sensibility. Bring a picnic!

Gardener and artist Becky Crowley will discuss the key principles to consider when planning and growing ornamental cutting gardens for productivity, beauty and biodiversity. 

This afternoon we will be looking at how plants and pollinators work together.

Join us for a walk looking at the medicinal uses of plants.

In this illustrated talk, Dr Jenny Stephenson will give an overview of the history of the use of plant-based medications over the world and relate this to their basic chemistry and use of some in today’s medicines.

Garden writer Geoff Hodge will provide hints, tips and advice on vegetative propagation, from splitting herbaceous plants to taking cuttings from a wide range of garden plants.

In July we will be looking at plants used to make natural dyes.

Enjoy The Pantaloons production of Robin Hood. Bring a picnic!

Join us this evening for a walk looking at how plants and their pollinators interact.

Enjoy The Pantaloons production of Hamlet Bring a picnic!

Join us this afternoon for a walk looking at tropical trees and plants around the Gardens.

This afternoon we be exploring plants that Shakespeare included in his works.

Join Guy Petheram on this one day course which will offer insights into what lies behind a beautifully designed garden and provide inspiration for your own.

Join us for our Halloween special exploring poisonous and magical plants in the Gardens.

Join us as we walk around the Gardens and learn about some of our magnificent, rare and unusual trees.