 Tom’s
Cedar Workshop
Every Monday &
Thursday
8:30-10:30
Not a carpenter?
This very popular course is geared to the novice and uses only simple
hand tools. You will be taught the safe use of saws, drills, and
loppers as you work on your project.
I will help you design and build a simple trellis, arbour, obelisk
or garden bench. We begin by harvesting the cedar trees you will use
in your project, so wear sensible footwear! After striping the bark
and trimming the branches, we will proceed to form them into your
design. Bring your own design or use one of mine.
Classes restricted in size.
$40-
inclusive
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 Dee’s Herbal Workshop
Every Friday 10-11:30
Got herbs growing in your garden?
Wonder how to use them?
Every Friday, I welcome individuals or
small groups to the garden to identify,
taste and explore the habits and uses of
common herbs.I offer
you the benefits of
a wealth of gardening and teaching skills
acquired through a life time spent loving
both gardening and cooking.
After we have explored and tasted the
herbs, you will receive handouts which
chart the various herbs and where and how
to use them. You will also receive some of
my favourite recipes and sample some
dishes which I have prepared using the
herbs we have examined.
$25- inclusive
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Wonder Wander with
Tom I bring the ecology and topography of Rural Rootz to life
with my knowledge of living on this land for 33 years. On this
leisurely walk we will wander through our famous crevice caves, around
our 10 acre-beaver pond and over a wetland board walk.
$20-Refreshments & handouts included
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Garden Variety
Relaxation
with Dee
I bring 40 years of practising yoga, spiritualism and “life on the
land” to this course. In the seclusion of the Tea House, we explore a
Down to Earth, “common sense”approach to relaxation.$20- handout
& refreshments included |
Tom was schooled in engineering, trained as a
carpenter and became a gardener by choice. His prime directive
is to keep human impact on the environment to a minimum. After
designing and building a passive solar home with a dry
composting toilet, he and Dee turned to designing gardens that
are environmentally sustainable.