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Events & Courses

We have lots of fascinating and fun Workshops and Events for 2025 ! make your 2025 a year of making creative memories !

April 2025

Introduction to Batik (With Natural Dye Extracts) with Susan D’souza

Introduction to Batik (With Natural Dye Extracts) with Susan D’souza

Friday 25th April | 10:00am - 3:00pm

This workshop provides an introduction to the wax resist technique of batik. You will be shown examples followed by demonstration and practice with a range of tools and different methods for applying the hot wax to both papers and cotton fabric. Exploring a range of natural dye extracts and cold water Procion dyes we will hand paint to apply colour. Images and materials from the gardens will be selected and provided as inspiration for strong contrasts and patter, to support successful batik design ideas.

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June 2025

Yoga with Marie Page

Yoga with Marie Page

Sunday 8th June | 9:30am - 12:00pm

An accessible and friendly 2.5 hour class designed to explore mobilisation, stretching, strength, balance and breathwork amidst the expansive and calming Prairie Gardens. Beginner friendly with adaptations for people with issues with backs, knees, wrists, shoulders, balance and more. No scary pretzel shapes and you always have an option to relax if you prefer not to do a pose. Designed for all ages, body types and abilities.

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July 2025

Stitched Mini Landscapes Workshop   with Susan D’souza

Stitched Mini Landscapes Workshop with Susan D’souza

Saturday 5th July | 10:00am - 3:00pm

This workshop involves creating a series of small textile landscape ideas based on images photographed in the gardens on the day, or a favourite landscape image. We will cover selection of materials, working with a palette of colour, designing for textiles, applique and simple hand stitch as mark making. The pieces created can be recorded as sketchbook samples, or framed as small textile cards or artworks.

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Yoga with Marie Page

Yoga with Marie Page

Sunday 20th July | 9:30am - 12:00pm

An accessible and friendly 2.5 hour class designed to explore mobilisation, stretching, strength, balance and breathwork amidst the expansive and calming Prairie Gardens. Beginner friendly with adaptations for people with issues with backs, knees, wrists, shoulders, balance and more. No scary pretzel shapes and you always have an option to relax if you prefer not to do a pose. Designed for all ages, body types and abilities.

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Batik Weekender  (With Natural Dye Extracts) Susan D’souza

Batik Weekender (With Natural Dye Extracts) Susan D’souza

Saturday 26th July - Sunday 27th July | 10:00am - 3:00pm

This 2 day workshop provides the opportunity to explore creative batik (a wax resist technique). You will experiment with a range of tools and methods for applying the hot wax to paper, cotton and silk fabrics. Colour will then be hand painted with natural plant based dye extracts or dipped in a dye pot. Use plants from the garden or your own images to inspire pattern and texture that will work successfully in your batiks.

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August 2025

Natural Dyes & Inks Workshop   with Susan D’souza

Natural Dyes & Inks Workshop with Susan D’souza

Saturday 2nd August | 10:00am - 12:00pm

This workshop introduces you to a range of natural dyes and inks that can be used for hand painting and drawing. We will explore with demonstrations and recipie sheets how to make one fabric paint from natural dye extract and how to make one botanical ink. A bigger range of pre-made inks and dyes will be available to test and you will learn how to modify these to achieve an even greater range of tones and shades. Paper / fabrics will be provided to make either a colour chart or a small sample book.

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Yoga with Marie Page

Yoga with Marie Page

Sunday 17th August | 9:30am - 12:00pm

An accessible and friendly 2.5 hour class designed to explore mobilisation, stretching, strength, balance and breathwork amidst the expansive and calming Prairie Gardens. Beginner friendly with adaptations for people with issues with backs, knees, wrists, shoulders, balance and more. No scary pretzel shapes and you always have an option to relax if you prefer not to do a pose. Designed for all ages, body types and abilities.

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Paul & Pauline McBride,
Sussex Prairie Garden

Morlands Farm, Wheatsheaf Road (B2116),
near Henfield
, West Sussex, BN5 9AT

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  1. RHS Partner Garden.
  2. Sussex Heritage Trust Awards 2022 Winner.
  3. Sussex Top Attractions 2024.
    1. Sussex Prairie Garden
      4.7
      Based on 518 reviews
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      Fraser BishopFraser Bishop
      10:50 11 Jul 22
      Wonderful garden well worth a visit. Great variety of plants showing so many ways of portraying a garden layout. Must comment on the great tea and cakes selection, our dog loved the doggy ice cream!
      Joan DaniellJoan Daniell
      15:13 06 Jul 22
      Beautifully planted area, in which you are encouraged to walk along paths between the plants so can be completely surrounded by foliage - a lovely effect.
      Peter WardPeter Ward
      08:40 28 Jun 22
      Beautiful garden, very relaxing, and bigger than you might think. Cafe is nice too
      Mike CleggMike Clegg
      16:07 08 Jun 22
      Tea room not brilliant nice cake but coffee in paper cup. No other options other then tea coffee and cake. Opening times short 1 to 5 but gardens beautiful
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