This month the tour will take us along some of the lesser known routes; the 'desire' and ‘ghost’ paths to historic areas.

Ollie Pike will discuss his experiences working on historic landscapes and gardens across the country, emphasizing their importance to communities and the environment. He will also discuss local projects in the Broomhill area.

“Wentworth Woodhouse – Britain’s Greatest Restoration. From near abandonment to national success story, the restoration of Wentworth Woodhouse is a tale of vision, determination, and community spirit. This talk explores the house's extraordinary history, the efforts to save it, and the award-winning restoration that is breathing new life into one of Britain's grandest stately homes. Learn how this historic estate has become a place of opportunity, learning, and transformation for local people.”

Join us for a garden tour to celebrate the Heritage Open Days Festival on Sunday 13th September.

Join us as we walk around to see how art is inspired by beautiful summer flowers.

Hear all about Woodseats Community Garden, transformed from an underused grass field into a thriving community-managed garden where biodiversity, education and wellbeing unite.

The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company present their own brand of Shakespearean mayhem in the Bard's comedy of fools, duels and dual identities. 

Learn more about this magnificent property and its history before the trust.

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

Unusual edibles offer a glimpse into the diversity of what we can eat beyond common fruits and vegetables. Join us to explore some lesser-known foods to expand our culinary horizons.

Join Sam Syson to increase your knowledge on Hostas. All about the hosta, will be a detailed overview into growing hostas. Sam will finish the talk showcasing the journey Sjhosta has gone on over the past 2 years to set up one of the biggest hosta specialists in the North of England.

Join the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company on a breathless race through the centuries in this delightfully inventive show that tells the entire story of Britain in under 2 hours.

Join Howard Drury to look at the legendary John Massey's garden at Ashwood in the West Midlands, spanning some 12 months. It offers an insight into some of John's magical planting themes and gardening concepts that you certainly will not find in gardening books. Howard has been extremely honoured to be able to record the garden over several years, tracing its development through to the very latest plantings. What John does today is what many of us will be doing in a few years’ time.

Join us and hear stories about the intrepid plant hunters who brought plants to the UK from around the world.

Join local artist Jenny for a full-day course introducing you to the art of lino printing. Let the tranquil setting of summer in the Sheffield Botanical Gardens inspire you with botanical shapes to create prints using a wide range of techniques.

Join us as we walk around to see how art is inspired by beautiful summer flowers.

‘Vibrant Summer Perennials’ is Don Witton’s summer talk covering the months of June, July and August. There are no whites or pastel colours in this talk, just spectacular rich vibrant floral colours during the summer months.  

Alan Mason is one of Europe’s most experienced and best qualified garden designers and consultants. Join Alan for this light hearted look at a lifetime of gardening, from apprenticeship through what might have been to 15 years on television and designing gardens throughout Europe (and still learning).

Unusual edibles offer a glimpse into the diversity of what we can eat beyond common fruits and vegetables.

Join local artist Jenny for a relaxing and hands-on workshop introducing the practice of nature journalling.

This month the tour will take us along some of the lesser known routes; the 'desire' and ‘ghost’ paths to historic areas.

Discover more about alpines with Mark Padgett, where Alpines come from and their uses including historical and geographic anecdotes. 

Discover links between art, nature, health and wellbeing and put them in practice with a Chartered Psychologist and illustrator.

Welcome Elaine Perkins giving a talk on “Herbs and plants, protection in the Medieval Period”

In the Medieval Period, if the church couldn't help, you turned to the local cunning woman for the answers. From Ancient spells, such as the Nine Herb charm to Flying Ointment and mandrake root. Find out more in this talk.

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

Come along and learn about the un bee-lievable world of insects and try out f-ant-astic activities!

A relaxed outdoor singing session for anyone who enjoys making music and being out in nature.

Composting - Reasons to compost material, what to put on your compost heap and methods of composting. Learn more from the expert Jane.