Forest Garden Courses
An Introduction to Forest Gardening
This course gives you a general introduction to forest gardening and food forests. It will take place mainly outdoors in the forest garden (be prepared for unpredictable weather!).
The topics covered will include basic principles of forest gardening, design and layout, varieties, spacings and the relationships between plants.
Location: The Forest Garden, Penjerrick Hill, Budock Water, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 5ED, Free Parking on site available.
Dates: Saturday 19th September 2026
Times: 10:00 – 15:00 (suggest you arrive by 09:45) includes an hour for lunch. Bring a packed lunch and enjoy it in the Forest Garden.
Duration: 4 hours actual contact time,
Fee: £55
Tutor: Simon Miles NCH RHS
To book: Places on the course must be booked in advance by clicking the ‘Book Here’ button. For more information contact Simon Miles on 07964 750565 or 01326 250090.
Herbal Forage and remedy making
Simon is a qualified Master Herbalist and has been practicing for over 30 years.
This day course is aimed at those wishing to take their first steps in the fascinating subject of herbal medicine.
This is an opportunity to be guided around the Forest Garden Falmouth and to be shown how to identify various herbs and begin to learn the amazing medicinal benefits of these healing plants.
Location: The Forest Garden, Penjerrick Hill, Budock Water, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 5ED, Free Parking on site available.
Dates: Saturday 10th October 2026
Times: 10:00 – 15:00, (suggest you arrive by 09:45 for registration etc,) includes an hour for lunch. Bring a packed lunch and enjoy it in the Forest Garden.
Duration: 4hrs actual contact time
Fee: £55
Tutor: Contact Simon Miles MH Ir VA
To book: THIS COURSE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. PLEASE CONTACT SIMON IF YOU’D LIKE TO GO ON THE RESERVE LIST ON 07964 750565.
Having had a passing interest in old recipes and use of plants around the world of herbalism from different books I have read over the years, I decided to take up the opportunity of attending a morning course about the subject at The Forest Garden near Falmouth recently. The course Herbal Forage and Remedy Making conducted by the owner Simon Miles was a fascinating insight to the wonderful use of nature’s natural resources found in our fields, gardens, and hedgerows.
The course provided a better understanding what each plant has been used for, and where to find them. With the wealth of Simon’s knowledge combined with his simple step by step guide I was able to assemble and create my own bottles of infusions, oils and tinctures to address day-to-day health issues such as colds, and minor skin ailments such as household burns, Simon’s lecture and guidance was not only instructive but his presentation was peppered with amusing anecdotal evidence of each plants use and how many of them form part of early history well before the introduction of modern day remedies.
Included in the course was several trips around Simon’s extensive garden, with a running commentary about each plant or tree as well as sampling the delights of those in season and safe to try.
Overall, it was a delightful and fulfilling way to learn about the nature around us and time well spent that I can thoroughly recommend.
Russ, October 2026