This workshop is part of the Garden Museum's new Branch Out programme, a series of free events and activities exploring gardening, art, floristry, plant science, history, design, and more!
The Gardening Drawing Club returns to the Garden Museum in 2025!
Spend a cosy spring afternoon with The Gardening Drawing Club as they take us through the basics of growing organic vegetables, flowers and herbs before we paint and draw our impressions from these encounters.
Guided by artist-gardener Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck, this workshop will help you nurture your skills and confidence in gardening, giving you the basic know-how to start your own horticultural experiments at home.
The session will begin with inviting cups of organic herbal teas. Johanna will walk us through the basics of growing organic vegetables, flowers, and herbs and speak about seed selection, soil, season, biodiversity, and gardening on a budget. We will also riff off the shapes, colours, and energies we find within plants and seeds to paint and draw impressions from these encounters.
No gardening experience is necessary – this session is suitable for beginners and the most experienced gardeners alike. All organic seeds, veganic soil, pots, art supplies and plant-based painting materials will be provided.
More about The Gardening Drawing Club:
Founded in 2021, The Gardening Drawing Club is a series of unique events with a holistic approach offering free access to arts and horticulture in Britain. With monthly happenings, The Gardening Drawing is hosted in a broad range of locations, from art centres to community gardens and temples; the events range from workshops to talks and experiences. Veganic gardening methods are employed through The Gardening Drawing Club, advocating for gentleness and compassion while supporting seed sovereignty, racial, climate and land justice and reparation, biodiversity, and animal liberation.
The Gardening Drawing Club has a shared mission to integrate the joys of gardening and drawing in others’ lives for individual and community well-being. The Gardening Drawing Club was founded by artist Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck.
Our Branch Out programme has been made possible thanks to funding from Arts Council England.