Our library of How to videos will help you make the most of your outdoor space, no matter how big or small, and demonstrate lots of ideas for gardening indoors too.

Creating a Sensory Garden
Design ideas and what to consider when creating a sensory garden. This session brings together the elements of The Sensory...

Salad Box: Part 1 Salad Nutrition & Benefits of Container Growing
Following-up on last month's Climbing Edibles, we'll also uncover a bounty of salad vegetables that thrive in a simple box...

Printing with Natural Materials: Wax Rubbing & Watercolour Printing
Printing with natural materials: Pull on an apron, get the wax crayons, paper and water based paints out for this...

Mindful Mandala Making
Support wellbeing with this easy sensory mindfulness activity. Use gathered plant materials to create a mandala. A mandala is traditionally...

Growing Series: Fruit Part 3 - Harvesting
Patio fruit harvest: how, when and what to do with your fruit treasure! An abundance of fruit growing, harvesting advice...

Growing Series: Tomatoes
How to save tomato seed and also grow tomato plants. The Trellis GROWING SERIES focuses on learning food growing skills...

House plant bathing
Join Jenny, Trellis Information Services Manager, as she gives her house plant a lovely bath! A great, therapeutic activity to...

Spring Flowering Bulbs - Alpine Style!
Create a colourful, vibrant display for Spring with alpine bulbs, plants, gravel, rocks and upcycled containers for your doorstep, balcony...

Salad Box: Part 2 Growing your own
Following-up on last month's Climbing Edibles, we'll also uncover a bounty of salad vegetables that thrive in a simple box...

Outdoor Bulbs-year round joy!
Plant outdoor bulbs for year round colour and interest! Pimp your containers for enjoyment and display on the patio, doorstep...

Summer Flowers & Tea in the Garden
Enjoy the Summer Garden! Simple flower arranging, care of cut flowers, flower pressing and drying. Have fun using your summer...

Taking Cuttings
Taking cuttings is a way to multiply the number of plants you have. This video demonstrates how to take 'softwood...

Woodland Walk
Join us for a totally relaxing walk through the woods and enjoy a spot of forest bathing! This 7 minute...

Plant Pot Bird Bath
Create a decorative bird bath and water feature to attract birds to your garden and enjoy their melodious songs. Get...

Climbing Edibles Part 1
Grow fruit and veg vertically! You can make the most of your available space by growing crops that climb upwards...

Adaptive Paper Roll Seed Sowing
Tiny seeds can be tricky to handle for many - try this adaptive measure.

Hanging Baskets
How to save tomato seed and also grow tomato plants. The Trellis GROWING SERIES focuses on learning food growing skills...

Growing Series: No cook strawberry jam
Glut of strawberries? Lots of cheap berries in the shops? No cook strawberry jam is a great activity for all...

Daffodil Donder
Join Joan as she inspects her daffodils - some planted in October and others on boxing day! How are they...

Thriller, filler, spiller - creating a moss hanging basket
Join Trellis Project Adviser, Joan, as she creates a lovely summer moss hanging basket

The Sensory Garden - Sound
Learn the importance of sound in the garden and how to create a soundscape.

The Sensory Garden: Touch - Within reach container gardening
Using touch as a means to engage individuals with nature, this session focuses on plants that offer a diverse array...

Drying Flowers & Saving Seeds
Summer provides our favourite flowers and lots of seed heads! In this double bill - find out how to preserve...

Composting
Composting demystified! Learn the basics of composting and get some top tips on setting up a composting area. What to...

Growing Series: Fruit Part 2 - Growing
Summer is around the corner! Time has flown since we first looked at planting easy-to-grow fruits in January. Find out...

Growing Series: Strawberries
How to grow and propagate strawberry plants. The Trellis GROWING SERIES focuses on learning food growing skills and also guidance...

broth mix v pea shoots from a packet
Join Joan as she carries out the first part of her pea shoot experiment - sowing the seed - what...

Rhubarb and chicory forcing
Join Fiona, CEO at Trellis, as she explains the simple process of forcing crops including rhubarb and chicory.

Four craft activity ideas for pressed flowers
Four things to make using pressed flowers. Create a bookmark, greetings card, suncatcher or a picture. Easy to make with...

The Sensory Garden: Sight - Visual interest in the garden
Nature is visually stunning! Using sight as a means of engaging people in the outdoors, this sessions takes an in-depth...

Winter Pruning of Pot Grown Fruit Bushes
Catch up with our small garden/patio grown fruits: Rhubarb, Raspberries, Bramble, Blueberries that were planted last year.

Summer Flowering Corms & Edible Flowers
Prepare for Summer! Pops of colour, delicious scents and tastes - plant a variety of summer flowering corms and edible...

Water Feature
Create mini-ponds and water features - perfect sensory additions to your garden, patio or outdoor table. Plus adaptive tips and...

Nifty Spring Onions
Grow spring onions all year round - a quick and simple gardening activity, no gardening experience needed!

Wildlife pond
Join Fiona as she gives you a short tour of her wildlife pond and all the exciting additions just waiting...

How to Make Herb Infused Oils
As part of The Sensory Garden Series - Taste How to make herb infused oils to use as salad dressing...

Taking Semi-Ripe Cuttings (Summer)
How to take cuttings of your favourite plants and create lots to plant in the garden, give away to friends...

Fruit Pruning
Lots of tips on fruit plant care over the winter as well as a pruning demonstration for fruit trees to...

Growing Series: Patio Vegetables
Easy to grow vegetables on the doorstep or patio - how to sow seeds and care for courgettes, carrots...

Herb Planter & Tea in the Garden
How to plant up a container full of sensory herbs - lots of adaptive techniques and activity inspiration...

Snow Globes
Join us for this fun Do-A Long session! Engage in this delightful activity by repurposing glass jars and natural materials...

Storecupboard Bird Feeder
Grab some bits from your storecupboard - preferably the out of date stuff (the birds wont mind) and help make...

How to Make Onion Syrup
As part of The Sensory Garden Series - Taste How to make Onion Syrup , a cold remedy from garden...

Easy Windowsill Crops
Longing for some green shoots? Signs of Spring? Here's some suggestions for what and how to grow on your windowsill...

Tumbling Tomatoes & Marigolds
How to grow Tumbling Tomatoes & Marigolds for a delicious and colourful display in Summer containers and hanging baskets on...

Draw-a-long Garden Bird with Laura Cuppage
Get your group together and draw-a-long with Laura Cuppage. Have a go at sketching a beautiful garden bird – all...

Raspberry 'All Gold' Cane Wigwam
Grow a delicious Raspberry plant in a container on your patio. Easy-to-grow and a winter tabletop activity, easily adapted for...

Wildflowers & Seed Bombs
Learn how to sow and grow native wildflowers to support wildlife, especially pollinators. This video includes 'how to make seed...

Jingle bulbs
A simple therapeutic gardening activity - jingle bulbs. This is a table top activity good for care homes or schools...

Make Pickle from Garden Veg
As part of The Sensory Garden Series - Taste How to make delicious pickle from garden vegetables. A tasty snack...

Soil Free Windowsill Crops
How to grow soil free windowsill crops including sprouting beans

Houseplants: Orchid Care - encouraging flowering
Your orchid's flowers are dying back? Here's what to do next to encourage more flowering and take best care of...

Growing Series: Patio Fruit Growing
Look forward to Summer! Plant fruit in winter for delicious crops in summer. How to plant easy- to- grow fruit...

Edible Flowers
Discover how to grow and use edible flowers! Lots of adaptive techniques and extension activity ideas.

The Autumn garden: indoor flowering bulbs
An Autumn activity favourite - Plant indoor flowering bulbs for scent and colour over the Festive Season!

Climbing Edibles Part 3
Building on our previous 'Climbing Edibles' sessions, we will explore fruit and vegetables that thrive vertically. These tasty crops, whether...

Windowsill crops and pots! Reuse and recycle
This video explains what you need to get started planting windowsill crops including how to make paper pots.

Do-a-long: Suncatcher
Celebrate Summer with a Suncatcher! Join this session to create a stunning Suncatcher using easy to find materials including pressed...

Houseplants: Christmas Cactus - making more plants by rooting a succulent cutting
How to root Christmas Cactus cuttings

Growing Series: Winter Windowsill Crops
How to save tomato seed and also grow tomato plants. The Trellis GROWING SERIES focuses on learning food growing skills...

Rhubarb and Garlic
Join us and learn how to plant these two tasty crops in Winter, for harvest next year. No gardening knowledge...

How to Grow Spring Onions in Autumn
Visit a garden centre and grab yourself some bargain ‘onion sets’ use them to grow tasty ‘Spring Onions’ on your...

Houseplants: Peace Lily - making more plants by division
A step by step guide - Learn how to make new plants by dividing a large mature plants by the...

Houseplant Propagation
How to create free plants from your houseplants! Easy to follow step- by- step video & adaptive techniques to engage...

The Autumn Garden: Edible Plants & Green Manure
Vegetables to sow and plant in Autumn. And how to sow green manure to protect the soil over winter and...

The Sensory Garden: Smell - How to make Potpourri
Learn to make Potpourri from rose petals and lavender.

Hapa Zome Japanese Printing
'Hapa zome' is a Japanese term meaning 'leaf dye'. Create beautiful flower and leaf dye prints directly onto fabric and...

Houseplants: Spider Plants - making more from babies & by division
A step by step guide - Learn how to make new Spider Plants from rooting spider plant babies and also...

Festive Floristry Fun!
A practical demonstration of easy-to-make, festive table decorations using natural plants and foliage. Lots of tips on to how to...

Potting up houseplant cuttings
Join Fiona as she shows how to pot on houseplant cuttings that were taken a few weeks before.

The Autumn Garden: Pruning & Wildlife Gardening Jobs
To prune or not to prune? Simple straight forward advice on what and how to prune in the Autumn garden...

The Sensory Garden: Smell- Growing for scent
Using our sense of smell as a means of engaging in the outdoors, this sessions takes an in-depth look at...

Dried Flowers & Winter Finds
Bring a bloom to the gloom - celebrate nature indoors! Have a go at using flowers and stems dried in...

Herbs
From 'Grow your own Pizza' to making 'Bouquet Garni' to flavour a casserole - delicious herbs to touch, feel, smell...

Preparation for Simple Stem Floristry
Take 10 mins to walk in garden and cut stems for your floral arrangement. Hints and tips on what and...

Small Space Gardening
Lots of hints and tips on how to engage your clients (and yourself!) in gardening, even if you've never done...

Scarifying your lawn
Quick clip highlighting the importance of scarifying your lawn at the start of the growing season.

The Autumn Garden: How to take Hardwood Cuttings
A talk through and a practical demonstration of how to make new plants for free, from cuttings you can take...

Climbing Edible Part 2
Catch up with the Cucumber, Broad Beans, Pumpkin, Runner Beans, Sugar Snap Peas and learn how to care for these...

Wildlife Gardening
Find out how to encourage wildlife into your garden. What to grow and how to manage a garden, container or...

Simple Summer Baskets
Simple, delicious, delightful - easy to grow ornamentals and edibles in a basket or container! Find out how to plant...

Easy Floral Display
Create an easy-to-make floral decoration to be proud of! From the gathering and preparation of foliage and flowers to decorating...

Mini Composter
Make a mini composter. Recycle your kitchen waste to create compost on your windowsill - a satisfying and educational activity...

Crops - sea kale & leeks
Join Fiona,CEO at Trellis, as she tells us a little about two crops - sea kale and Babbington leeks thriving...

The Autumn Garden: Planting Containers for Spring Interest
A sensory tabletop activity - plant up a container with spring flowering bulbs and winter interest.

Salad Box: Part 5 - Tumbling Tomatoes and Peppers
Following-up on last month's Climbing Edibles, we'll also uncover a bounty of salad vegetables that thrive in a simple box...

Indoor Flowering Bulbs
Planting indoor flowering bulbs for winter colour and fragrance including Hyacinth, Paperwhites, Amaryllis and more! The perfect indoor activity for...

Fabulous Flowers for Cutting
Beautiful blooms for enjoyment and colour! Whether you have a small outdoor space or large - grow gourgeous flowering plants...

Taking Notice: Indoor Flowering Bulbs & Jingle Bulbs!
A practical demonstration of this adaptive tabletop gardening activity - How to plant indoor flowering bulbs to bring pleasure throughout...

Composting
Windowsill composting - give it a try! Lots of physical and social benefits to this activity. What is compost? How...

Edibles broad beans, peas, claytonia
Join Fiona, CEO at Trellis, as she shares her edible crops with you - broad beans, peas, claytonia and more

The Autumn Garden: Leaf Craft Ideas & Making Leaf Mould
Lots of leaves falling? Use them in printing and craft activities and also learn how to make Leaf Mould -...

Salad Box: Part 4 Lettuce & Pak Choi
Following-up on last month's Climbing Edibles, we'll also uncover a bounty of salad vegetables that thrive in a simple box...

Printing with Natural Materials: Potato Printing
Printing with natural materials: Pull on an apron, carve your potato shape and get printing! Low cost, easy to source...

Seasonal Container Display Replant
Spruce up your patio containers and hanging basket displays for the coming Autumn and Winter. Replant for seasonal interest and...

Autumn Basket
Refresh your hanging baskets and containers for Autumn - Add colour and interest as well as Spring flowering bulbs! A...

Cuttings from houseplants
Join Fiona, CEO at Trellis, as she demonstrates a simple method of splitting house plants to grow more.

The Autumn Garden: What can you see in Autumn?
There's lots to see in the garden in Autumn. Activity suggestions for your group - looking and recording the signs...

Salad Box: Part 3 Carrots and Chives
Following-up on last month's Climbing Edibles, we'll also uncover a bounty of salad vegetables that thrive in a simple box...

Printing with Natural Materials: Using Acrylic Paints
Printing with natural materials: Pull on an apron, gather some leaves , pressed flowers or other textured natural materials and...

Growing Vegetables in Small Spaces
How to save tomato seed and also grow tomato plants. The Trellis GROWING SERIES focuses on learning food growing skills...

Draw-a-Long Autumn Flower Art with Laura Cuppage
Bring the outdoors in! Learn how to draw an Autumn flower - in this case a dahlia. Draw-a-Long with Laura...

Growing Series - Make Green Tomato Salsa Verde
You've grown tomatoes? Lots of unripened green ones left at the end of the season? Why not make some Salsa...

Edibles growing salad shoots
Join Fiona, CEO at Trellis, as she demonstrates another simple stay at home gardening activity - growing salad shoots from...