Garden tours & online training

Manchester Organic Gardeners welcomes all gardeners in the Greater Manchester area and beyond. There will be an illustrated talk by Joanna Green, Head gardener at Ordsall Hall, an organic public garden in Salford

We’d be delighted to see you at our 39th Annual General Meeting, which is taking place online at 6pm-8pm on Thursday 22 October 2026, followed by a gardening question time panel.

We're delighted to be partnering with the National Open Garden Scheme to allow access to our organic demonstration garden for two special dates on 11th July and 12th September, 2026.

Our Heritage Seed Library is at the heart of our seed conservation work - and holds the National Collection of Heritage Vegetables. Get exclusive behind-the-scenes access at this open event, which will offer you a rare opportunity to view our working spaces to reveal how and why we grow heritage varieties for seed.

Successful organic growing is all about good planning. In this course you will learn how to plan your plot organically, with a focus on crop rotation, preventing pests and diseases, maximising harvests and planning for the year ahead.

Compost is the grower’s black gold and at the heart of all organic growing. This course will introduce you to the composting process and help you to create great compost – the organic way.

The Principles of Organic Gardening course provides an introduction to the five core principles of organic growing, how to identify them and how to put them into practice in your own growing space.

We’re here to help you kick the peat habit and be peat-free, and proud! It’s not difficult, and in this free short course we’ll cover everything you need to know for successful peat-free growing.