Plant identification through patterns: an introduction
Permaculture in Action Workshops (Leeds Permaculture Network)
Funded by Climate Action Leeds
Cost: Pay As You Feel, the workshop is free, but if you are in a position where you are able to make a financila contribution, this enables us to run future subsidised workshops
Workshop description
We are thrilled to welcome back our former coordinator, Ben Lawson, who will be running his 1 day workshop on plant identification through patterns
This workshops will equip you with the tools so you can start identifying a plant anywhere in the world by looking at 6-8 of the most common plant families and and by learning common-sense methods to systemically gather information about an unknown plant.
This workshop can help anyone from complete beginner to those able to comfortably identify individual plant species through foraging, gardening experience or a book but don't know how individual species relate to wider plant family patterns.
-An introduction to plants. You will learn how to use all your senses and your understanding of the variety of plants will be widened. You will look at all parts of the plants, from roots to shoots to fruits.
- An introduction to plant families: you will learn at least 6 major plant families in the garden and how they can be identified to at least family level very quickly with a few combination features.
- Identifying unknown plants and reinforcing plant family knowledge. We'll have a go at being resourceful i.e. collecting as much knowledge as much as we can with our newly acquired skills to start identifying unknown plants.
- You will go home with a booklet of key plant I.D information containing the plant families you learnt, a list of resources, some nice pictures of plant parts and a guide to annoying botanical terms.
Important information:
Please wear stout shoes and appropriate clothing.
We will be potentially tasting new wild plants so need to know of any allergies, including to medication, that you may have, in case of the extremely unlikely event of an allergic reaction. I (Ben) am the qualified first aider.
Please bring a hand lens if you have one.
It won't really be necessary to make notes because you'll receive a booklet at the end. But feel free to bring paper and pen if it you want because it can help learn as you go along to write it down.
There will be a vegan lunch and hot drinks provided and we can pick a salad on the day. Please indicate on the booking form if you have any dietary requirements. Bring your own bottle of drinking water if you can.
There is a compost toilet on site, and there are a number of cafes within 2 minutes walk from the garden.
Hope to see you!
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