On Saturday 17 February, 10.30 - 12.30, join us in Jesmond Community Orchard to learn how to prune your apple and pear trees tp encourage fruiting and maintain health. Local enthusiasts will demonstrate and guide you in pruning various shapes, including free-standing...

Gardening sessions in the Orchard take place on the second and fourth Sundays of the month, 10.30-12.30 and our first session of 2024 will be on Sunday, 14 January. Why not come and join us? All are welcome  - you don't need any expertise or experience, you don't need...

Come and help the Orchard to flourish in the New Year! Follow our Green Man to raise a toast to the trees and bring music and merriment to the dark winter days.  Light refreshments available. A free community event, Saturday, 6 January, 2.00 - 3.00 p.m.

This year's Apple Day celebration is due to take place on Saturday 14 October, 1.00 - 3.30 p.m. Now that the Orchard has been extended, we'll be able at last, to hold the event in the Orchard itself! It's located in  the north-west corner of  St. Andrew's Cemetery;...

We won't be able to offer the Apple Identification stand at our forthcoming Apple Day on 14 October, so we've arranged for Hilary Dodson, expert in the field, to lead a short course in this fascinating subject on Wednesday 27 September, 10.30am - 3pm in Jesmond...

Fiona Clarke has again been invited to give a talk about grafting fruit trees at the Newcastle Garden and Allotment Show, at Leazes Park this Saturday 16 September, 11.00 - 4.00. Fiona's talk will be at 12.45pm in one of the tents - and well worth a listen. We will...