HERBALISM EVENTS AND COURSES

BOUNTIFUL BOTANICS As part of this family-friendly weekend event at Wakehurst, the Sussex garden managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, herbalists Alice Bettany and Lucinda Warner lead foraging walks and herbal health workshops. 8-9 October. kew.org ROOTS MEDICINE The healing powers of plants such as comfrey, dandelion and valerian move down to their roots in autumn. This workshop at the charitable Dilston Physic Garden in Hexham, Northumberland will teach you how to harvest and prepare them. 5 November. £40. dilstonphysicgarden.com HERBFEST 2017 Four-day celebration of herbal medicine and related therapies at Monte Mariposa, Portugal. Talks, walks and workshops take place at an Algarve retreat surrounded by fields of wild lavender and borage. 29 April–2 May 2017. From £300, including meals and three nights’ accommodation. herbfestuk.co.uk NATURAL SKIN CARE Try your hand at making balms and…