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27/03/2026

If you thought compost bags had only a few second lives… think again! 🌱♻️

Sure, you can turn them into potato grow bags, plastic liners, or propagation sacks… but our Horticulture Technician Joel has taken things to the next level.

Tired of soggy trousers while watering, Joel got creative and fashioned his very own “kilt” out of a compost bag — practical *and* stylish (in his opinion 😄).

Top tip from Joel: just add a bit of twine to keep everything in place and you’re good to go!

Who knew gardening could be this fashionable? 🌿

20/03/2026

🌿🍓 What a fantastic day out!

Today, some of our amazing adult learners visited Boxford Farms, where they got a hands-on look at how delicious fruits are grown and produced. From field to fork, they discovered so much along the way! 🌱

It was a day full of learning, laughter, and fresh air 🌞

A huge thank you to Robert England for generously giving his time and sharing such a fascinating, informative tour across the farm — we truly appreciate it!

13/03/2026

Our Farm Shop is back open today Friday 13th March 10am - 3pm.
It will also be open again next Friday 20th March & 27th March.
The shop will also be open Sunday the 22nd March all day until 4.30pm for our spring farm day event. Please come along and show your support. We have lamb avalible along with some plants (both indoor and outdoor) along with our usual selection of student made items.

10/10/2025

Bags of apples and pears are available at reception for a donation, along with eggs from the farm. Avalible Monday to Friday. When they're gone, they're gone!

24/09/2025

We're excited to let you know that frozen beef burgers are now available

-4 pack of beef burgers
-Sold frozen
-Contains WHEAT and SOYA
- Normally £10 - now just £5

As part of our 50% off all beef offer, you can grab these locally produced burgers at half price - but be quick, the offer ends this week!

Farm shop opening times:
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday - 12:00 to 17:00

Perfect for a quick meal or a weekend BBQ - stock up while they last!

We have also got some beef bones available for stock or a treat for your pets.

02/09/2025

We've been busy restocking the farm shop, ready for reopening tomorrow! So come and check out some great value plants, local meat, eggs, and honey, along with some other goodies. We also had a clear out of some old pots, so there is a box of them out the front to take for free. Show this post to receive 10% off your total purchase for this week only.

27/08/2025

🌿✨ Ready to turn your love of gardens into a career (or a stunning hobby)?
Enrol now on our Garden Design course at Suffolk Rural

🌱 Learn how to design beautiful, practical outdoor spaces
🌱 Develop creative and technical skills with expert tutors
🌱 Gain inspiration from our stunning campus surroundings
🌱 PLUS – your garden design has a chance of being built Suffolk Show (Official)

Whether you’re dreaming of a new career in garden design or just want to transform your own green space, this is the perfect place to start.

📍 Suffolk Rural Campus
📅 Places available now – don’t miss out!

👉 Find out more and enrol today: https://www.suffolk.ac.uk/courses/detail/garden-design/

21/08/2025

Not sure what to do after getting your GCSE results? Have you ever wanted to learn in a more practical environment? Need a career change?
Why not try Horticulture. With Courses like Lvl 2 technical, T-level, RHS and garden design, there is plenty of choice with part-time and full-time courses available you can learn while you earn.

Horticulture is a great and varied subject to study, and you can later go on to specialise in one area. Enrolment is open now, so head to Suffolk Rural in Otley to start your journey and career in Horticulture.

20/08/2025

Yesterday morning, one of our technicians went over to and was shown how they propagate, plant, and dispatch their Iris's. We have used Howard Nurseries a lot and bought our Iris's from them, which were all really great quality plants and are thriving well in one of our front boarders. What was surprising to hear and the takeaway for the day was that they bury the rhizomes to prevent wind rocking and birds pulling them out.

13/08/2025

Another Hot day but a good time to get the long grass topped and tidied up. Using both of our blue machines, we got the job done in record time!

07/08/2025

Well, it's taken us several days, but we have 2 very tidy and organised compost areas. We chipped all the wood thanks to some help from our volunteers and turned all our compost ready for the new term.

We have also been working hard redesigning our hard landscape area. Using our Avant and cone crusher, we were able to crush a large pile of rubble to resurface the area. There is still some more work to do, and we forgot to take a before picture, but trust us, this is 100 times better than how it looked before..

There is still time to sign up for any of our Horticulture courses. Just search Suffolk rural Horticulture to find them. We hope to see some of you in the new term.

Address

Charity Lane
Ipswich
IP69EY

Opening Hours

	10am - 1:30pm
	2pm - 3:30pm

Website

https://www.suffolk.ac.uk/course-categories/suffolk-rural

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