The Regenerative Garden: Water for Wildlife with Kiran Lee and Tej Rawal
The Regenerative Garden is a 7 part course consisting of one session a month designed to help you connect with nature, learn sustainable growing techniques, and feel supported in your gardening journey throughout the growing season. Join in for a single session or book the full course at a discounted rate.
In this session, you’ll encounter and contribute to the immense joy that can be found in introducing and encouraging the presence of water in a garden, for other-than-human, and human, life. We’ll begin the session by learning more about OmVed’s ponds and our other water-centred gardening strategies, followed by a DIY pond survey to develop an understanding of what makes a healthy pond-habitat. We’ll end the session by using containers that you’ve brought along to demonstrate how easy it is to create a pond for wildlife, no matter whether you garden in a window box, a balcony or a larger garden space.
What’s Included
Expert tuition from our garden team, hands-on activities, access to OmVed’s gardens, a friendly and welcoming space to learn alongside fellow growers.
Who Can Take Part?
Open to all levels, whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned gardener looking to deepen your knowledge, this series is designed for anyone passionate about growing food and working with nature.
What to expect
Each session of this wider series focuses on a key aspect of regenerative gardening, from growing food with minimal resources to composting, seed saving, and supporting wildlife. You'll get hands-on experience, expert guidance, and plenty of inspiration to take home. Expect a mix of practical skills, ecological insights, and interactive discussions, all set within the lush OmVed Gardens.
Meet the Facilitators:
Kiran Lee is OmVed Gardens ecologist. A naturalist with a passion for understanding nature, he has previously volunteered at the Natural History Museum, London Zoo and London Wildlife Trust. Kiran is currently finishing a PhD with the Seychelles Warbler Project using genomics (entire DNA sequences of individuals) to understand the ecology and evolution of island-endemic Seychelles warblers, which had nearly gone extinct in the 1960s. Key influences are his mother, a keen gardener and grandmother, both botanist and biology teacher. He also aims to improve diversity and accessibility in science and in natural spaces. His research can be found on GitHub.
Tej Rawal has tended to OmVed’s kitchen garden for three years, and also looks after a nearby allotment.
About OmVed Gardens:
OmVed Gardens is a garden, exhibition, events, and learning space in North London dedicated to exploring the connections between food, ecology and creativity for health and climate resilience. We are on a mission to inspire ecological awareness and action, and deepen our understanding of interconnectedness with the natural world.
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This session is part of a wider series called The Regenerative Garden. Explore the full programme here.
A note on accessibility: The gardens are set on a hill, featuring steep paths and may not be suitable for those with limited mobility. Wheelchair access across the site is currently limited while landscape works are underway. For events, there is drop-off access by car to the Barn main building. If you require wheelchair drop-off, please get in touch with us ahead of time. There is an accessible toilet located inside the Barn.
Subsidised Tickets: We have a few reserved tickets at a subsidised rate. If this workshop is not monetarily accessible, please write to us at events@omvedgardens.com to avail yourself of a subsidised ticket rate. Subject to availability.
Refund Policy: These tickets are non refundable unless the event is sold out and a wait list is open. In the case of an open waitlist, we offer exchanges up to 10 days before the start of the session.
