Ashley Walker
2023
Ashley started growing dyeplants as a horticultural therapist at Earthworks St Albans. He has over fifteen years’ experience of growing and using dyeplants at garden scale, from the classic woad, weld and madder to more unusual plants. Ashley has sought to build a practical understanding of historical native dyeplants and others with potential for the UK documenting his findings on the Nature’s Rainbow blog. Having mentored many craftspeople, therapists and educators growing dyeplants for their own and community use Ashley is now keen to share his knowledge of dye plants with smallholders working at a larger scale.
My Sessions
Introduction to UK Grown Blue Dye Plants: Talk from the Plot
Discover which traditional dye plants for blue can be grown in the UK. Discuss with an experienced dye gardener which plants might provide a useful crop for regenerative farming in the future. In 2022 a 3mx3m trial plot was planted at Groundswell with over ten species of traditional dye plants (full details online here) Ashley […]
Introduction to UK Grown Red Dye Plants: Talk from the Plot
Discover which traditional dye plants for red can be grown in the UK. Discuss with an experienced dye gardener which plants might provide a useful crop for regenerative farming in the future. In 2022 a 3mx3m trial plot was planted at Groundswell with over ten species of traditional dye plants (full details online here) Ashley […]
Introduction to UK Grown Yellow Dye Plants: Talk from the Plot
Discover which traditional dye plants for yellow can be grown in the UK. Discuss with an experienced dye gardener which plants might provide a useful crop for regenerative farming in the future. In 2022 a 3mx3m trial plot was planted at Groundswell with over ten species of traditional dye plants (full details online here) Ashley […]