Pine Medicine Workshop
Location:
Chelsea Physic Garden
Date & time:
Monday 10 Nov 2025, 2.00pm - 4.00pm
Price:
£35.00
As autumn gives way to winter, step into the warmth of this ancient garden of healing and explore the power of pine medicine with clinical herbalist Dawn Petter in this immersive and intimate workshop.
About the event
Spruce, fir, juniper, and the beloved pine are staples of our forests, and their needles, bark, resin, and pollen have been used in food and medicine across cultures for centuries. From cough syrups to pine pollen pancakes and spruce tip salt, this class will delight your taste buds and enrich your home apothecary as we discover the wonders of the conifer trees and their many uses.
Recipes and tastings are included, along with a remedy you will make in class to take home.
About Dawn:
Dawn Petter is a clinical herbalist and flower essence practitioner, based between New York and London. A graduate of the Arbor Vitae School of Traditional Herbalism in New York, she also trained with Delta Gardens in the USA and Findhorn Essences in Scotland.
She offers in-depth health consultations and custom remedies, and regularly teaches classes and retreats for institutions and organisations including the New York and Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, NBC, Adobe and DE Shaw. Her teaching style is imaginative, accessible, and inspires students to bring herbal medicine into everyday life.
Dawn is the founder of Petalune Herbals, which specialises in wild and organic herbal skincare. Learn more at www.petaluneherbals.com or follow her on Instagram @petaluneherbals.
FAQs
Is the Chelsea Physic Garden accessible?Most of the Garden is fully accessible, with the exception of the first floor Gallery at Chelsea Physic Garden which is used only for special events and is only accessible via a narrow 22 step staircase with a handrail.
If you are attending an event and need help please get in touch at enquiries@chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk or call 0207 352 5646.
Bikes (including folding bikes) and scooters are not permitted. There are bike racks located along Royal Hospital Road. These can be used to secure any bikes and scooters.
Please do not secure any bikes or scooters to the railings outside the Royal Hospital Chelsea or Burton Court. Any items secure to these railings will be removed.
Please adhere to the age range specified for events on the listings page and if appropriate please book a ticket for your child. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult approved by the parent/guardian. This person can accompany a maximum of four children per event. Where permitted, any child over the age of two needs their own seat for events.
The event organiser cannot be responsible for unsupervised children.
What’s on
Check out more events at this venue
Lore & Alchemy: Perfume Making Workshop
- 15 March 2026, 11.00am
- Chelsea Physic Garden
- £50.00
Step into a world where stories grow on trees and every plant holds a secret. In this hands-on Folklore Perfume Blending workshop, you’ll explore the myths, legends and ancestral beliefs woven through the aromatic plants we still love today.
More info
The Herbs of Hamnet
- 21 March 2026, 2.00pm
- Chelsea Physic Garden
- £25.00
Step inside the walls of this ancient physic garden, established in 1673 for apothecaries to study the healing properties of plants and take part in a unique and fascinating talk and demonstration.
More info