Join us on a walk or workshop
Our walks and workshops will bring you up close and personal with Scotland’s useful plants: to learn how they grow, where they thrive, and how to recognise them through the seasons.
Each session combines clear teaching with hands-on experience. You’ll learn how to identify key species, understand their uses, and apply that knowledge safely and sustainably at home.
What to Expect
Located in beautiful Highland Perthshire in Scotland, The Useful Plant Company offers a range of plant-based experiences designed for groups of 1 to 12 people. Larger group experiences for up to 30 guests can also be arranged.
Our variety of walks and workshops last between 1 - 3 hours and are suitable for beginners and amateurs alike. They take place in many locations, whether indoors so you can learn the ancient art of medicine making, or based in the great outdoors where you can learn to identify useful plants or nature-based wellness techniques.
A Sample of What You’ll Learn…
Identify common medicinal plants
Explore traditional and modern plant uses
Gather herbs safely and sustainably
Make tinctures, syrups, salves and infusions
Understand preparation, dosage, and safety
Integrate herbs into daily self-care
Build a connection with the natural world
Book a Walk or Workshop
Wild Pharmacy: Outdoor Workshop
Discover the wild plants once relied upon for healing with this guided plant workshop with The Useful Plant Company.
Part walk, part outdoor workshop, we focus on species used in Scottish folk medicine and emergency first aid : the plants you can recognise and use safely in small, everyday ways.
It’s a fascinating mix of local history and practical learning.
Oh Flowers of Scotland: Guided Walk
A guided walk with The Useful Plant Company through Highland Perthshire exploring the plants that shaped Scotland.
We look at how plants have been used in food, medicine, and craft across the centuries; from Pictish and Celtic traditions to Highland clan and folk practices.
You’ll come away able to identify 5-10 local plants confidently and understand their cultural and practical significance.
Wild Bath & Beauty: Indoor Apothecary Workshop
Join our The Useful Plant Company’s wild bath and beauty workshop for an introduction to natural skincare.
We’ll use botanicals including seaweeds, mushrooms, flowers, leaves, seeds and roots to make simple, effective products including bath soaks, scrubs, infused oils, serums, hair rinses — using plants traditionally known for their soothing or cleansing qualities.
Train Your Senses: Outdoor Forest Bathing Workshop
A gentle outdoor experience written and researched by The Useful Plant Company and inspired by the Japonese practice of Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, a practice that involves immersing oneself in nature to enhance well-being by engaging all the senses. When practiced regularly, it can promote relaxation and mindfulness, helping to reduce stress and improve mental and physical health.
Set in beautiful Highland scenery, this walk helps you reconnect with nature through the senses: noticing scent, sound, taste, touch, and light.
It’s a calm and restorative way to slow down, reduce stress, and improve your sense of wellbeing. Book today for a public workshop or get in touch to arrange a bespoke or private group for this event.
Medicinal Teas & Tisanes: A Sensory Indoor Workshop
Learn the foundations of herbal tea-making with The Useful Plant Company, using simple, single-plant infusions.
This workshop explores plant flavour, aroma, and action, teaching how to choose herbs for relaxation, digestion, and general wellbeing and you will leave with a few samples of your favourite herbs for tea making at home.
Rest & Be Thankful: Useful Plants for Calm (Indoor Workshop)
Inspired by the famous Scottish mountain pass, the Rest & Be Thankful, this is a calming, hands-on apothecary workshop with The Useful Plant Company exploring the plants that bring rest and renewal to the Scottish Highlands.
Guests will craft a few restorative herbal products to take home with them using traditional and modern herbs known to ease the nervous system and promote rest.