The Gardens Trust here is run almost entirely by volunteers, who gift over 10,000 hours of their time per year to keep the Gardens trim. They run the education, family and wildlife activities and support the survival of the charity by running the café, shop and holding fundraising events. It costs the equivalent of £900…
A new series of gentle, relaxed afternoons where you can take full advantage of the Gardens for some ‘me-time’. We’ve asked some of the best local or artisan food businesses to run a one day pop-up cafe in the Orangery at the Gardens. This month (May 21st) you can try some truly luscious cakes made…
We’ve always valued our connection with Warwickshire Wildlife Trust’s Hedgehog project. Officer Simon Thompson has always thought our mix of cultivaed grass and wilder areas have been an ideal habitat for these really threatened creatures. With him and our younger visitors we have carried out a couple of population surveys in an around the Gardens…
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Looking to get real experiences down on the CV, some references to show your talents are not just wishful thinking? These days employers look for practical and provable experience to show you are employable. Volunteering for small charities is not just ‘ a good thing’ to do, it provides tangible benefits to the Charity, something…
As well as some delightful period tulips and daffodils in the Gardens we have, this year, introduced the ‘wild tulip’ … the mummy of all those later fancy ones. Tulipa sylvestris, known as the ‘wild’ or ‘florentine’ tulip is a species tulip noted ‘somewhere in Italy’ as early as 1594. Our suppliers Thomas Etty esq describes…
To celebrate our 17th century Gardens’ new ‘Auricula Theatre’ feature we are holding a day with specialist growers HillView Hardy Plants. On Easter Bank Holiday Monday, the nursery people from HillView will answer questions, give advice about growing, and of course sell you some of their lovely range of plants, which will be at their…
A good day for planting potatoes… Lots of ‘growing kits’ given away. Make sure you share your results with us #castlebromichhallgardens #wegrowtogether. I wonder who will be able to harvest the most from our one potato. We were giving away ‘rocket’ seed potatoes, so they shold be ready in a couple of months. Thanks to…
Unplug and Play! Our school holiday programme for families to get outside, together in a safe and creative place. Suddenly the Back Garden grew… to 10acres! Want to try out your work skills? Why not volunteer with us. *We’re looking right now for volunteers for February half term, Easter and summer holidays apply now to find out…