It’s out and showing off its chameleon like habits! This scrambling vine has graced the courtyard for quite a few years. It happily climbs the height of our lovely walls and has a strange habit of changing colour as it grows… white and pink in almost random proportion and then into green. 2 years ago…
The sunny weather is again helping the fair weather gardeners amongst us to get out and pot on… It you’re planning a proper weekend out – in the back garden/ allotment/ windowsill – here are some very useful links. ‘heir and a spare’ Don’t forget, if you do have any ‘spares’ or ‘extras’ in your…
a morning meditation piece As steals the morn upon the night And melts the shades away: So Truth does Fancy’s charm dissolve And rising Reason puts to flight The fumes that did the mind involve Restoring intellectual day. Written and first performed in February 1740. So cold that February, apparently, that the theatre owners had…
Gardener’s Tips for May It is now time to give your borders some attention. All the sunshine and showers means the garden should now be at its vibrant best. Remove any faded spring bedding at the end of the month, it’s served you well but it’s time for a change and old bedding can be…
We know that, over the centuries, the Gardens were a place where much music was played and enjoyed. This May we had planned a 35th Anniversary celebratory romp through our history, this was to include some wonderful young musicians from Birmingham Conservatoire playing music from the times when the Gardens were at their peak in…
You can get your fix of the Garden via our audio guide app, Candide. They helped us create an audio tour and it has pictures! So you can find out about the Gardens and see some of it from the comfort of your phone. Here is a link to our tour. https://candidegardening.com/GB/places/4a33aa4448ace3bdde9d0a3b9510920b Download the free app…
Really gutted we couldn’t do our Alice in Wonderland Easter Egg Hunt this year… Maybe we’ll turn it all upside down and send it through the Looking Glass and do something later in the year…. when things are ‘normal’ again. If you and the littl’uns still have room for bunny and egg based fun, take…
A few hints and tips from our excellent Gardener’s for the month of April: Things should be moving along pretty quickly now the highlight at the start of the month has to be tulips and with April’s sunshine and showers plants are growing at pace but there are a few things that you can do…
Our Gardens Trust is proud to be an RHS Partner Garden, a supporter of the National Gardens Scheme (and their nursing charities) and of the WGFA (Womens Farm and Gardens Association). All three organisations are doing imaginative and interesting things while closed to the public. Although most of this years RHS shows either cancelled or…
We had hoped to keep the Gardens open for ‘contactless’ walks and explorations – especially for our younger visitors who like to experience the magic of all the intriguing spaces and easily accessible nature. Until we can do that again, here are some of the inspirational people and ideas who are now sharing on the…