Kids plan to Takeover the Gardens
Yesterday 14 young people invaded the Gardens and started plotting to take over! The young people, from nearby Braidwood School for the Deaf, are part of a Birmingham wide programme…
Family Activities Annual Pass..
Your back garden just got bigger! Our 10 acres is ready for you, and your young ones, to explore, discover, have fun and chill, all year round. If you’ve enjoyed…
Little Donkey doo’s mulch help ..
They say what goes around comes around, well its certainly true for two local charities. With 10 acres of ground and over 600 species of plants, it takes a lot…
One we saw earlier…Goldcrest
It may be the UK’s smallest bird, but it was easy to see this afternoon in the Gardens. Working down in the Spinney, Volunteer and Trustee Bill shared some time…
The Gardens are waking up.. visitor newsletter
Our first newsletter of 2017 has just been sent to over 700 people. Why not be the first to hear about things in the Garden. Get the newsletter direct to…
White and Green – Snowdrops and a Green man
Celebrate the return of the light with the ‘sweet harbinger of Spring’, the delicate snowdrop. Sunday 5th February 11am -3pm. Our snowdrops have been increasing every year and they make…
Draw the Gardens…a botanical quest
Like to Draw? Join us for our new (free) monthly relaxed drawing sessions with our artists in residence from the Birmingham Society of Botanical Artists. We are delighted to announce…
Apple blossom v. Holly hedge
The Woodland Trust’s latest post on caring for apple trees is great advice. (Find it here: how to prune apple trees in winter) We’ll be posting the date for our own…