We love treasure hunts of all kinds in the Gardens.. We know too that there are lots of other seek and find activities in and around the Gardens, the historic Parkland and the village locally – Pokemon Go of course, Wizards Unite and our own ‘Mystery Mutts’ Doggy Treasure Hunts. But how many of you…
Looking forward… Volunteers have been central to pretty well every event and activity in the Gardens for decades, we are really missing their input and daily conversation. So many people also contribute in the background by making, doing, cooking and inventing. Here is one thing which anyone could get involved in and help us with……
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…
Bugs are beautiful…. even before they become butterflies. Although gardeners aren’t always keen on caterpillars eating their crops, we do love watching the fluttering colour of butterflies in the Gardens. Eric Carle’s famous book – The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a favourite of ours. Here are some lovely colouring pages and worksheets supplied for free…
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…
Our beautiful tulips and flowers are blooming away in the Gardens – with only the songbirds to see them. Everyone will be hit hard this year, one way or another. But gardening is always about investing in hope for the future. Although we cannot share our signature displays of tulips and blossoms this year, we…
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…