Leading UK bee expert, Steven Falk, returns to take us on another bug hunt and bee walk around the Gardens. On Sunday 21st August, 12.30 – 4.30 Steven will check up on our solitary bee boxes and take you on a journey through their life cycle. On his last visit we spotted 19 different wild…
It’s nice to be popular, even if the ways are many and varied. Our PokemonGo hunters like to commune in quiet groups.. welcome all (apparently Im a good birdkeeper!?) However, our tree monster will haunt any litterbugs mercilessly… mwa ha ha
First day of our Woodland Trust inspired week of activities. Just the weather for picnics, lovely families and great story and songs from Chris BeeBee again
4 boxes of earlies lifted by volunteers today..yum. On sale in the shop… until they’re gone. Lovely and tasty warm or in a salad. £1 for a (generous) colander full. The shop and cafe are free to enter. 11 – 4pm
The all new castlebromwichhallgardens.org.uk website! We’re still under construction, but hope you like the new look. New technologies means we can make our website much more visual and easily viewable on PCs as well as phones and tablets. We are of course the same Gardens with the same wonderful plants, vistas and activities. Our previous…
Great time in the sun Our annual visit from the Rare Plant Fair this weekend was blessed with bright August sunshine as well as by a field of beautiful plants from 14 special and unusual independent nurseries. Nearly 400 visitors took advantage of the day and good business and good fun was had by all.…
Tuesday 9th, Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th August. 12-3pm Our summer of outdoor fun ‘Unplug and Play’, continues this week with a general theme of trees and picnics. We’re following the Woodland Trust’s campaign of Inviting a tree to tea to celebrate summer and to show love for our many trees. Which one would you like…
Tuesday, 2nd August, 12 – 3.30pm Part of our Unplug and Play summer for families. Make, construct, create, paint, sort..will it be a ship, a castle, a train ..a den? A Big PlayDay outdoors in the Gardens . Matt from The Veryidea artist collective will return to help us temporarily transform the Gardens. Local funny man…
Summer activities for families in the gardens have begun. On Tuesdays , Wednesdays and Thursdays we have ‘guided’ activities, but we are open 7 days a week, so there are ‘self- guided’ activities for every day. You’re never too old to join in! Here are some of the things you can do: Doodle stations : pick up a…
A collaboration with an international charity, REEP, providing horticultural scholarship visits, means we have had a makeover in the middle of the maze. 3 young gardeners – from Spain, Morocco and UK have planted a shape based on the colours of all 3 flags. We gave them some advice on espalier pruning and they have…