Fun and Frolics in the Gardens this August!
As we beckon in a ‘new normal’ at Castle Bromwich Historic Gardens, we have taken many moments to be grateful for our ample open spaces that have allowed us the opportunity to keep all our visitors and staff safe. It has been wonderful to slowly welcome people back into the Gardens to enjoy the air,…
Let them eat flowers…
Just had to share this excellent article from our Organic Gardening friends over at Ryton on Dunsmore. As the national organisations spearheading organic and pesticide free vegetable growing, we’ve always had a lot in common. All the flowers they mention here, as edible, are plants we grow in our Gardens in Castle Bromwich. We try…
Tulips 2021- Thank You!!
Thanks to our lovely supporters we have hit, and exceeded, our target to ensure we can buy our spring bulbs next year! Whoopee! That really is a great relief to our gardeners, who are always thinking seasons and seasons ahead. Your help now, and in the future, really will make a difference to the Gardens’…
the dragon arises..
Dracunculus vulgaris: the Dragon lily It’s arrived! Also known as ‘snake lily’ and ‘devil’s tongue’ -we can see why. We’ve been lucky with warm springs of recent years and has given us quite a few years of spectacular moments. It grows wild in the eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans. The flower is also noted for…
Not the 35th anniversary – slideshow
4 selections of photos from long, and not so long, ago. Plus some of the photos we have from the beginning of the restoration. 1 2 3 4 Some of the pictures from before the restoration.
Beans and Potatoes – plant, grow, eat and support growers.
Planting and growing beans and potatoes has always meant a lot to us in the Gardens We try to keep some of the really old varieties going, but we have also wanted to encourage people – especially children – to feel confident about growing their own food. In February and March schools and family visitors…
Dig for Victory
“It is the bounden duty of those who have the smallest space to cultivate, to do so intensively, that the brave may be fed and that the lifeline of the Atlantic be not unduly strained“ To mark the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, Matthew Biggs looks into the origins and success of the ‘Dig for…