“As steals the morn….”
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…
Happy Birthday Will Shakespeare
April 23rd is traditionally celebrated as the birth – and death – day of local lad, William Shakespeare. It is also a saint’s day in the old calendar: St George’s…
Cyclamen hederifolium
If you take a walk along the top of the Upper Wilderness to the far end and gaze underneath the large Yew tree, you will see the tiny but perfectly…
Year 6 Summer Leavers Special (New)
Transition to ‘Big School’ can be a nervy time for many pupils. The Gardens’ education department is offering a fun day out for Year 6 with a purpose. A Taste…
wild wild tulips
As well as some delightful period tulips and daffodils in the Gardens we have, this year, introduced the ‘wild tulip’ … the mummy of all those later fancy ones. Tulipa…
Auricula …not a very prim primula
To celebrate our 17th century Gardens’ new ‘Auricula Theatre’ feature we are holding a day with specialist growers HillView Hardy Plants. On Easter Bank Holiday Monday, the nursery people from…
Hall, Church and Gardens tours
Birmingham Heritage Week this year runs from the 8th -18th September. So full of heritage is the Second City that it extends, by 7 days, the dates of the National…
A bit of Castle Bromwich Hall Garden History
Just the other day over on our Facebook Page, North Arden Local History Society left a post for us with this photograph. This is Peter Clarke, first head gardener at…