Melon Ground Sessions Thursday June 30th
As the summer gets going the Melon Ground’s historic walls provide a warm embrace for this week’s musical guests. Katie and Sam join resident guitarist Vo to add a world…
Melon Ground Sessions Thursday June 16th
Eclectic music for early evenings in a beautiful setting. The second in our regular summer evening outdoor acoustic sessions in the Melon Ground area of the 10acre historic Garden. Come…
Summer Musical Soirees – you in?
At last, like some large furry dog coming out of a lake we shake ourselves off after months of uncertainty and get to some planning. In this case particularly for evenings. …
Staycations at the Gardens
August in the Gardens is so packed with lovely activities, performances and treats there is surely no reason to risk those queues and crowds by going any further afield. In…
‘Never was the shade from any plant more dear’…music of the Garden
You can travel the world through the plants in our Gardens. By the early 1700s plants from five* different continents could be found growing in England. Plants had been gathered…
“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…
…Thus the ever grateful Spring.
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…
Blossom picnics – Birmingham’s own Hanami
Spend the day under the blossom trees in the heritage orchards of the Historic Gardens. With apple and pear blossoms instead of the traditional Japanese plum, this version of Hanami…
Sorry – cancelled- back next year-Family Music Workshop
The amazing young performers of the K’antu early music ensemble provice a fun and lively ‘have a go’ music making workshop this summer afternoon (1pm -2.30pm)… Watch out: vegetable flutes…
Dogs Don’t do Ballet
To kick off the summer holidays with a fun and warming outdoor show , get the kids up and moving with Bif… Biff is not like other dogs. He doesn’t…