Pictures of Spring – drawing inspiration from Edith Holden
Expert or beginner – all are welcome to spend and hour or two ‘taking a line for a walk’ and creating drawings in, and of, the Gardens. Having ‘adopted’ local…
Summer Soul Picnic
Soul Sessions Brum return to the Gardens Soul Sessions Brum returns to the Gardens for the fourth year in a row. Experience an evening of live music featuring performances from…
Blossom Picnics – an english hanami celebration
Picnics under the Blossoms – a japanese tradition borrowed for our apple orchards here in Brum. If the blossom gods are kind, the two heritage apple orchards will be puffy…
Vegan Market Day: food, music, picnics…plantbased yumminess
Another great food event in the Gardens… Spend the midsummer Sunday picnicking in our glorious Gardens sampling some of the best vegan food available. Vegan Market Co returns with their…
Morris into May…
Morris Into May The success of the 2025 event has led us to schedule it once more. As the last vestiges of Winter are beaten back by the arrival of…
‘Grow it forward’ – the humble spud.
Save the date, we reviving our POTATO DAY. Who doesn’t love the wonderfully versatile spud; chips, roasted, baked or in a salad. But they’re no longer quite ‘as cheap as…
What goes around … Saving heritage seeds for the future of the planet
Last week we were delighted to be a stop on the way of the Heritage Seed Library’s 200 mile relay as it travelled across the country raising awareness of the…
Helloes, goodbyes and a new Chair of the Trust
Helloes, goodbyes and a new Chair Introducing fresh leadership and vision to the charity We are delighted to announce that we have just welcomed landscape architect Angela Wolferstan of TeaselFinch…
Why we are objecting to the Hotel’s latest planning application (marquee)
Being welcoming and getting on with everyone is a core value for us at the Gardens Trust. So it’s unusual for us to speak out publicly about our neighbours. The…
UPDATE Box-ing – not so clever.
UPDATE on the BoxMoth issue Over the last six weeks – aided by some strong and willing corporate volunteers- the Gardening team has finished grubbing out about 40% of our…