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…
Father’s Lines: Saranjit Birdi – prints & poetry event day.
A relaxed day of performances, activities and exhibition. As part of a wider tour, multidisciplinary artist, Saranjit Birdi, explores his rediscovery of his ‘Father’s Lines’ of poetry and prose. Saranjit…
Memories made real
A volunteer and member of the U3A (university of the third age) Art Class, which takes place in the Gardens, sent us some lovely pictures she has painted during the…
Hungry Caterpillar- downloadable activities
Bugs are beautiful…. even before they become butterflies. Although gardeners aren’t always keen on caterpillars eating their crops, we do love watching the fluttering colour of butterflies in the Gardens.…
Creating in the Gardens
Over the last few years we have been able to invite more and more artists to be inspired by the Gardens. Let’s hope, when all this is over…. we can…
Love Drawing… make a date for our monthly sessions
We are delighted to welcome back the ‘flower fairies’ from Birmingham Society of Botanical Artists. Last year the talented artists from the Society sat in the Garden, the greenhouse, the…
Draw the Gardens…a botanical quest
Like to Draw? Join us for our new (free) monthly relaxed drawing sessions with our artists in residence from the Birmingham Society of Botanical Artists. We are delighted to announce…
It’s a Big Draw day…
Drawing for everyone with Birmingham Society of Botanical Artists It’s Big Draw month – time for everyone to find their inner artist. The Campaign for Drawing wants everyone to feel…