Mummers for Easter Monday
Easter trails continue on Easter Monday .. and as an extra treat (12 ish &1.30pm) a tradtitional ‘Pace Egging’ Mummers play from our friends the Glorishears of Brummagem. A bit…
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
A Diary Prompt We had a record number of (Yummy) food and vegan product stalls last year ..but the weather rather spoilt our picnics half way through – But the…
Colonel Pickerings: Regiment of Foote
Step back 350 years to the English Civil War and experience life on the road for soldiers and their families. Over the Easter weekend (Saturday and Sunday) , John Pickering…
Pancake race…. for Shrove Tuesday
Used to eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday? Now is your chance to race with them! We’re reviving a tradition…’again’. On Tuesday 17th February 2026, we invite people to race down…
Add a smile(stone) to social distancing
When we re-open the Gardens – whenever that will be – we know that social distancing will be a ‘new normal’ for some while… So, the (still working) team here…
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…
Hello bunting…
Looking forward… Volunteers have been central to pretty well every event and activity in the Gardens for decades, we are really missing their input and daily conversation. So many people…
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.…
Not bored with Easter yet?…
Really gutted we couldn’t do our Alice in Wonderland Easter Egg Hunt this year… Maybe we’ll turn it all upside down and send it through the Looking Glass and do…