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…
International Womens Day 2025
There are already some ‘standout’ women’s names associated with the Gardens here, and many more who should, and could, be celebrated more! Today we’re celebrating two particular women; Edith Holden…
“Oh, that old chestnut”….
Unlike the idiom, we rather like all the ‘repeated’ chestnut trees around the Gardens, Hall and Parkland. There still remain the vestiges of at least two avenues of mature horse…
Helloes and Goodbyes- and a New Chair
Helloes, goodbyes and appointment of 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…