the dragon arises..
Dracunculus vulgaris: the Dragon lily It’s arrived! Also known as ‘snake lily’ and ‘devil’s tongue’ -we can see why. We’ve been lucky with warm springs of recent years and has…
Poetry resources from Ian MacMillan
Gardens inspire poetry, poetry inspires Gardens. The urge to be creative during lockdown has been fuelled, happily, by many tv programmes, blogs and online memes. Hopefully the creativity will not be…
Not the 35th anniversary – slideshow
4 selections of photos from long, and not so long, ago. Plus some of the photos we have from the beginning of the restoration. 1 2 3 4 Some of…
How many species on your doorstep?
Have you been using the inaturalist wildlife spotting app on your walks out and about Castle Bromwich and surrounds? The On your Doorstep project run by our friends over in…
Movement for Good funding…just a click away?
Our specialist insurers, Ecclesiastical, aren’t just a financial institution, their charitable purposes are written into their very constitution; a ‘Movement for Good’. This year they are distributing £1million to good…
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…
Update on opening and covid-19
Thank you for all your kind messages expressing your support – in varying ways – for the Gardens. We are all anxious to know when people will be able to…
3 extra months for Free
Being a Member of the Gardens has always been ‘a worthwhile thing’. Not only do you get free entry all year round to see and explore the changing seasons in…
Hedgehog – in the daytime
We’ve some lovely night time footage of our resident hedgehogs (see the footage on previous blog posts). They’re free to roam across all of the different habitats in the Gardens…
#wegrowtogether plants
The sunny weather is again helping the fair weather gardeners amongst us to get out and pot on… It you’re planning a proper weekend out – in the back garden/…