Staycations at the Gardens
August in the Gardens is so packed with lovely activities, performances and treats there is surely no reason to risk those queues and crowds by going any further afield. In…
Cream Tea in a Box …. coming soon
The perfect takeaway food for a socially distanced Garden experience… Last year’s popular Cream Tea in a carry out box is set to return to the Garden in the next…
What to expect in the post lockdown gardens
So how does visiting the Gardens now we’re open post Covid lockdown differ from the past? We are still taking advice from with the RHS, other visitor attractions and of…
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…
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…
Beans and Potatoes – plant, grow, eat and support growers.
Planting and growing beans and potatoes has always meant a lot to us in the Gardens We try to keep some of the really old varieties going, but we have…
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…
Kids and BBC Newsround – good as ever
Just sharing another round up of great things for kids to do.. BBCs Newsround has always been good and our national public broadcaster is really working well in the current…
turning stony faces into smiles
Our call out for your SmileStone creations to build ‘social distancing’ markers in the Gardens is beginning to take of… These have been delivered to our gates in the last…
On your doorstep nature..our wildlife survey
Citizen science: we can all make a difference to the world’s knowledge. These days almost anyone can take part in gathering important information that adds to scientists’ understanding. From this…