• Meryl and Mike mulching the new Arboretum Lawn Borders, photograph by Maggie Bucknall, The Week That Was, Digging for Dirt, Winterbourne House and Garden
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    The Week That Was: 17th – 21st June

    Go behind the scenes, meet the team and get some great tips for your own garden at home. Join us as we look back at the week that was… Monday 17th After some very heavy rain the Garden Team began the week by chopping back plants in the Woodland Walk that had collapsed under their…

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  • The extended Nettlefold family on holiday, News from the Archives, Digging for Dirt, Winterbourne House and Garden
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    News from the Archives: On Holiday with the Nettlefolds

    Winterbourne was built in 1904 for John and Margaret Nettlefold and bequeathed to the University of Birmingham 40 years later by John Macdonald Nicolson. Follow our dedicated team of archivists as they explore Winterbourne’s past and share with you the special objects, photographs and documents contained within the Winterbourne Archives. Everyone likes a holiday, sometimes…

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