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Redesigning the family beds
In recent months, you may have spotted that the ‘family beds’, located just to the right as you walk from the terrace towards the Walled Garden, have been cleared, ready for a brand-new planting scheme to take shape. Horticultural Supervisor, Adrienne Wade, has worked to develop a new planting scheme, which will soon bring new
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Spring flowers: From garden blooms to botanical prints
Spring is one of the most exciting times in the garden, when our perennial plants start to poke their heads through the soil and flowers, such as snowdrops and early daffodils herald warmer weather. These gorgeous flowers are represented in our museum collections too. Archives volunteer, Claire Young, has curated a display of botanical prints
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Angling, Snooker and Darts: The sporting life of GKN employees
It’s not often that I drive around with a car full of silverware, but that’s exactly what happened last September following a visit to a former Guest, Keen & Nettlefolds (GKN) site in Darlaston. I had been contacted by the director of a company on the site of the GKN Atlas works. He had discovered
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Stories from Winterbourne’s collection: A botanist wraps up warm
If you were the vicar of a rural parish in the early 20th century, what would you get up to? Your priorities, of course, would be performing the obligatory baptisms, marriages and funerals, visiting the sick and ministering to your flock. However, alongside your pastoral duties, you might find time for a hobby or two.
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Arts and Crafts features that make Winterbourne truly iconic
Winterbourne House and Garden isn’t just a beautiful place to spend an afternoon; it’s one of Birmingham’s best surviving examples of the Arts and Crafts movement in action. Built in 1904 for John and Margaret Nettlefold and designed by architect J. L. Ball, the house and gardens are rooted in the movement’s core ideals: craftsmanship,