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  • Lots of plant pots filled with auriculas
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    Plant Spotlight – Auriculas

    Auriculas as we know them today are descendants of a hybrid between 2 European alpine primulas; the Primula auricula, or bear’s ear, and Primula hirsuta or European alpine primrose. They are thought to have been grown in UK gardens since the latter half of the 16th century and are mentioned in Gerard’s herbal of 1597.

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  • The Japanese Tea House now visible from the Japanese Bridge, Photograph by Maggie Bucknall, What's Happening Here?, Digging for Dirt, Winterbourne House and Garden
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    What’s Happening Here?

    Join us each month as we go behind the scenes and ask what’s happening here? There will be sneak previews of projects and events, exclusive news from the garden and plenty of tips and ideas for you to try out at home. The Japanese Bridge We’ve been busy over the last few weeks hard pruning

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  • The Winterbourne Noah’s Ark, News from the Archives, Digging for Dirt, Winterbourne House and Garden
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    News from the Archives: Noah’s Ark – a toy with contemporary relevance

    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. This toy set, probably used

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  • Nettlefold Trade Mark Poster Negative, News from the Archives, Digging for Dirt, Winterbourne House and Garden
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    News from the Archives: An Archive of Treasures

    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. In April 2019, Winterbourne House

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  • Conditions in Birmingham, from “Housing Reform”, a lecture by John Sutton Nettlefold, March 1906, News from the Archives, Digging for Dirt, Winterbourne House and Garden
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    News from the Archives: The Political Life of John Nettlefold, 1901-6

    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. John Sutton Nettlefold’s work as

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