• Winterbourne garden family beds
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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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    New Winterbourne sculpture creates a buzz

    A new sculpture celebrating the role of bees – and warning about a precarious future if numbers decline – has been unveiled at Winterbourne House and Garden. Last weekend (Saturday 7 – Sunday 8 September 2024) saw the return of the hotly anticipated Birmingham Honey Show. Just over 3,200 visitors flocked to us to see

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    Gardening for good

    Ching Shun, Chris, James, Jo, Marina, and Paul, some of our RHS Practical Horticulture Level 2 students here at Winterbourne, are taking part in the ‘Beautiful Borders’ competition at Gardeners’ World Live this year. The competition will see them put into practice some of the skills they have learnt over the course, and they are using it

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    Cultivating your skills at Winterbourne

    As we start a new year, we thought it would be the ideal time to invite some of our RHS learners to reflect on their time with us so far. Gail, Marina and Deborah share their highlights and why they chose to cultivate their skills with us.  What is your background with horticulture? Deborah: “I

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  • The new compost heaps under construction, photograph by Paul Martin, 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 Compost Bays Over the past few months we have had new, improved

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