Digging for Dirt
Behind the scenes with the team at Winterbourne House and Garden
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The Week That Was: 18th – 22nd March
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 18th The week began with a daunting task as a huge pile of compost was moved from our service area to the new Arboretum Lawn…
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The Week That Was: 18th – 22nd February
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 18th Horticultural Practitioner Jude kicked off the week by giving our citrus trees their final winter feed of the season. Many of the plants in…
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News from the Archives: John Nettlefold in New York
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 visit to…
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The Week That Was: 21st – 25th January
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 21st The week began with Deputy Head Gardener Dan installing lots of newly engraved plant labels in the garden. Each new label contains vital information…
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The Week That Was: 10th – 14th December
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 10th On Monday we gathered for our annual Christmas Volunteer Social. These events are a great opportunity for the whole team to get together and…