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Recipe: Brummie Bacon Cake
Planning a summer picnic at Winterbourne this month? The Brummie Bacon Cake is the perfect addition to your picnic basket. The exact history of the Brummie Bacon Cake isn’t really known, but they’re so delicious that we’ll happily claim them as one of our region’s own creations. Recipe: 6 rashers of streaky bacon (smoked or
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Recipe – Asparagus and Potato Salad
May is often referred to as the ‘Hungry Gap’ in British farming and horticulture. Winter crops are mostly finished, whilst the delights of summer produce are still a few months away. But that doesn’t mean that there’s no home-grown or locally sourced ingredients you can enjoy at this time of year. With the ever-increasing importance
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A passion for print
In a quiet corner of Birmingham, a seasoned craftsman Phil Wheatley continues to leave his mark – not through the roar of machinery or the bustle of the printing press, but through the quiet rhythm of giving back. Phil, a retired printer who spent five decades amidst the hum of presses and the smell of
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Share the joy of Winterbourne
Voting for the 2025 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Partner Garden of the Year is now open, and we’d love your support. We’re proud to be one of over 230 stunning RHS Partner Gardens from across the world. Now in its fifth year, the theme for this year’s competition is joy, so if Winterbourne has ever
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No Mow May
Like many home gardeners, the team here at Winterbourne is constantly thinking about how to be more sustainable in their work, and better look after the environment that we all care so much about. Whether it’s large-scale projects which shape the ongoing development of Winterbourne’s historic botanical garden, or small adjustments in how the team