• Winterbourne Garden
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    Gain a certificate in Garden Design

    Regular readers will know by now that we run accredited RHS courses. But did you also know that we offer our very own Winterbourne certificate in Garden Design? Created by Rudge Wood Horticulture CIC, the curriculum will give new learners the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skillset to transform any outdoor space. Our Learning

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  • Printing Room

    Meet Winterbourne Press volunteer, Dan

    Have you picked up one of the paper bags in our gift shop? It may well have been printed by Dan, our Winterbourne Press volunteer who joined us in October. But what’s it like volunteering at the press? Dan shares all, plus offers a sneak peek of some upcoming projects. I started volunteering at Winterbourne

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    What’s eating our collection?

    While we hope our collections provide food for thought, we never want them to be actual food! Our collections volunteer, Tony Bucknall, works hard to keep our precious archive material pest- and insect-free, playing a vital role in the conservation of Winterbourne and Birmingham history for years to come. But what does this aspect of

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    Become a self-employed gardener

    Hello, I’m Denise Mallen and my career change into becoming a self-employed Gardener. I started in September 2019 with my first RHS course at Winterbourne Centre for Horticulture.  It was the Level 2 Certificate in Practical Horticulture and the reason I enrolled on it was that I knew it was essential to gain a qualification

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  • Chillies in the Lean-to Glasshouse, photograph by Maggie Bucknall, The Week That Was, Digging for Dirt, Winterbourne House and Garden
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    The Week That Was: 22nd – 26th July

    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 22nd The Garden Team have been working hard over the last couple of weeks installing a new display of chilli plants in the Lean-to Glasshouse

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