Garden Team on Tour! August 18, 2023

All aboard

You may have noticed over the last couple of weeks we have been a little quiet – in fact we were closed for two weeks whilst we had building works going on.

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Mayors Community Weekend – Autumn Celebration August 18, 2023

Save the date, our next event is just around the corner! The Autumn Celebration is on Saturday 9 September, the fun starts at 11am.

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Green flag flies again August 18, 2023

A proud moment for the garden crew – flying the flag beside the food growing areas at Martineau Gardens

We’ve done it again! 14 years in a row, Martineau Gardens has been awarded a Community Green Flag Award.

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Closed 31 July – 14 August July 28, 2023

Just a reminder, Martineau Gardens is closed 31 July to 13 Aug for construction work – we re-open 14 August – we look forward to seeing you then.

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July festivities at the gardens July 24, 2023

Despite the challenges the weather threw at us, we’ve had a brilliant month of events this July – did you join us?

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Gardening with young people July 14, 2023

Students at QAC planting sugar snap peas they have grown from seed

Meet Sally Watson-Jones, our Therapeutic Horticulture Assistant. Sally works with two groups of young people that visit Martineau Gardens from special educational needs (SEN) colleges, Baskerville School and Queen Alexandra College.

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Sat 15 July – Charity Cricket Car Park July 10, 2023

Planning a visit to Martineau Gardens? We look forward to seeing you, but if you’re visiting the gardens on Saturday 15 July, please note that due to a Vitality Blast Cricket at nearby Edgbaston Stadium, we have no public parking available and there are traffic restrictions in place.

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Sat 8 July – opening 11am July 7, 2023

Martineau Gardens is opening at 11am today due to volunteer training.

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Garden Party Joy July 7, 2023

We had a terrific Garden Party on Saturday – were you there? Huge thanks to everyone who attended and everyone who got involved with supporting the event, whether donating prizes and gifts for the event, or giving up your time to help us.

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Closed Sat 24 June – afternoon June 23, 2023

Martineau Gardens is open 10am until 1pm, but closed 1pm until 4pm