Re-discovering Edith Holden

Name: Re-discovering Edith Holden
Start: 2025-04-05T10:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-04-05T15:00:00+01:00
Location: Chester Road, Castle Bromwich,Castle Bromwich,Birmingham,B36 9BT,GB

Schedule

Sat Apr 05 2025 at 10:30 am to 03:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Chester Road, Castle Bromwich,Castle Bromwich,Birmingham,B36 9BT,GB | Birmingham, EN

A day for re-discovering and celebrating Edith Holden, the Birmingham author and illustrator of The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady.
Re-discovering Edith Holden
Come join us at Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens Trust for an event dedicated to Edith Holden , a renowned artist and naturalist…. but as with many women, overlooked until more recently
Did you know, she spent most of her life in and around Birmingham, including Moseley and Castle Bromwich…
Dive into her world with enthusiast Rachel Smith Chopra , reminisce with the books from the Holden revival in the 1980s and spend the day exploring the Gardens with artists, florists and others. Learn about her life, work, and passion for nature.
This event is a lovely Spring opportunity to immerse yourself in the beauty of Holden’s creations and be inspired by her legacy.
There will then be opportunities throughout the day to indulge in your passions for flower arranging, drawing, painting and being creative in response to th Gardens… with artists and leaders to support you.
During the day:
Opening talk with Rachel
Exploring the books
Floral arrangement demo with Claire from Amber Jean Floristry,
Make your own nature cyanotypes (sun pictures) a great Victorian botanical pastime with artist Jake Lever
Use our materials - or your own – to make drawings, paintings of plants and nature in the Gardens, there’ll be gentle advice from other artists too , for those who want it.
We hope to be create a couple of temporary exhibitions on the day,
Raffle and prizes too.
All the activities are FREE with your Normal Gardens Admission fees.
But please book your place in advance if you can, so we can manage chairs, drawing materials etc…
NB this is a FUNDRAISING DAY – on behalf of the Gardens and the NATIONAL GARDENS SCHEME All donations towards materials, the Gardens and for NGS nursing charities welcome.