What's on

Splash Alnwick!

25 May - 26 May 2013

Join our Pistoleers in water pistol games.

Guided Tours of the Roots & Shoots Garden

01 Jul - 31 Aug 2013

Guided tours of the Roots & Shoots garden by the people who know it best

Flora Explora Trail

22 May - 02 Sep 2013

Take a stroll around The Garden and keep your eyes peeled for the answers to the trail!

Bee Friendly Tours

02 Jul - 30 Aug 2013

Learn about the Honey bee & life in the hive

Poison Garden Tours

22 May - 02 Sep 2013

Step into the Poison Garden and learn about its' mysterious and deadly inhabitants

Potting and Planting in the Roots & Shoots Garden

02 Jul - 30 Aug 2013

Potting & planting for children in the garden

Jamie's Ministry of Food - Budding Chefs

27 May - 01 Jun 2013

Exciting cooking classes for budding young chefs

Budding artists - Finger Puppet Friends

28 May 2013

Let your imagination and creativity loose!

Qigong

22 May 2013

Improve your posture, flexibility and strength in these relaxed sessions in the Pavilion.

Special Bee Tours

19 Aug - 24 Aug 2013

Get dressed up in our special bee keeping suits & get hands-on-experience of our hives

Budding Artists- Fairy and Pixie Peg Friends

27 Jul 2013

Upcycle a peg into a fairy or pixie friend

The Alnwick Garden's Golden Dollies

28 Jun 2013

Ladies of a glorious vintage can learn to strut their stuff with style

Jay's Animal Encounters

02 Jun 2013

Meet Jay and his animals

Budding Artists - Bagtastic

16 Jun 2013

Create bags to keep you gadgets safe

Budding Chefs

25 May - 26 May 2013

Cooking classes aimed at teaching children how to cook fun and tasy dishes

'Floweries' - Budding Artist Programme

25 May 2013

With a little imagination and creativity you can make your very own flowerie!

Digging for Memories

30 Jun 2013

Learn about life during World War 2

Elderberries Clinic Café

25 Jul 2013

Free Healthcare for the over 50s

Cooking Up A Storm - 8 week course

28 May 2013

Whether you are a complete novice or have been cooking for many years - this course is for you!

Budding Artists Programme - Sketch n Smudge Diary

01 Jun 2013

Make a Sketch n Smudge Diary!

Roots & Shoots Young Gardeners Plant Sale

25 May 2013

Come along and buy some home grown produce fresh from the Roots & Shoots garden

Creature Cabins

24 Jul 2013

Make a cabin to hide in a secret corner for the fairies in your garden...

Baby Boogie and Coffee & Crayons

26 Jun 2013

Join us for this fantastic movement and dance class for toddlers.

Budding Artist Programme - Marvellous Mobiles

30 May 2013

Create a ceiling hanger from felt and pom poms

Mini scarecrows - Budding Artist Programme

23 Jul 2013

Make a mini scarecrow to guard your fruit and vegetables at home!

Budding Artists - Pencil Pals

27 May 2013

Creake quirky pencil toppers from a range of craft materials

Gnomes Need Homes

25 Jul 2013

Build and dress a Gnome to take home

Elderberries Clinic Café

17 Sep 2013

Free healthcare sessions for the over 50s

Budding Artists Programme - Bug Buddies

31 May 2013

Make and dress your own bug friend

Father's Day BBQ in The Alnwick Garden

16 Jun 2013

Treat Dad to a BBQ in The Alnwick Garden

Wand and Wand Bag Making

14 Jul 2013

Make a magic wand and a bag to keep it in

Coffee and Crayons followed by Sing with Me

26 Jun 2013

Sing along sessions for the under 5s

Sunday Family Cooking

26 May 2013

Enjoy some family time in the Ministry of Food Kitchen

Elderberries Clinic Café

27 Jun 2013

Free healthcare sessions for the over 50s

Hope Yet Remains With Oak

One of our gardeners here at The Alnwick Garden also happens to be a talented contemporary poet. In his blog posts, Pete will share some of his poetry inspired by nature and The Garden.

Posted by Pete, gardener and poet
on 23 May 2012

Hope yet remains with Oak

It seems now, of course, that great hope still does grow tall with the oak.
These trees that time minds, mind time’s great beating tides.

Where a gardener, who stands her own footsteps,
Creates her own space, raises dark eyes
And black hands to the dusty skies,
To say, with those words that no one will forget…

And from the depths of Earth still left
Find a star from beneath the flowers

‘This time my brother is ours…’

From Pete's book of poetry, Natural Regeneration.

Categories Poetry

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Pete can often be found in The Alnwick Garden's plant centre, behind the garden shop. Stop by for a chat or some gardening advice!

The Alnwick Garden is more than a garden, it is a registered charity that places people at its heart, whether they be individuals or part of a community. As well as standing for contemporary gardening excellence, The Garden stimulates change through play, learning, the arts, healthy activity, addressing disability and the economic renaissance of a rural community.

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