Welcome to the Website of Harborne Hill Allotments
An Edgbaston allotment site with about 100 tenants, bordered by Nursery,Yateley, Harborne and Kingscote Roads, with the Chad Brook flowing through the middle of it.
The site is leased from the Calthorpe Estate by Birmingham City Council. The Main Gate is on Nursery Road opposite Chad Valley School. Interest in Allotments has fluctuated over the years, during the two World Wars and immediately after there was great interest, in the office of MacPhersons, the dealer of electrical goods in Clarence Road there is an aerial photograph of the area showing that this site was immaculate, clean plots, straight rows of vegetables and hardly a weed in sight, it was probably taken in the mid 70s. The site slipped some time after that , and some plots became derelict, however great strides have been made in recent years, most plots are taken and are cultivated to a high standard.
There is a good mix of young and mature tenants from ten different countries.
There is an Harborne Hill Allotment Association with an elected Committee,
there is a Management Agreement with Birmingham City Council, over recent
years the Association has had to take on more responsibility for the running
of the site plus they want the allotments to pay for themselves. There are
regular Committee Meetings with published Minutes plus an Annual General Meeting.
What's Buzzing?
Harborne Hill is home to a thriving bee population.
To view their progress click here.
New Plotholders
If you have just taken on a plot or are thinking of taking on a plot visit our new plotholder area for information and advice.
Notes from The Veg Patch
Plotholder Helen Stallard blogs about growing, cooking and eating with the seasons.
Contact us
Email:secretary@harbornehillallotments.co.uk
Visit us
The site is situated off Nursery Road
Harborne Birmingham B15 3LA
The office is open on Sundays between 11 and 12.
Our Website
While the primary aim of our site is to inform our existing and potential plotholders, we hope that it may be of interest to the wider public.
To contact us regarding this site email:
webmaster@harbornehillallotments.co.uk
This site has an extensive list of web links relating to allotments, gardening, fruit & vegetables, grow your own, fresh produce, flowers, seeds & garden supplies.
New Plots
We currently have a waiting list for plots. For information contact the secretary,
The Bob Nichol Birmingham Iris Collection
Bob
Nichol grew Tall Bearded Iris on the Harborne Hill allotment site from about
1970 until shortly before his death in 1996.
He was a judge for the British Iris
Society, won many prizes on the show bench for his iris, (including in Florence
at an international competition) and was well respected amongst iris breeders
here and in America.
A couple of our older plotholders do remember Bob and his flowers.
Plotholder Sue Griffith is now bringing back some of Bob’s iris to the allotment site.
To read Sue's winter update click here.