RESEARCH: Little Sparta (August 2024)
I visited magical, mossy Little Sparta, Ian Hamilton Finlay’s greatest work of art, as part of my research into artist’s gardens (set in the Pentland Hills, near Edinburgh). Above, are… Continue Reading
I visited magical, mossy Little Sparta, Ian Hamilton Finlay’s greatest work of art, as part of my research into artist’s gardens (set in the Pentland Hills, near Edinburgh). Above, are… Continue Reading
My RHS bursary included a research trip to the world’s oldest topiary gardens, Levens Hall in Cumbria, to think about ‘living sculptures’ and biomorphic shapes (as there’s lots of box… Continue Reading
Thanks to the RHS Bursary, I was also able to attend this conference at Garden Museum. Speakers included: Neil Davidson, Landscape Architect/J&L Gibbons re Urban Nature Project at the Natural… Continue Reading
I received an RHS Bursary to do some research into artist’s gardens as part of this residency. The first trip was to see the gardens at Charleston (Lewes, Sussex), the… Continue Reading
The satisfaction of leaving the garden much tidier than when I arrived, despite a week of rain and very soggy ground! My next visit will focus on planting.
Fellow artist-in-residence, Dorit Lavon Szternfeld, installed her sculpture waving, beewax on chickenwire, with the help of John Plowman.
Created stone circles using left over artists materials and sowed borage and chives seeds in the round. Other seeds planted in the garden include nasturtiums, poppies, fennel, chamomille, nigella, and… Continue Reading
Leftover artist materials have been used as substrate for seed sowing. Another habitat to support wildlife created, again repurposing weeds and pruning materials.
All bay tree prunings were repurposed into bay circles hung on the entrance gate, which should in time turn the same colour as the rusty iron.
Started collating found objects from the garden and site, inspired by the cabinet of curiosities at the Victorian school.