Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Whichford Pottery - handmade terracotta pots. On my list of Lovely Things. Plus, if I ever return to pottery class, something that I might more usefully pursue (my kitchen cupboards hold testament to my artistic talents, ceramic-wise, after two evening courses... plenty of smallish bowls, useful for olives and dips, hula hoops and peanuts, but…
Continue reading ➞ Whichford Pottery
Did you know that 8% of all flowering plants are orchids? Well there are quite a lot of them here in the Princess of Wales Conservatory for the Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens... Warm, humid spaces, with a tropical soundtrack too, filled with all manner of floral delights, thousands of orchids and other exotica. The…
Continue reading ➞ Escape winter….. Orchids at Kew 2014
Sackler Crossing Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London 2004 – 2006 The Sackler Crossing is part of a new route through the 120 hectares of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Set low to the surface of the lake, its serpentine form seems to float across the water, allowing people to experience the surrounding landscape from new…
Continue reading ➞ John Pawson’s serpentine Sackler Crossing (and ducks)
I've photographed these willow fungi before, but I think they deserve another outing, bathed as they were in late afternoon sunshine last Sunday. A BBC video featuring Tom Hare, the artist responsible and the work of the Fungarium at Kew - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24473667 http://www.kew.org/video-galleries/galleries/Tom-Hare-fungi-sculptures.htm
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