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The City That Sold the Sun Creeping buttercups, oxeye daises, field poppies, yarrow, lavender, daffodils, sedum, verbena, sunflowers and paeonies are some of the flowers which will vanish from London’s parks if a proposal by the Greater London Authority to allow over-shadowing by high-rise buildings becomes official policy for the city.  On Monday 21st March 2022, the spring equinox, we released our publication ‘The City that Sold the Sun’, as part of our campaign to protect outdoor spaces from being overshadowed by tall buildings. We are grateful to the National Garden Scheme who has funded the publication which includes contributions from: Sue Stuart-Smith – psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and author of The Well-Gardened Mind Mathew Frith – Director of Policy & Research at London Wildlife Trust Dr Sam Everington – Professor and GP Samia Qureshi – Garden Museum Science Learning Officer Read ‘The City That Sold the Sun’ Watch this explanation of our sunlight for London campaign – presented by London Assembly Member for the Green Party Sian Berry, Garden Museum Director Christopher Woodward, Director of Policy & Research at London Wildlife Trust Mathew Frith, and George Plumptre, CEO of the National Gardens Scheme. Exhibition catalogue available now! Wild & Cultivated: Fashioning the Rose The rose and fashion are inextricably entwined. Roses, like fashion, are a luxury and they are ephemeral. They are both ‘shown’ seasonally, their appeal is multi-sensorial, and they each incite passion and obsession. This accompanying catalogue to our new exhibition Wild & Cultivated: Fashioning the Rose is written by curator Amy de la Haye and set designer Simon Costin. Discover how artists, designers and writers throughout history have explored the symbolism of this fragrant flower and its deterrent thorns – a conjunction of opposites – to draw out illusions to love, beauty, death, gender and sexuality, sin, and rites of passage. Illustrated with images of the fashion, photography and floral ephemera shown in the exhibition. £20 (plus postage) Order your copy Livestream this week Marian Boswall: Sustainable Garden Join us for a talk with landscape architect Marian Boswall to celebrate the launch of her new book Sustainable Garden, in conversation with garden designer and BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Arit Anderson. In Sustainable Garden, Marian walks us through the process of creating and managing a sustainable outdoor space, offering insights and projects designed to help you lead a more low-impact lifestyle: whether it’s by harnessing natural energy, converting to peat-free compost, reducing your consumption of plastic, saving seeds or creating garden areas from reclaimed materials. Tickets to attend in person are now sold out, but the event will be livestreamed online to enjoy from home! Those who book the livestream can either watch live or enjoy the recording later at a time that suits you.  Tues 29 March, 7pm £10 livestream only Book tickets Vogue: ‘The Garden Museum’s Wild & Cultivated Exhibition Is A Potted History Of The Rose In Fashion’ ‘There is perhaps no flower on earth that holds more symbolism – and more fashion influence – than the rose, as the Garden Museum’s latest exhibition makes beautifully clear.’ Curator Amy de la Haye picks six fabulous fashion highlights of our new exhibition Wild & Cultivated: Fashioning the Rose in this interview with Vogue. Keep reading Object of the Week: The Perfect Watering Can (1897) We can’t help but wonder why this didn’t catch on! This advert published in 1897 in The Horticultural List extols the virtues of an inventive new watering can, with which “a bed fifteen feet in diameter can be watered with the greatest ease without treading on the soil”. Explore our collection Images: The City That Sold the Sun photo by Rachel Warne; Primrose Archer Dressed In Flowers From My Garden, Hackney © Tim Walker Studio; Sustainable Gardens book cover courtesy of Marian Boswall; ‘The Perfect Watering Can’, Garden Museum Collection Garden Museum 5 Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7LB gardenmuseum.org.uk

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It’s going to be a good day!

CARPE DIEM

“siege the day”

words……todays thought

Gracious words are like a honeycomb,
sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

Proverbs 16:24
*AMEN*

Gods Love

1 John 4:19

WE love because….he first loved us.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

LOVE is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends…..

 

SOLD Today on ETSY……Volume

Picturing Nantucket reveals a complete spectrum of the islands artistic heritage. Complete with 125 color and 180 black and white reproduction photographs from the Nantucket Historical Associations extensive collection. If you treasure Nantucket Art, this book is an essential reference for your personal collection.

Pristine copy. Measures 10.5” x 12.5” x 1”
A beautiful coffee table book. 253 pages.

A true Art History of the Island.

THIS  Sale just came through via our ETSY SITE. Our buyer lives in Chandler, TX.  Selling Total is $46.

“CONTESSA” says……”it’s all good.”

Indoor and Outdoor Design

So many ideas. We have a huge interest in so many different venues. Gardening is our number #1 passion, but today we were reminiscing so many different things we enjoy and our photo library is so large,  we decided to share some “favs” with you. It’s interesting that once you have design in your blood it seems to carry  over into so many avenues of interest. From time to time we will share from our photos collection.  ENJOY!

 

Bur Oak Tree

 

Deciduous trees go into state of dormancy during winter.  Their leaves have fallen, but new buds have already formed in preparation for next year’s growth.  In the case of this young (about 50 year-old) bur oak, we can easily see its branching arrangement and general shape.

This fifty year old tree is very large. I received this photo just now from my cousin at the farm. So interesting to view it completely bare of leaves. The branch structure is interesting and highlighted by the color of the sky and beginnings of the setting sun. Lovely……

painted ICE…….at 18 degrees

Today my cousin sent me this picture of the frozen ice on the family farm pond. Never seen the same any day or time or weather conditions. A wonder to be sure. Imagine to be this person, my cousin who notices all Gods glory in each sunset, each ice storm, each cloud building over the land, each bird and rodent and owl and bunny. My cousins eyes see things that only he can see. He has watched every blade of grass and every new prairie flower burst from the earth for 70 years. God is  with him on this land…..and he with God.

As it should be……

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by Carl Kurtz

A reflection of clouds at sunset across the rough icy surface of a small pond conveys the essence of an abstract painting. A change in our observation point can give a new perspective on a very ordinary subject. We must remember it won’t occur in exactly the same way ever again.

 

New Client / Planting Urns

Site visit early tomorrow on Beverley Drive near Valley.  View size and depth of two new stone Urns and check out sun/shade location for healthy growth. Client wishes for sturdy plants that can survive up to the first fall frost. We actually recommend this. Possibly miniature evergreens that can be illuminated for the holidays. Surrounded by small summer perennial flowers that can be changed out with fall/winter bloomers. We’ll see. We have prepared many urns so we’ve several thoughts. Meeting with the client at 8:30 am; coincidentally we are going to Merrifield Garden Center following this site visit, as we need to select plants for three other customers. Perhaps we can “kill two birds with one stone at Merrifield. An added note/our clients enjoy a nice discount when we make plant purchases.

Happy for all new work. Fun…..

(pics to follow)

”Contessa”

 

The kiss of the sun……..

……you are rock solid, and I love thee

 

The kiss of the sun for pardon,

The song of the birds for mirth,

One is nearer God’s Heart in a garden

Than anywhere else on earth.