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"Best in Show" at Chatsworth Garden & Plant Fair 2024
We were delighted to be awarded "Best in Show" at the Chatsworth Garden & Plant Fair 2024. Awarded for the best stall 2024 by the Earl and Countess of Burlington.- Jess Huband
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"We all want quiet, we all want beauty, we all need space..." Octavia Hill
On Main Avenue at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024 was The Octavia Hill Garden by Blue Diamond with The National Trust, designed by Ann-Marie Powell with the Blue Diamond Team. Read more about it here.- Jess Huband
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RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Despite the rain, it was another fantastic RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Press Day (which was, fortunately, beautiful weather) brought a very special visitor to our stand: Dame Judi Dench!
Plans for 2024!
2024 looks to be just as exciting and busy as 2023. We’ve kicked off the year by launching a new retailers/stockists website, to enable all of our lovely stockists to order their stock online. Read more about our plans for 2024 here!
2023… What a busy year!
We traditionally take some time in January (and February) to take a look back at the year prior, whilst making plans for the year ahead. It’s also the time of year we work on bespoke commissions before the busy show season commences again. Read more about our 2023 adventures here!
- Jess Huband
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Goldfinch on Teasel Garden Stem featured in Country Living!
Our Goldfinch on Teasel Garden Stem has been featured within the September 2023 edition of Country Living! Read more...- Jess Huband
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RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023: A year of firsts…
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023 saw a number of firsts in the prestigious Flower Show’s history…Read our blog post!
Over £2,000 raised for 5 charities in 2022! Art for Charity fundraising update
We are very proud to announce that, with your ongoing support, we have raised over £2,000 for five charities throughout 2022! Read more.
A look back on 2022... And plans for 2023!
Whilst planning for 2023 we've had the opportunity to look back on 2022, not something we often get the chance to do whilst in the thick of it. And what a year it was!
Stop all the Locks - A Poem about River Pollution
Following on from a recent presentation by Windrush Against Sewage Pollution (W.A.S.P.), Tony was inspired to write Stop All the Locks - A Poem about River Pollution. Watch and listen to Tony's poem, set to music by Nick Hooper, here.
Public Art Project: Willow Leaf Bench in Stonesfield, West Oxfordshire
This bench was commissioned by Stonesfield Parish Council as a functional art piece. An original concept by Genny, the willow leaf measures 2.4 metres in length. Overlooking the Evenlode valley, it features a local stretch of the winding River Evenlode, a tributary of the River Thames. Also included are lines from Hillaire Belloc's poem The Evenlode.- Jess Huband
