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“We go, in winter’s biting wind,
On many a short-lived winter day,
With aching back but willing mind
To dig and double dig the clay.”
~ Ruth Pitter, The DiehardsForage in January for:
Alexanders, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Chickweed
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Tag Archives: sculpture
A Garden full of Canals
Chippenham Park, Cambridgeshire, has a distinctly naval theme governing the layout of its gardens and it certainly contains boat loads of water, nearly all laid out in the form of long straight canals. The reason for this focus is that … Continue reading
Posted in History, Nature, Spring
Tagged Admiral Russell, Cambridgeshire, canal, Chippenham Park, Gardens, Hellebores, Photography, sculpture, snowdrops, William Eames
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Hatfield House – The romance of knots, fountains and horseshoe elephants!
A number of years ago we visited the romantic gardens of Hatfield House, Hertfordshire and I retain an impression of wonderful Elizabethan glories from that trip. So a couple of weeks ago when we were lucky enough to be able … Continue reading
Posted in History, Nature, Out and about
Tagged Angela Conner, Elizabeth I, Hatfield House, Henry VIII, Hertfordshire, Jacobean, Knot garden, Old Palace, Parterre, Renaissance, Robert Cecil, sculpture, Tudor
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Ephemeral Land Art
I love the idea of works of art that are built in the landscape from natural materials and that evolve or fade with time. I’ve been a fan of well-known artists like Andy Goldsworthy, David Nash and Ivan Hicks for … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Out and about, Whimsy
Tagged forest work, Land Art, Miha Brinovec, Patrick Dougherty, sculpture, Spencer Byles
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Reflections on Wood
Last year the National Trust at Wimpole Hall commisioned an artist to develop a number of sculptures for the Pleasure Grounds under the title: ‘Reflections’. Theo Gayer-Anderson (sculptor and stone conservator) was successful. He worked with the gardeners/foresters over a … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Whimsy, Wimpole Hall
Tagged Art, mirrors, Pleasure grounds, Reflections, sculpture, Theo Gayer-Anderson, Wimpole Hall, wood
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