Festival of the Garden
The Festival of the Garden was inaugurated in 2002 and has been a great success. There are only three garden design festivals worldwide which champion conceptual garden design with an innovative edge and this is one. However, the Festival is moving to a permanent home in Northamptonshire and the River Nene Regional Park. The next Festival will take place in 2007, news of which can be found on the website.
The Festival provides an exciting way to experience an original approach to garden design, challenging the traditional use of materials and space. The 200 submissions are judged by a panel of experts to ensure that the Festival's criteria are met. These designs are whittled down to fourteen garden designs, which are then created at the Arboretum. Designers whose work is featured includes James Alexander Sinclair, Stephen Wenlock, Lesley Kennedy, Anna Radice and Patricia Lussier, Mira Engler and Brodie McAllister.
The selected garden designs are chosen for their originality, strength of design, use of materials, wit and inspirational nature. The size of garden is restricted to a minimum size of 150m² and maximum size of 200m², with a materials budget of £15,000. You will find full details of the designer's brief, together with information on featured designers from the Festivals held in 2002 and 2003.
The world class winning gardens, which can be viewed at the Westonbirt Arboretum until 12th September, cover a wide spectrum of creative fields across the arts as a whole, taking in architecture, fine art, performance art, sculpture and photography. One of the panelists described the Festival as the 'International Catwalk of Garden Design', a celebration of garden design, pushing the boundaries ever further.
The website showcases winning gardens from past festivals. Take a virtual walk through the gardens and by clicking on an image, read the designer's biography, details of their design philosophy, key materials and plants used, with a useful sourcing directory. Best of all, would be to visit the Arboretum, a visit taking roughly three hours.
The Festival provides an exciting way to experience an original approach to garden design, challenging the traditional use of materials and space. The 200 submissions are judged by a panel of experts to ensure that the Festival's criteria are met. These designs are whittled down to fourteen garden designs, which are then created at the Arboretum. Designers whose work is featured includes James Alexander Sinclair, Stephen Wenlock, Lesley Kennedy, Anna Radice and Patricia Lussier, Mira Engler and Brodie McAllister.
The selected garden designs are chosen for their originality, strength of design, use of materials, wit and inspirational nature. The size of garden is restricted to a minimum size of 150m² and maximum size of 200m², with a materials budget of £15,000. You will find full details of the designer's brief, together with information on featured designers from the Festivals held in 2002 and 2003.
The world class winning gardens, which can be viewed at the Westonbirt Arboretum until 12th September, cover a wide spectrum of creative fields across the arts as a whole, taking in architecture, fine art, performance art, sculpture and photography. One of the panelists described the Festival as the 'International Catwalk of Garden Design', a celebration of garden design, pushing the boundaries ever further.
The website showcases winning gardens from past festivals. Take a virtual walk through the gardens and by clicking on an image, read the designer's biography, details of their design philosophy, key materials and plants used, with a useful sourcing directory. Best of all, would be to visit the Arboretum, a visit taking roughly three hours.
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