Walled Gardens

Secret Garden
Credit: Richard East
Credit: Peter McGowan
Credit: Peter McGowan
Credit: Peter McGowan
Credit: Peter McGowan
Credit: Peter McGowan
Credit: Peter McGowan
Credit: Peter McGowan
Credit: Peter McGowan
Credit: Peter McGowan
Credit: Peter McGowan
walled garden
Credit: Evelyn R
Walled Garden
Credit: George McSorley
cupid in walled garden
Credit: Evelyn R
Secret Garden pavilion
Credit: JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University
walled garden pavilion
Credit: Evelyn R
Secret Gardens celebrity art
Credit: Paul Climie
Secret Gardens celebrity art
Credit: Paul Climie
Secret Gardens celebrity art
Credit: Paul Climie
Credit: Isobel Bowditch
Credit: Isobel Bowditch
Credit: Bobby Kenney
Garden Festival 'zone'

Plants and Food

Sponsor, if appropriate

Professional Gardeners Guild/Christie & Co

Type of object

Pavilion, building or other structure

Current situation

Unknown

Notes

The Walled Gardens hosted an exhibition of celebrity depictions of 'secret gardens', to be auctioned at the conclusion of the Garden Festival for the benefit of Help the Aged. These were exhibited within the Walled Garden pavilion, or 'parterre'.

2 comments

  1. Maurice Wilkins says:

    I was involved with the Professional Gardeners’ Guild/Christie & Co Walled Garden at the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival and can give you a full history, given time to record it all and seek out the images. I’ll be in touch in due course.

    Reply

    1. That would be very helpful, thank you!

      Reply

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