Enjoying gardens

This morning I attended a garden history Zoom lecture subtitled why 'Gardens can rank as fine art' which included work by Gertrude Jekyll - an artist and gardener. The speaker has an interesting comment on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzCWrFunNF8&feature=youtu.be

So glad you enjoyed this, Chrissie. I found this little video quite breathtaking with wonderful memories, having taken a vintage coach trip to get to the walled garden before attending the performance, on a wonderfully hot and sunny June afternoon (the estate is large, so there isn't time to walk there and back!)

Absolutely exquisite. A moment of quiet repose. Thank you Judith.

The Opera Garden

Garsington Opera season has been cancelled this year due to coronavirus. A novel short film offers a musical glimpse into the walled garden of the Wormsley estate, the festival's venue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub2SPIdpvfM&list=PLLZjpKQEoPRICP4eDX6Y9gznlnsEUPadU&index=2&t=0s

In the coming weeks more short films are to follow

Following on from the last post, this might be of interest, looking at some of the

collection in the Waddesdon Bequest at the British Museum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEcQscUDnmQ

As the National Trust properties start to re-open, Waddesdon Manor is always a joy to visit, with so many attractions and interesting gardens. On the website are 8 short videos showing different aspects of their gardens. The Pulhumite rock gardens are of special interest as some of our volunteers did a project on another Pulhamite rock garden. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAzPrJR9_BA&list=PLv-EmxLZYlr_-RwnRe2c2BGjDbRsvdzZE&index=1

Thank you for adding this website, with some lovely virtual tours. Gardens are opening from this week, listed by region:

https://ngs.org.uk/our-gardens-are-reopening/

I have really enjoyed exploring the great outdoors whilst staying inside! I came across these lovely virtual garden tours which I hope might be interest- https://ngs.org.uk/virtual-garden-visits-collection/

I'm glad you enjoyed it Amber. I've already revisited the site several times as I try to piece together the locations of various exhibits and visualise. The building itself is of interest, made by local manufacturers near Birmingham - the glass (Chance Company), the metalwork (Fox, Henderson & Co) and the huge fountain (by the Oslers).

For a glimpse of the Great Exhibition held in Hyde Park, in 1851, the Royal Parks website has a fascinating 3D virtual tour around this huge building:

https://www.seymourlerhn.com/royalparks/greatexhibition/

Navigation around the site may need a little practice, but offered an interesting 'visit' and even today is quite breathtaking in its size. Some of the locations offer 2 alternative views: 1851 or today, and some have drop down images of historic paintings.

Thank you Elizabeth, what a fascinting glimpse into these interesting gardens.

From TAS Birmingham's newsletter, online at the RA: artists' gardens

https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/article/video-inside-the-artists-gardens

Thank you so much for sharing these interesting links, after our Instant Expert e-newsletter on parks I feel like I will appreciate gardens so much more now!-https://theartssociety.org/arts-news-features/become-instant-expert-history-great-british-park

For a virtual garden tour of Highgrove gardens please see this link-https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/igLSEOWqhVHoJw

Having checked out related posts which originated from TAS Cheltenham some of their other posts included gardens. Of particular interest was the Garden Museum link https://gardenmuseum.org.uk/explore/ and the first image was a painting of the Vauxhall Gardens, London, in their heyday c.1760. As very little survives today, archives and paintings bring this site back to life

http://www.vauxhallgardens.com/vauxhall_gardens_briefhistory_page.html