Topiary is back in fashion – for a while with all the talk of rewilding and permaculture there was a worry that manicured gardens would be pushed into oblivion. But you can’t hold a good art form down, and as far as gardens go this is one of the best. The shaping of plants into …
Ai Weiwei seems to be everywhere these days, which is ironic considering he remains country-bound, prohibited from travelling outside of his native China for dissident activities. Hasn’t seemed to have stopped him, with the help of social media and an exponential growth of western fans, it will be fascinating to watch how far he can …
Paul Morrison’s monochromatic botanical landscapes give us a bit of everything we love. Firstly, he renders plants in a reasonably botanically accurate way, clearly taking inspiration from the shapes and patterns that plants produce. But he then shakes it all up a bit to great effect. Not only does he add some more cartoony impressionistic …
A multi-award winning photographer, hailed as a “Landscape Master” by Outdoor Photographer Magazine, and called “one of Canada’s best photographers” by CBC, Graham Osborne has not been short of accolades in his career. His publication list includes many picture book triumphs including Plant Curator’s personal favourite Wildflowers: Seasonal Splendors of the North American West, which beautifully …
Here are five inspirational plant activities for June including to garden festivals of different sorts. All suggestions are based on the assumption you have endless wealth and free time at your disposal. If you can’t do all five, one is good too. 1. Rhodope Wildflower Festival, Bulgaria – 21-29 June If you need any more reason …
Has anybody noticed the way vine plants are creeping into the design of the Beatty Street Mural in Vancouver? It is as if they seem to know exactly where to go and how to perfectly accentuate the look of each individual rendered. An eye-patch to David Suzuki, a goatee for Terry Fox, a bit more …