Bluebells are back

The Bluebells that were planted this time last year on Hackney Downs, after their installation at the WW Gallery Patio Projects space, are flowering away quite happily. I very nearly missed them. About a month ago the Parks dept. cut

Bluebells are back

The Bluebells that were planted this time last year on Hackney Downs, after their installation at the WW Gallery Patio Projects space, are flowering away quite happily. I very nearly missed them. About a month ago the Parks dept. cut

Urban Bluebells: done and dusted

In a deluge…. the installation has come to an end. This morning I removed the bluebells from the WW Gallery Patio and moved them all over to a lovely slope under a canopy of plane trees on Hackney Downs. With

Urban Bluebells: done and dusted

In a deluge…. the installation has come to an end. This morning I removed the bluebells from the WW Gallery Patio and moved them all over to a lovely slope under a canopy of plane trees on Hackney Downs. With

4 days left at the Patio

The Bluebells have been flowering away but the weather this month has turned out extremely dreary, very wet and none too encouraging to get outdoors sadly. However we need the rain and I hope that this means the drought concerns

4 days left at the Patio

The Bluebells have been flowering away but the weather this month has turned out extremely dreary, very wet and none too encouraging to get outdoors sadly. However we need the rain and I hope that this means the drought concerns

1st week at the patio

The Bluebells have been in residence for over a week now. They are having a fairly quiet existence, which is a good thing really. Although on Thursday evening there was an impressive hailstorm. A blanket of tiny icy hailstones covered

1st week at the patio

The Bluebells have been in residence for over a week now. They are having a fairly quiet existence, which is a good thing really. Although on Thursday evening there was an impressive hailstorm. A blanket of tiny icy hailstones covered

and planted.

At 4pm yesterday I finished off the planting up of the Bluebells installation. The neighbour’s cat strolled over and carefully picked her way across the bed. No doubt she will be adding her own contributions to the piece as the

and planted.

At 4pm yesterday I finished off the planting up of the Bluebells installation. The neighbour’s cat strolled over and carefully picked her way across the bed. No doubt she will be adding her own contributions to the piece as the

Raised!

Thanks to Chris Rushby-Smith, my one-and-only best brother-in-law for building the raised bed at the Patio today. While I pointed, made suggestions and handed over the occasional screw. And on the first day of his London holiday too. Thank you,

Raised!

Thanks to Chris Rushby-Smith, my one-and-only best brother-in-law for building the raised bed at the Patio today. While I pointed, made suggestions and handed over the occasional screw. And on the first day of his London holiday too. Thank you,

1 week to go

This time next week I will be building up the raised bed and planting the Bluebells for Urban Bluebells/Patio Project #6 The new installation will be showing at WW Gallery in Hackney through April. I hope you will join me

1 week to go

This time next week I will be building up the raised bed and planting the Bluebells for Urban Bluebells/Patio Project #6 The new installation will be showing at WW Gallery in Hackney through April. I hope you will join me