— Garden —
“This garden has completely restored my peace”
T.C.
The Garden
The Wye Valley Sculpture is the vision of artist Gemma Kate Wood which is an accumulation of a shared vision stretching over three generations.
The story reaches back to the 1950’s, to an organically run small-holding set up by her grandparents.
Inspired by their reverence for the natural world, her parents- who are both botanists and ecologists- have been collecting plants and growing this garden for over 40 years.
We still hold true to that Organic, Sustainable vison. In 2018 the Garden won a Sustainable Venue award.
SITE
The Garden sits nestled upon the ancient wooded slopes of this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty providing an ever-changing backdrop of colour and texture throughout the season.
Today the garden is about 3 acres and is made up of formal lawns surrounded by abundant herbaceous borders, a pond, woodland areas, Snowdrop wood, an orchard and meadows which all provide a rich habitat for wildlife.
“We are so privileged to live in such a special place”
TODAY - studio garden
Gemma, a growing nationally recognised artist, has made it her own studio garden with the addition of a series of Sculptures all inspired from this very landscap.
The garden has two main seasonal events
- Spring we have and extensive snowdrop display that is open to the public to bring in some seasonal cheer.
- Summer Sculpture Exhibition, where once again she will be inviting a selection of artists to exhibit with her this summer.
