The history of plants and garden design is an ongoing interest in my practice, in particular the work of Gertrude Jekyll. For Desirable things that come of themselves I turned to Jekyll’s own garden at Munstead Wood. The installation reflected elements of Jekyll’s planting schemes throughout the year; the spring garden with it’s tender colouring of pale yellow primroses, golden daffodils and richer coloured tulips; the long flower borders in July with drifts of colour graduating from pastel pinks, blues and purples to stronger yellows, oranges and reds then back again in reverse; and the darker, more intense crimsons, purples and blues that enhance the drama within the garden.

I often work with materials that are cheap and readily accessible, turning them into hand crafted, jewel-like objects. The 890 coloured acrylic circles were laboriously cut by hand from lighting filters, chosen for their transparent, light reflective quality. Suspended by needlework thread, a material commonly associated with intricate women’s work, the circles gently moved, creating an ever changing view. Desirable things that come of themselves was a celebration of colour, light and movement, all elements desired by a gardener.

Desirable things that come of themselves was commissioned by Arts Co as part of Brompton Borders, an experimental fringe event to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.