Frederick Gibberd, architect, dead 1984 has created his private garden intuitively. Not many knows about his special sculpture garden in Essex, quite close to Stansted.
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Visited the garden by chance this summer. I was on my way back to Sweden via Stansted which is close to Harlow, and my GPS showed me the way to the garden. It was closed of course. But I was lucky. I telephoned a number and out from a little visiting house comes a lady who was there administrating the business - she was one of those admirable volonteers, who work freely to save gardens.
I had information from her, and coffee!! Then she let me walk around in the garden by my self. It is quite big, with a creek and woodlands. I had a great time photographing everything magical and the 80 sculptures, place on magic spots all over. The gardener who I found with her dog, she showed me the fantastic exhibition of sir Gibberds house. And then she offered me...coffee! i said yes, since I´m a real coffeinist.
It was a very special garden experience. Not cottage-styled at all. Just very personal and in-its-own. Gibberd has said that gardening is "Art in space". I really like that expression.
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