MACMILLAN’S GARDEN OF A
HUNDRED CURIOSITIES CELEBRATES
LEGACY OF ARTIST COUPLE
Mementos, including marbles, buttons
and over a hundred other curiosities
line the walls and inhabit the flower
borders of designer Gary Bristow’s
Macmillan Legacy Garden.
The garden tells the story of a fictional
couple and the legacy they left behind
through objects they loved. It will be
on display at the RHS Malvern Spring
Festival from 9th – 12th May.
Featuring a planting scheme of
perennials, bulbs and self-seeding
plants, the garden is inspired by the
significance of legacy donations to
Macmillan Cancer Support – which
receives over a third of its income
through gifts left in wills.
Garden designer, Gary Bristow, said:
“The memorabilia built into the garden
tells the story of a fictional couple –
one an artist and one a photographer
– using objects from their lifetime’s
collection.”
“I wanted this garden to be an
immersive celebration of life and to
draw attention to the importance of
legacies as a concept.”
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Landscape & Urban Design Issue 37 2019