We seem to be in a period of nostalgic music in our particular corner of blogland but for me the following Victorian Garden Suite by Paul Reade is still a favourite. I loved the television programme many years ago and this music captures the melancholic notes of a garden. There is a delight when spring comes around, everything is fresh and vital, pale green turning to a darker hue and then that moment in August as the dustiness starts to dry out the leaf and death takes centre stage, but it is a long time coming.
Yesterday I found Olivia Laing's - Garden Against Time on Audible so shall listen to it. In the first chapter I recognise old names as she sweeps from Sissinghurst to Great Dixter. Vita Sackville, Christopher Lloyd and of course Gertrude Jekyll and just to remember my favourite gardening book W.Robinson as he ponderously writes in the late Victoria era about the 'The English Flower Garden'.
Interesting news: Not exactly. Marc Quinn a modern visionary, taking in several art forms has an exhibition at Kew Gardens of giant bronze flowers, bonsai and other things. Listening to him this morning, he made the excellent point that flowers look very large to bees. But a bit like another artist who pickled poor calves in formaldehyde, he uses blood to smear on his statues? You should read what he did to his head??
Something calmer anyway.
It is nice to focus on the outdoors again.
ReplyDeleteI quite like the soft rains we are getting now and it is definitely warmer. People are excited about what is coming up in their gardens - a renewal of life.
DeleteIt would be easy to add some words to The Victorian Garden Suite. Thanks for sharing this Thelma.
ReplyDeleteI just love the harp and of course the clarinet it almost talks I think.
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