Sir Harold Hillier Gardens will host a major embroidery exhibition next month, inspired by its gardens and the world renowned landscape gardener, Capability Brown.
The Embroiderers’ Guild has launched its largest ever national exhibition to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of Lancelot Capability Brown. As part of their celebratory work, members of the Guild have interpreted the picturesque surroundings of the Gardens through fabric and thread, to produce unique pieces of textile art work which will go on show in April.
Director of Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Wolfgang Bopp, said:
This exhibition will not only showcase the beautiful skill and craftsmanship of the Embroiderers’ Guild, but also our much loved landscapes and gardens. 300 years since his birth, Capability Brown continues to inspire landscape design in England today, and throughout the rest of the world.
This first-time exhibition will be displayed in the Oak Room in Jermyn’s House from 11 April – 17 April, and then open to visitors on weekends and bank holidays only from 23 April – 23 October. Entry is free but normal Gardens admissions apply.
The Gardens and Arboretum were established in 1953 by the distinguished plantsman Sir Harold Hillier. The Gardens have been under the sole trusteeship of Hampshire County Council since 1977, and feature a collection of over 42,000 plants set in 180 acres of rolling Hampshire countryside near Romsey – visited by thousands of people of all ages, throughout the year.
For more information, please visit www.hilliergardens.co.uk
