A tremendous 36sqm asymmetrical artist's studio under a tree canopy in Wiltshire from Richmond Bell Architects, pictured above next to the 1950s bungalow on the same property. The SIPs-built studio has a large metal-framed window and roof light to get in as much light as possible and offer nice views of the garden, as well as charred timber cladding, concealed gutters, and a natty interior window seat.
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Shepherd's hut specialists Plankbridge launched a new partnership at Chelsea Flower Show this year with wallpaper and fabric company Lewis & Wood. Here's what the interior of your new hut could look like!
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My favourite build from Chelsea Flower Show this year has come to meet a wider public in St Pancras station in London
Post-show, the Martha Krempel and Malvern Garden Buildings delight is now on display in the main concourse where passersby can nip in and learn more about garden offices, shedworking, and peatland conservation. Or as the St Pancras folk put it:
Visitors are invited to pause during their journey, explore the space and reflect on the relationship between creativity, nature and the environments that inspire both. The installation also celebrates London St. Pancras Highspeed’s long-standing connection with music through the inclusion of a Steinway Spirio self-playing piano, creating moments of reflection and spontaneous performance throughout the day.
You can nip in and have a gander until June 21.
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Booths Garden Studios has gone live with its new redesigned web site. It's well worth clicking through from the link and having a good nose round - Shedworking gives it the thumbs up for smartness, detail, and interest, with a good case studies section and plenty of information about its various zero maintenance offerings, as well as renting details and an attractive gallery.
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There's only a week to go before entries close for this year's 20th anniversary Shed of the Year competition.
The last day is June 14 to get your shed into the mix, before public voting begins the following day and closes on July 14. The winners will be announced on July 29, with an overall winner, category winners, and regional winners.
Organiser and founder of the competition Andrew Wilcox, known to us old-timers as Uncle Wilco, is particularly encouraging entries in the Simple But Effective, Community, and Colourful categories.
Click the link top for more information about how to enter.
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A special treat for you all for this week's Finery, an excerpt from my A Drink with the Idler talk last week with the magazine's editor Tom Hodgkinson.
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Treehouse specialists Blue Forest will transform the grounds of St Martin-in-the-Fields, overlooking Trafalgar Square, into 'Lost Oasis' an immersive urban garden of timber, greenery, food, drink, sport and live entertainment.
Designed and built by Blue Forest in partnership with Cornwall’s Lost Gardens of Heligan, Lost Oasis (artist's render pictured above) will features a series of carefully crafted timber structures and treehouses alongside equally appealing planting. It will offer rotating chef residencies from the likes of Nathan Outlaw, major sporting screenings including the football World Cup, Wimbledon and the Formula 1 British Grand Prix, as well as live music and comedy festival.
“The timber structures will feel as though they have grown out of the landscape, wrapped in living planting and built to tread lightly on their surroundings, bringing a true sense of the wild into the heart of London," said Andy Payne, Blue Forest founder.
It will run June 10 to August 30 and Shedworking is planning to report back from its press opening evening next Tuesday.
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