Notes from the atelier
How each sculpture is drawn, built and dressed, and how each garden is planted and grows.
The Pegasus: from a pencil sketch to The Savoy
How the Âme Pegasus was drawn, built and dressed in white orchids, roses and feathers, then shown at The Savoy in London and in a Dutch orchid greenhouse.
The Black Swan: dark orchids for Bridelux London
The story of the Âme Black Swan, a 1.2 metre flower sculpture in black feathers, dark orchids and deep purple blooms, made for the Bridelux Symposium in London.
Why we plant gardens mature, dense and in layers
Why Âme gardens are planted with mature plants set close together in layers, so a new garden feels lived in from its first season and settled within a year.