This is the original design by Anne Nurmiranta for the Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) show garden for the 2012 Gardening Scotland event at Ingliston, Edinburgh.
The size of the stand is 5m x 4m and the garden is 'a tribute to the abundance of nature' with a selection of plants suitable for the Scottish climate. The team included members of the 2nd year HND Garden Design and Horticulture students, seven in all. I was asked to construct the Cornucopia and run a weaving workshop for the students to make baskets for the event.
The first job was to make a prototype, to see if it fitted the students design and to give me an idea of the best way to construct it. This model was half size and constructed vertically then laid horizontally. The rope boundary is the same proportion as the final garden space.
Next we held a workshop at the Scottish Agricultural Collage and made some fine frame baskets and of course cornucopias.
What a great idea. I have seen "baskets" and beds in the garden, but this looks very interesting.
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