Great Dixter Notecards Box Set
A boxed set of 12 notecards in collaboration with the incomparable Great Dixter House & Gardens, illustrated with wildflowers drawn from their famous meadows.
Each card is letterpress printed by hand on deckle-edged off-white watercolour paper, and individually hand-painted with coloured inks.
Presented in a tissue lined, grey archival box with brass wire-stitching, finished with an illustrated label. Includes one of each card from the collection with matching envelopes.
Each card measures 17 x 11.5 cm and is blank inside - these are the perfect size to share a little news.
Great Dixter House & Gardens is one of Britain's greatest horticultural treasures and a touchstone for gardeners, artists and designers alike. Some years ago, Scribble & Daub founder Caroline Kent began her own wildflower meadow in place of the brambled scrub behind her Sussex cottage and studio, using cuttings from Dixter's own historic meadows, generously gifted by Head Gardener, Fergus Garrett. From April to September it is now an ever-changing tapestry of native wildflower species, that buzzes with butterflies and insects and is home to all sorts of wildlife from slow worms to shrews. It is from drawings made in her own and Dixter's meadows, that this card collection has been created, a token of gratitude for a great gift - after all, you are what you give.
For every set sold, a donation will be made to the Great Dixter Charitable Trust. Great Dixter was home to illustrious gardener and celebrated writer Christopher Lloyd (1921-2006) for over 40 years, and is now under the stewardship of the Great Dixter Charitable Trust. Lloyd created untamed expanses of grasses and wildflowers - including many rare species of orchid - punctuated with bulbs and his beloved topiary that were prized for their beauty, but as importantly, for their maintenance of plant and wildlife diversity. Since the Second World War, 95% of Britain's species-rich ancient meadows have been lost. This collaboration aims to support Great Dixter's work to promote and encourage the restoration of such habitats.