Hebridean Weavers Garden - For Toddy and any one else interested in Plant Dyes

[Seoras]

Just came across this on my Facebook page. As I know Toddy is interested in this subject I thought it would be good to post it up.

As a young lad I used to help my mother and Granny to collect plants for dyeing wool on the Isle of Lewis.

Good to see that the Chelsea Flower Show covers areas like this. May need to go one year.

George

 

[Toddy]

George that's beautiful Thank you
Right off I see shilasdair (that's probably a lowland Gaelic remainder) or Flag Iris, and the Gale and it looks like bog cotton too. I wonder if it's crotal dyed yarn in the cauldron ?

They've even got the roof to walls bit correct Early though.

Thanks again D

Mary

 

[Seoras]

Cheers Mary.

Glad you liked it.

I have a colleague working as a volunteer at the show.

I will see if he can get some pictures.

George

 

[Toddy]

That would be brilliant

M

 

[John Fenna]

That looks great!

 

[Seoras]

Some more info on the garden and its construction can be found in these links.

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/N...tory-18990668-detail/story.html#axzz2U7HFmpj4

http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2013/05/21/garden-featuring-yell-stone-wins-gold-at-chelsea

http://www.landscapermagazine.com/u...-through-2012-rhs-chelsea-flower-show-report/

Seemingly they transported 20 tonnes of Lewisian gneiss stone from Lewis to London to construct it.

George

 

[sandbender]

Thanks for this.

 

[Elen Sentier]

That's lovely ... may even watch some Chelsea tonight in the hopes of seeing it. More pix will be super and shall look at the links.