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 The Thomas Gainsborough Garden

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The Thomas Gainsborough Garden
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 Large Show Garden

The concept is inspired by the garden at [**Gainsborough's House**](https://gainsborough.org/) and the artist's work. It is a living canvas of Gainsborough's cultural landscape. His paintings have informed the garden's naturalistic, romantic perimeters. His use of *chiaroscuro* (an Italian term which translates as light-dark) has been used to create visual layers. The artist's attention to fabric, texture and colour has influenced the planting colour palette.

Garden features reference garden elements at Gainsborough's House. Limewashed walls recall Suffolk buildings and the colour of the property's garden elevation. A garden studio creates an artist's working space. Two golden yew trees echo the two sentinels in the garden. A famous 400 year old Mulberry Tree at the garden is represented by a smaller specimen. A reflective pool reflects the East Anglian sky. Gainsborough's portraits, backgrounds and landscapes inspire features and planting.

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