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Rakes Progress rakesprogress magazine is all about the art of gardens, plants, flowers - the world outside your window

rakesprogress is as much a snapshot of the world beyond your computer's window as it is a guide to the tricky business of growing stuff. Flick through the pages and of course you'll see gardens, plants and flowers, but you'll also find photography, bees, tools, craft, veg, art, architecture, sheds, clothes, jam and, of course, rhubarb. Even if you never pick up a rake, if you want an antidote to the mad whirl of digital, there is something here for you.

Thorns Gallery officially opened today. ‘From Nature’ is the inaugural exhibition. Showing the work of three artists all...
05/07/2025

Thorns Gallery officially opened today. ‘From Nature’ is the inaugural exhibition. Showing the work of three artists all with nature as a source of their work…from the mohair of the Karoo desert in huge textural tapestries to the wood and sculptural forms of and the Cornish clay of Janet Leach’s extraordinary pots and vessels. Formerly a cowshed, the building has been sensitively restored by and his partner into a stunning piece of architecture and sits in the most spectacular landscape near Semerwater, Yorkshire.

‘From Nature’, the inaugural exhibition@thorns.gallery Semerwater, Raydale, North Yorkshire.5th July - 14th September. F...
27/06/2025

‘From Nature’, the inaugural [email protected] Semerwater, Raydale, North Yorkshire.
5th July - 14th September. Featuring
Janet Leach (in collaboration with ), ,

To mark the publication of The Rose Book, published by Phaidon, contributors to the book from the worlds of art, fashion...
11/06/2025

To mark the publication of The Rose Book, published by Phaidon, contributors to the book from the worlds of art, fashion and floral design will join for a revelatory discussion about the many diverse depictions of the world’s most iconic flower at the V&A tomorrow evening (12th June)

From a couture Dior gown and a rose-adorned Barbie to ancient mosaics and Victorian Valentine’s cards, discover the extraordinary ways the universally beloved bloom has been depicted through time and across cultures, both within and beyond the garden. Whether as a symbol of beauty and love, a political and religious icon, or an ornamental plant with countless cultivars, the rose has been an undeniable force in popular culture for millennia, from Ancient Greece to today.

Moderated by Rake’s Progress creative director Victoria Gaiger, the panel will consist of Shane Connolly, a floral designer, ambassador for sustainable floristry, and director of Shane Connolly & Company; Amy de la Haye, a dress historian, writer, curator, professor at London College of Fashion, and author of Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion; and Gill Saunders, former Senior Curator of Prints at the V&A and now an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the V&A’s Research Institute who specialises in and has published widely on botanical illustration, the history of wallpaper, and 20th century and contemporary prints, drawings and paintings…. Link to event below

Https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/a6eDMLbXZG/the-rose?srsltid=AfmBOop9BnHlogp7BhN0oTiaMESQupYNwtMS1F1cpLQKJfqGPDjV-Sh_

Beautiful face to cheer you up on a wet Thursday! for by the amazing
05/06/2025

Beautiful face to cheer you up on a wet Thursday! for by the amazing

Close inspection by photographer . A beautiful study of spring flowers in issue 13 from viburnum, hellebores, tulips ...
19/03/2025

Close inspection by photographer . A beautiful study of spring flowers in issue 13 from viburnum, hellebores, tulips to magnolia. Shown here ‘star’ magnolia

Don’t fear to follow where airy voices lead - feature in issue 13 - spent her year of lockdown as artist in residence ...
19/03/2025

Don’t fear to follow where airy voices lead - feature in issue 13 -
spent her year of lockdown as artist in residence at Keats House in Hampstead. Against the backdrop of the pandemic, her creative exploration of nature, death and frailty took on fresh significance
“John Keats died 200 years ago when he was a mere 45 years old. Many remember him for his odes, specifically Ode to a Nightingale, that capture so sublimely his increasing awareness of the brevity of life. But for me, it is his relationship with flowers that best illustrates his journey from apothecary to poet.”

and Daryl McGregor () team up for , transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. A still life series where form, t...
28/02/2025

and Daryl McGregor () team up for , transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. A still life series where form, texture, and composition take center stage-true - a celebration of the art of gardens, plants, and flowers.

‘GLASS HOUSE’Photography .co Styling and Art Direction Location (and homegrown produce) - Gilly’s allotment, South Wale...
19/02/2025

‘GLASS HOUSE’
Photography .co
Styling and Art Direction
Location (and homegrown produce) - Gilly’s allotment, South Wales
Handmade Miami wine glass by at .glass and handmade Mexican recycled glass jug by

‘Oil crisis’ in the latest issue Until a decade ago Puglia produced nearly half of Italy’s olive oil. Now the rise of ...
19/02/2025

‘Oil crisis’ in the latest issue
Until a decade ago Puglia produced nearly half of Italy’s olive oil. Now the rise of tourism and the arrival
of a deadly pathogen are killing an ancient way of life
Photographer records the slow death of Solento’s olive groves words by

‘ A feast for the forsaken’ inspired by Miss Havisham’s dining room in threat Expectations photographer created a sump...
11/02/2025

‘ A feast for the forsaken’ inspired by Miss Havisham’s dining room in threat Expectations photographer created a sumptuous and melancholic feast worthy of literatures most celebrated jilted bride set design and floral styling food styling in issue 17

IN FEBRUARY 2021, PHOTOGRAPHER SIÂN DAVEY was locked down at home in Devon with her kids. One day her eldest son, Luke l...
21/12/2024

IN FEBRUARY 2021, PHOTOGRAPHER SIÂN DAVEY was locked down at home in Devon with her kids. One day her eldest son, Luke looked out at the long-neglected back garden and said to his mother, ‘Why don’t we turn it into a garden full of flowers so beautiful that people will want to be photographed by you?’
Davey did just that and the project is now available as a book. Read words from Amy Raphael on and her beautiful project in the latest issue

Photographer Fraser Chatham transformed floral arrangements by submerging them in glass tanks to capture their luminosit...
20/12/2024

Photographer Fraser Chatham transformed floral arrangements by submerging them in glass tanks to capture their luminosity, perfectly mirrored reflections, and new found beauty in issue 17 of
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Floral Stylist
Set Design mason

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