‘The Lost Garden’ of Red Rocket Hut
Our part of Fowey Regatta Traders Carnival
( Theme: Cornwall past and present)
The Team…
Centre: Owners Deb and David
Right: Artist Kirsten Jones, Wine Broker Aleks Marinkovic
Left: Nic and Kaia, part of the amazing Red Rocket team!
( we can put a new pic below to include and thank everyone who helps)
Our Theme:
‘Lost Gardens of Heligan’, comes to Whitehouse Quay. Fabulous foliage from Par Garden Centre and cardboard creatures current and historical. Essentially nature is everything- a constant throughout time!
Key Words: Nature, Sustainability, Recycling
Lost Gardens of Heligan: Our Inspiration…
Heligan became ‘lost’ after the gardeners who were so crucial to the running of the estate went off to fight for King and country in the Great War of 1914-18. At least 13 of the outdoor staff served in the war; tragically, nine of them gave their lives.
Their loss shattered this tight-knit community; Heligan House was rented out and the wider estate was abandoned, falling into disrepair. It was only in the 1990s that this horticultural time capsule was brought back to life by a team headed by archaeologist Tim Smit, who also co-founded The Eden Project. More than 300 varieties of fruit and vegetable are being grown again by traditional methods.
Past gardeners are remembered with their names writted on herb labels, a moving tribute.
Man-made sculptures blend with nature.
The Melon Garden has of the country's only remaining manure-heated pineapple pits where varieties have fruited again (right)
Also citrus, vine and peach plus Himalayan strawberry (left)
The great walled Flower Garden has the most comprehensive collection of Victorian cut flowers.
The "Jungle" was created as an horticultural playground for experimenting with sub-tropical plants, a passion that swept the country one hundred and fifty years ago.
It is home to the largest collection of tree ferns in Europe and is a subtropical paradise for palms, bamboos and exotic specimen trees
the Lost Valley. With its history of charcoal burning, this rural landscape has all the potential for recolonization by native species of plants and animals.
Plants from Par Garden Centre
Max if you and Matt are up for this We can chat about the details but essentially I imagine…
Red Rocket surrounded by plants and greenery from Par Garden Centre, all for sale
Were also doing a bar at 26 Esplanade so could have some here too
we would do video of the set up and work in progress
Insta / FB collaboration posts from @loveartandevents @redrocketfowey @kirstenjonesart
… a great story of creativity and collaboration of local businesses. (plus I think we could win!)
Inspiration.. Animals
Most seen in and around Cornish coasts.. some new arrivals due to warmer waters.
Rainbow Sea Slug
Salp
Leatherback Turtle
Shortfin Mako Sharks
lions mane Jellyfish
Loggerhead turtle
Orca Whale
Greenland Shark
Dolphin
Porpoise
Giant Squid
Octopus
Inspiration.. Sea Monsters.
Historical Sea Monsters:
The Morgawr
The Leviathan
The Flushing Monster
port Isaac Serpent
The North Coast Nessie
Falmouth Bay Sea Serpent
Sea Monster in Helford
Materials:
Recycled cardboard and mixed materials
Shapes of monsters cut from cardboard on bamboo poles so they stand above the plants
Reference for the judges and visitors
A print out / booklet to share with judges and customers explains the story of the project and a QR code with link to a summary version of this page
Extras…
Bespoke Wine label for our new rose wine.. This is the first stage of the design,.. to be continued! A donation of part of any sales to Surfers against Sewage. Wine sold from RR and no.26
David could create some signs.. ‘Beware The Mawgawr’ .. Kraken with the trademark K etc
Outfits .. to include recycled ‘stuff’ bin liners and beyond baby!
Projected slide show onto the wall of RR using digital images like the images on this page.
Special thanks to Elizabeth Dale.. we used her book in our research ( could also invite her to the opening)
Any other local sustainability campaigners?