Plants being painted for the Bowood Exhibition in 2026
Here is the list of plants from the Bowood gardens being painted by members. Please try to avoid duplication when you choose your plant.
Helen Acosta: Rhododendron occidentale, Rosa ‘Lady of Shalott’
Caroline Allen: Magnolia ‘Sayonara’
Christine Battle: Wisteria
Rachel Berger: Magnolia stellata, 3 Apples from the walled garden (Tydemans Early Worcester, Lord Lambourne, Discovery)
Janet Collett: Salvia Amistad and Fig
Rosie Darrah: Asclepius tuberosa
Celia Denée: Fruit, vegetables and herbs in the walled garden
Penny Ladd: Cedrus deodara, Medlar
Kathy Needs: Anthemis Sauce Hollandaise/ Dyers Chamomile
Jan Robertson: Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’
Maureen Seed: Leycesteria Formosa ‘Golden Lanterns’
Jen Sheppard: Globe artichoke, Courgette flower
Theresa Smith: Bluebell
Kate Souter: Gingko bilboa, Geranium Rozanne/ Patricia
Lila Streether: Abutilon ‘Red Tiger’ and Discovery apple
Lyn Sykes: Rosa American Pillar, Vitis vinifera ‘Muscat of Alexandria’
Chris Taylor: Sisyrinchium
Annabel Trechmann: Daphne bholua ‘Jaqueline Postill’, Rhododendron yakushimanum
Julia Trickey: Blooms from the ‘Cut Flower Garden’ (in the walled garden) and Castanea sativa
Curzon Tussaud: Corylus avellana
Josie White: Prunus Amanagowa, Rose cayenne, Ricinus communis