Open gardens 2014 programme

Queen’s park

Open Gardens &Studios 2014

Sunday 15th June 1- 6pm

A Queen’s Park Area Residents’ Association event

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hank you for supporting our local community event.

All our talented gardeners and artists have been working hard to ensure we all have a lovely day wandering around Queen’s Park looking at beautiful things, be they flowers, shrubs, art, jewellery or ceramics. There will be lots to see. For the first time, there are three artists exhibiting their work at St Anne’s Church on Salusbury Road and this year we are delighted to introduce nine new gardens and studios for you to visit, identified in the programme by a new green or purple leaf logo. Take a welcome break to enjoy delicious home-made cakes and tea in the leafy surroundings of our Tea Garden, accompanied by music from the Palace Band, the Queen’s Park Singers and the Queen’s Park Junior Singers.

In the park, there will be music on the bandstand and Brent Artists Resource are celebrating their 30 year anniversary with a tent of art activities for all ages. The Queen’s Park Photo Festival will be showing photographs from their young people’s photography competition and their “Around A Mile” and “Local Portraits” projects. There’ll be Sharon Essor showing bees, the Head Gardener giving informative talks and a display of vertical gardening.

Thank you to all the gardeners and artists for opening their homes and welcoming us in and to the members of Queen’s Park Area Residents’ Association working to make the event possible. Any surplus from the day goes towards greening our area including some exciting new plans to improve the frontage of Queen’s Park tube station.

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THE TOUR MAP

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THE TEA GARDEN

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MUSIC ON THE DAY

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SPECIAL ACTIVITIES 12/13 GREENSPACE AT SALUSBURY SCHOOL 7 PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 22/24 BRENT ARTISTS RESOURCE 25

1 Martin Stopford

3 Bruce Fursman

17 Honiton Road NW6 6QD (entrance on Victoria Road, garden door) 020 7328 1378 07747 043 142 martinstopford@hotmail.com

36 Lynton Road NW6 6BL 07940 427 852 brewstero@yahoo.co.uk www.myexoticgardenhome.webeden.co.uk

Open Garden & Music from 3.30 to 4.30pm Plant Stall from Meadowview Nursery

Open Garden One of the original gardeners to take part in the very first Open Gardens back in the 90s when he opened his large, Mediterranean style ‘exotic’ twin gardens. This year, he will only be opening his small front garden and adjoining ‘palm yard’ but will still have rare and unusual plants for sale and advice to give. NB Bruce is a plantsman specializing only in Mediterranean and sub-tropical plants such as aloe veras, hardy palm and olive trees, bamboos, cacti and succulents - No bedding!

The walled garden’s pergola with grape vines, terracotta pots and the stone fountain with putti give the garden an Italian feel, but the planting is very British with delphiniums, phlox and foxgloves. The pergola overlooks a circular lawn with a pond and deep beds on three sides with shrubs and perennials, backed by espalier trained fruit trees. A shady walkway between a wall-trained fig and a climbing hydrangea leads to the working patio with a small greenhouse, compost bins, a water butt and a prolific wall trained Victoria plum.

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4 Theresa Edwards

29 Honiton Road NW6 6QD 07884 186 685

18a Donaldson Road NW6 6ND (entrance on Victoria Road, garage door) 07989 835 671 theresaceramica@yahoo.co.uk

Open Garden After work on our house virtually destroyed the garden, we decided not to reintroduce a lawn and instead opted to replace it with gravel and decking and allow for generous borders to compensate for the lack of green grass.

The resulting garden has a japanese feel with much mediterranean planting. Still in its infancy (planted in late September 2013) the design will take time to flesh out, but may be of interest to enthusiasts and other students of garden design!

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Open Garden & Studio Theresa continues to enjoy making original ceramics in her courtyard garden studio, where white earthenware clay is coiled, pressed or slab built into a variety of forms, each one finished to offer an ideal surface for decoration. Stencils cut from paper are laid on to give the outlines of the designs, which are then coloured with underglazes, much like water colours.

Very labour intensive, but rewarding work, where nothing is overly planned as individual forms and decorations evolve to provide the starting point for the next piece.

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7 Susan Roche

72 Victoria Road NW6 6QA 07802 863 300 freudenbergs@aol.com www.johannafreudenberg.com

114 Brondesbury Villas NW6 6AE 07737 319 416 susanroche100@gmail.com

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The small sunny front garden is bordered by a few climbers including roses. It contains a small pear tree and magnolia and is dominated by an apple tree. My drawings are portraits in pencil, ink and chalk done from life or photographs. I teach children art from home where they learn to do linocut printmaking, still life drawing and painting and portraiture from life.

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This long, narrow garden, divided into four rooms, has a new ambience this year due to extensive rebuilding of an old conservatory at the back of the house. Mature trees and shrubs are offset by grasses and ferns, creating an oasis of tranquility.

New works include a series of charcoal and pencil drawings of animals and plants, and a more vibrant collection of oil and crayon paintings on paper of birds and plants.

Cards and a catalogue are also available for purchase.

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5 Johanna Freudenberg

6 Sandy Crole

8 Sue Aron

4 Donaldson Road NW6 6NB 020 7625 8391 sandycrole@gmail.com www.sandycrole.com

7 Lynton Road NW6 6BD 07939 115 311 suearon@gmail.com / theartofpuddings.com twitter: @tartitup

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This secluded, shady garden is built around an oval of lawn and offers a mix of shrubs, climbers and perennials. The mood is set by a concentration of leaf shape and colour, but there is always something blooming or scented to be found, warm near the house, cool at the studio end.

In the studio itself are large paintings of landscapes and buildings in ink and watercolour, along with black and white photographs, reflecting a love of history and place.

Framed by a large glass window in the kitchen, the garden is an extension of our living space and a haven of peace. With a good mix of plants, shrubs and trees – a mature Acer ‘Senkaki’, Ginkgo biloba, Rowan ‘Pink Pagoda’ and a Westmoreland Damson tree. The garden is not planted in a particularly formal way rather grown organically over the years. Plants and shrubs have evolved over time and are divided and moved around the garden as and when they become too large. More recently we have planted Crocosmia and Verbena bonariensis in a redundant sand pit. There is tiny hidden pond for frogs and wildlife..

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9 Robert Budwig

11 John Blandy

118 Victoria Road NW6 6QB 07946 300 975 rbudwig@aol.com www.robertbudwig.com Landscape & Garden Design

2 Montrose Avenue NW6 6LB 07957 282 688 jb@johnblandy.co.uk www.johnblandy.co.uk

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John Blandy combines an abstract style of painting with an eye for changes of light, and movement. He will be showing work from Queen’s Park and a short stretch of the Seacourt stream near Oxford. He follows both through the year.

A graduate of the Royal College of Art, he has been represented by Cassian de Vere Cole Fine Art (2001-3) and the Francis Kyle Gallery (1985-95). He recently was part of exhibition ‘Under the Greenwood‘ at the Gerald Moore Gallery.

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The garden is looking very lush and full this year. We have just planted a young ‘Robinia delbata’ and its lime yellow leaves bring a lot of sunshine to this south facing exotic garden.

I use the garden as a bit of an experiment and inspiration for the mediterranean inspired gardens and terraces that I design. The ‘Trachycarpus fortunei’ palms, originally from China, are doing extremely well, as are the ‘Agapanthuns africanus’, originally from South Africa. I am also showing some new paintings inspired by a recent trip to Ibiza.

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10 Danny Levy

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34 Summerfield Avenue NW6 6JY 07904 084 861 dannydanlevy@hotmail.co.uk

Salusbury Road NW6 6RG Salusbury Primary School Entrance from gates on Lonsdale Road only

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I trained at the Royal College of Art and Ravensbourne College of Art. Most of my work at the moment is in oil pastels and collage, predominantly landscapes and anything in my environment which excites me.

Greenspace is Salusbury Primary School’s best kept secret and the School’s outdoor learning area. It is where the children can grow plants, sow fruit and vegetables and observe wildlife and the natural habitat whilst collecting eggs from the six resident hens.

Established by parents in 2007/8, Greenspace actively brings together staff, students and parents in a positive and creative learning environment.

Joint winner of Brent in Bloom, 2012.

Awarded London in Bloom Silver Gilt in 2012 and 2013.

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13 Kitty Stirling

13 Myra Fricker Showing at St. Anne’s Church 125 Salusbury Road NW6 6RG 07921 839 672 myrafricker@btinternet.com www.myrafricker.co.uk

Showing at St. Anne’s Church 125 Salusbury Road NW6 6RG 07950 177 679 kitty@kittystirling.com www.kittystirling.com

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I enjoy drawing and sculpting in clay and mixed media, though currently I’ve been absorbed with kiln formed glass. I love experimenting and so appreciate the unpredictability of the firing which leads to surprises, sometimes brilliant. I get ideas walking the Heath, and seeing birds, trees, and the ripples on the water.

I’ll be displaying in the windowed rotunda in the church, and hope for sunshine to illuminate the glass and send reflections of coloured light across the floor. Cards, some hand drawn, will also be for sale.

The collection of graphite drawings explore the empty plots found in a local community allotment. The characteristic boarded up sheds and broken detritus are repeatedly returned to as subjects, deepening both observation and perception. Collectively they form a compelling progression of images, informing the later series of paintings and miniature photographic drawings. Kitty Stirling lives and works in London and exhibits her work in solo and group exhibitions.

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Untitled VI and VII (Allotment Series) archival pigment print, pencil, charcoal, gesso, modelling paste, on board.

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14 Mary Pritchard

Showing at St. Anne’s Church 125 Salusbury Road NW6 6RG 020 8969 6130 07910 256 861 alergant@hotmail.com

15 Windermere Avenue NW6 6LP 07966 144 304 pritchardmary@hotmail.com www.marypritchard.net

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I have recently completed a course in Book Binding at City Lit which has given me a new passion to add to those of ceramics and photography. I have been making notebooks, albums and artists books which feature my photographs. On show will be porcelain bowls, candle-holders, tiles, sculptures, photographs, hand-made books and cards (many featuring Queen’s Park).

My garden, which continues to flourish and mature, makes a lovely peaceful haven which often provides a setting for my sculptures.

These paintings are an experiment in communication with objects, elements of nature and people. Close-up points of view merge into abstraction, transforming simple places such as the inside of a cup through play with shadow, form and colour. At root the wish is not for a ‘successful painting’ but to portray a response to the subject in layers of time-lapsed moments. Ultimately the paint has its own say, at each stage, towards a completed piece.

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17 Anna Jansz

25 Kingswood Avenue NW6 6LL (Entrance through gate, Windermere Avenue)

141 Chevening Road NW6 6DZ

Open Garden Tea, Cake and Music from 2.30 to 5.30pm

Open Garden Our garden is a peaceful place, shared with birds and squirrels who also think it belongs to them. We are constant but not scientific gardeners and love our various shrubs, trees, and small pond. We try to have something flowering throughout the year, for us and the bees to enjoy. In theory some of the plants, particularly the magnolia grandiflora and the tree peony, are too big for the garden, but we like them anyway.

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The garden changes slowly over time.

Gradually a little colour has been introduced against the backdrop green foliage that forms a progression of spaces, from the vine covered pergola through and beneath the fruit trees to the rockery bank with the shrubs and trees at the end, which are pruned as theatre ‘flats’ to further accentuate perspective from the house.

Then there is the side view through the gate to Adam and Glenis, which happily combines our two gardens.

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17 Glenis Pearson

40 Kingswood Avenue NW6 6LS Sandar.warshal@ntlworld.com

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143 Chevening Road NW6 6DZ (entrance via garden at 141 Chevening Rd)

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I redesigned our garden in 1999. The idea was to eliminate the lawn and create a circular walk with several places to sit. I joined the RHS and collected plants from S. Africa and New Zealand - temperate climates similar to London. Do look out for lime green grasses and unusual flowering trees.

My garden has several different levels and the wavy fence mirrors the way plants grow.

Visitors always enjoy the camomile lawn and smelling the lemon fragrance when they stand on it.

Our garden was formed from two existing ones. We designed it on a napkin over dinner, aiming for a series of “rooms”: a patio with encaustic tiles continuing from the kitchen, a large central grass play area, a Japanese themed pond and a “castle of fish”, a sun-warmed brick east terrace to sit and watch sunsets or stars, a woodland garden with climbing frame and home-made Wendy house, plus a gardener’s part with shed, small greenhouse and compost heaps. Our pride is the oak tree which we grew from an acorn.

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Special Activities In the Park

The Tea Garden

Music on the Bandstand 2.00 - 3.00pm The Palace Band

141 Chevening Road

2.30 - 5.30pm Tea and Cakes

Music Queen’s Park Junior Singers 2.30 - 3.30pm Quartets from the Palace Band 3.30 - 4.30pm Queen’s Park Singers 4.30 - 5.30pm

The Treasure Hunt

Children can pick up a questionnaire from the

Reception Garden, 155 Chevening Road.

Bring it back after your visit to claim a small prize.

They take their name from Alexandra Palace, close to where they rehearse. The band plays a wide variety of pieces including Bach, Handel, Mozart.

3.00 - 5.00pm Banda Bomba A 6 piece line up playing salsa and latin jazz classics.

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Art workshops for all ages

n the Brent Artists Resource (BAR) marquee in the park.

All adults and children, please join in the workshops led by local artists to produce collaborative pieces to be exhibited at the BAR Gallery over the summer.

Bees in the Park The Photography Festival

In the marquee in the park, exhibition of winning entries in the

Queen’s Park Photo Competition for young people 18 and under, come and have your photograph taken as part of ongoing community art portrait project, ‘Around A Mile’ display of pictures taken within a mile of the bandstand.

1.30 - 3.30pm

Sharon Essor will be in front of the café with an observational hive to talk about bees and honey.

Head Gardener Talks 2.00 - 2.45pm

3.15 - 4.00pm

4.30 - 5.15pm

Ian Walker, Head Gardener, will be giving talks in the Quiet Garden throughout the afternoon.

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Gardeners & Artists 1 Martin Stopford 2 Katy Payne Ne w 3 Bruce Fursman 4 Theresa Edwards 5 Johanna Freudenberg 6 Sandy Crole 7 Susan Roche Ne w 8 Sue Aron 9 Robert Budwig 10 Danny Levy 11 John Blandy 12 Greenspace 13 Myra Fricker 13 Charlotte Alergant Ne w 13 Kitty Stirling 14 Mary Pritchard 15 Gabrielle Crockatt Ne w 16 Sandar Warshal Ne w 17 Anna Jansz 17 Glenis Pearson 18 Robert Carter 19 Jacqui Roche 20 Dizzy Gillespie 21 Shaun Rosse Ne w 22 Jesse Wolpert Ne w 23 Stephen Prout Ne w 23 Ruth Kitching 23 Sabi Westoby Ne w 24 Fruit & Veg Allotment 25 Art & Photo Festival 26 Head Gardener Talk

The Park

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ueen’s Park was opened by the Lord Mayor of London in November 1887.

Since then it has been enjoyed by thousands of visitors and has evolved over the years to offer a range of activities – from tennis and the children’s playground to bird walks and Queen’s Park Day organised by QPARA. It is managed by the City of London with regular consultation with QPARA; working together to ensure the park is maintained to a high standard and offers opportunities for leisure, recreation and relaxation while also encouraging biodiversity and enjoyment of visitors.

The Quiet Garden

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he planting scheme in The Quiet Garden - Queen’s Park is designed to be a more sustainable way forward than previous schemes which were largely made up of annual bedding plants.

Existing evergreens, such as the Clipped Box Photinia ‘Red Robin’, Yuccas and Trachycarpus Palm Trees are retained and form the main structural elements of the planting scheme. The current scheme provides a high impact and a colourful display.

Unlike many of the double flowered and highly bred bedding plants previously used, the ornamental perennial plantings are rich in nectar and far more attractive to bees, butterflies and other insects. Many of the plants hold their seed heads right through the winter months providing further food for birds and habitats for invertebrates.

The planting scheme allows for plenty of variety, colour and interest within the various beds from early to late summer. The addition of spring flowering bulbs within the beds over the next years will also help prolong the seasons of interest.

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18 Robert Carter

20 Dizzy Gillespie

115 Chevening Road NW6 6DU 020 8969 9802 07870 632 122 rob@poshrob.com / www.poshrob.com Facebook: poshrob ltd

103 Chevening Road NW6 6DA

Open Garden This long, north-facing family garden is divided into three distinct areas, a paved dining area, a large sunny lawn and there’s a ‘zoo’ tucked away at the rear. The ‘Zoo’ has been our children’s project for the last couple of months, and features exotic butterflies, dwarf hamsters and a rabbit. The garden’s grandest ‘star’ feature is a huge bay tree, along with some plum and pear trees dating back to the era when Queen’s Park was inner London’s ‘orchard’.

Open Studio Rob Carter is a designer and maker of bespoke contemporary furniture & kitchens. Working to commission, he principally works with sustainable solid hardwoods, such as oak, walnut, cherry, maple and ash. Commissions have included tables, desks, chairs, chests of drawers, audiovisual units, beds, kitchens and other cabinets. Pieces are individually designed and handcrafted for the client, taking into account space, materials and function. Rob is in the Crafts Council Directory and exhibitions have included “Celebration of Craftsmanship & Design”.

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19 Jacqui Roche

56 Keslake Road NW6 6DG 07883 973 950 shaunrosse@hotmail.com

104 Chevening Road NW6 6DY Entrance to studio through the side door.

07970 755 558 jacquiroche@icloud.com www.jacquiroche.com

Open Garden & Studio After six years of developing and evolving my garden is close to becoming the tranquil oasis I always dreamed of.

This is my first garden in London and the mud patch it was when we bought this place was the blank canvas I knew I could really get my teeth into. By luck and love many plants that shouldn’t really work have flourished and I’m always looking to improve things without over meddling. With 25 years experience as a classically trained Bond St jeweller I have started my own range of beautifully hand made jewellery incorporating various precious metals and precious and semi precious stones.

Open Studio My studio is situated on the side of our family house, overlooking the garden, which is a constant source of inspiration for me.

My work is both thrown and hand built using white earthenware and porcelain. I make functional tableware and lighting.

I divide my time between teaching children and adults and creating my own pieces. I work to commission and can often be found experimenting on new ideas in my studio.

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23 Ruth Kitching

5 Keslake Road London NW6 6DJ jessewolpert@gmail.com

Showing at Stephen Prout’s 9 Milman Road NW6 6EN (Entrance via garage on Kempe Road) 020 8969 6408 ruth@kitching.clara.co.uk

Open Studio My work lies somewhere at the intersection of technology, design and art. My special interests are comedy and therapy. I am currently working on a series of therapeutic furniture and tools that can affect our feelings.

For the Open Studios I will be showing a selection of interactive mood indicators, a motivating mirror, an inspirer-phone, a whispering bedside lamp (called SweetNothings), a smile booth, a soothing table and a musical self-affirmer. And possibly some Victorian therapy.

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Open Studio I am a graduate of the City Lit Fine Art course. I work at home and at the London Print Studio, exploring photo-etching and chine collé. My recent pieces are some watery ink and watercolour paintings inspired by the River Thames and by a holiday in Cumbria during last summer’s heatwave.

I live in Queen’s Park and have shown work in the Park Café, in the BAR Gallery and at Artisan in Harlesden. This will be the fourth year I have taken part in the Open Studios, but this year for the first time I am showing with Sabi Westoby, who is a wonderful textile artist.

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Showing at Stephen Prout’s 9 Milman Road NW6 6EN (Entrance via garage on Kempe Road) 020 8459 4668 swestoby@gmail.com www.sabiwestoby.com

9 Milman Road NW6 6EN (Entrance via garage on Kempe Road)

Open Garden An enchanting city garden - an oasis of calm, sheltered from the hustle and bustle of the street by trees, large shrubs and a beautiful Wisteria - come and see it. Low maintenance with the golden ratio of grass, gravel and patio, this modern and stylishly designed bespoke sanctuary, complete with water feature and railway sleepers is a retreat where relaxation is inevitable.

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Open Studio I have been making quilts for 15 years. My recent mixed media explorations combine paper and stitch, textile and paint to create works inspired by both the natural and the man-made worlds. I have had two solo exhibitions of work, at Artisan locally and in Yorkshire, and exhibited in several group shows nationwide. My work will be featured in two forthcoming publications on quilt making and surface design. This is my first participation in Open Studios, showing quilts and mixed media work, including textile vessels. I’m delighted to be sharing the space with Ruth Kitching and her stunning prints.

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24 Fruit & Veg Allotment Behind Queen’s Park Café Transition Town Kensal to Kilburn www.ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com/group/qpa Queen’s Park Allotment is now in its third year.

We grow organic vegetables, herbs and fruit plus some flowers to attract beneficial insects and keep pests under control. We are a mixture of new and experienced gardeners. Some members planted their first ever vegetable seed this April! We look after our individual mini-plots and also garden together once a month. The allotment was set up under the auspices of Kensal-Kilburn Transition and has been generously supported by the management team at Queen’s Park. All the mini-plots are currently taken but there is a possibility of more space being made available if the demand is there. Come along and see our work and let us know if you’re interested.

25 Photography Festival The marquee in the park, near the café during Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th June Around the Mile Exhibition Six local photographers, taking individual approaches, have created images that are within a one mile radius of the Queen’s Park bandstand. Appropriately, these are being displayed in the park over the weekend of Queen’s Park Open Gardens & Studios. www.queensparkphotofestival.co.uk

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25 Photographic Competition

25 Brent Artists Resource

The marquee in the park, near the café during Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th June

4-5 Queen’s Parade Walm Lane Willesden Green NW2 5HT www.brentartistsresource.org.uk info@brentartistsresource.org.uk

Display of winning entries and finalists from our photographic competition for young people aged 18 and under.

Please visit our website queensparkphotofestival. co.uk for more information.

Brent Artists Resource – known as BAR – is delighted to be part of the event this year. BAR has been providing support to local artists since 1984 and this year marks our 30th anniversary!

The BAR marquee in Queen’s Park will host a number of cooperative workshops over the weekend that will be led by local artists and everyone is invited to participate in producing a number of collaborative pieces that will later be exhibited at the BAR Gallery over the summer.

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25 Shutter Patch

The marquee in the park, near the café during Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th June

Bring sustainable flavour to your neighbourhood! www.cinterdesign.com/shutterpatch contact@cinterdesign.com

An on-going photographic project that began on Queen’s Park Day 2013 and is now travelling to various local venues to photograph volunteer sitters. There’s no cost, so please come along and have your portrait taken. www.queensparkportraitproject.co.uk

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A vertical growing system for vibrant urban areas. A truly sustainable vertical garden that utilises 95% reclaimed material from the urban waste stream.

The ShutterPatch joins with Queen’s Park to reconsider unused urban vertical spaces and facilitate fresh and fun community interaction.

Forecasted trends in cultivating and growing are set to change urban living.

Scarcity of horizontal spaces and oversubscribed allotments are pushing food production to exciting heights.Local organisations have the opportunity to join with us in delivering good, green food to the community.

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Queen’s Park Area Residents’ Association

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elcome to QPARA’s 2014 Open Gardens & Studios, a truly local event with an intimate feel. Today’s event is all thanks to the enthusiasm of members of Queen’s Park Area Residents’ Association (QPARA) who plan and organise the day, drum up sponsorship and gently encourage residents to throw open their garden gates and studio doors for us all to enjoy.

QPARA is a dynamic and effective organisation of residents; passionately focused on making Queen’s Park a wonderful place to live, work and play. I am immensely proud to be QPARA’s Chair and it gives me such pleasure when I see what this organisation can achieve. We are a diverse body of people, and if you are not already a member, please consider joining; you can get fully involved and take an active part in events or you can attend meetings and express your ideas or you can just keep up with Queen’s Park news by reading the minutes and the newsletter. Visit our membership table at the Tea Garden or go to our website www.qpark.org.uk to find out more about QPARA and how to join.

This is just one of two major community events in 2014, our 40th, Ruby Anniversary year. Our annual Queen’s Park Day is on Sunday 14 September and we are already thinking about the next Book Festival for 2015.

Whether you are a Queen’s Park resident or a visitor to the area, I would like to wish you a wonderful day visiting our gardens and studios.

Janis Denselow Chair QPARA

With thanks to our sponsors: Greene & Co.

Kensal Rise and Queen’s Park 72-74 Chamberlayne Road, London NW10 3JJ Tel 020 8964 9999

www.greene.co.uk

New York Pilates

pilates is for every body Top floor, 43-47 Lonsdale Road, London NW6 6RA Tel 020 7372 3490

www.nypilates.co.uk

Queen’s Park Books

for your gardening books and much more 87 Salusbury Road, London NW6 6NH Tel 020 7625 1008

Worldly Wicked & Wise

a wide, eclectic range of lifestyle & gift products and the best framing service 81 Salusbury Road, London NW6 6NH Tel 020 7372 1110

www.wowiwi.co.uk

Meadowview Nursery Ltd

for first class peonies, heuchera, irises, daylilies, roses and other perennials 8 Bourne Way, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 2BT Tel 01932 988 631

www.meadowviewnursery.co.uk

Crazy Baker

local artisan bakery run by Sophie Grey: artisan breads, pastries, cupcakes, delicious custom made cakes for special occasions. For parties, anything from food delivered to managing the whole event 697 Harrow Road, London NW10 5NY Tel 020 8964 1712 and 35 Chamberlayne Road, London NW10 3NB Tel 020 8960 4266

www.crazybaker.co.uk

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Queen’s Park Flowers

fresh, hand-tied bouquets, flowers and plants from your friendly, local florist 71 Salusbury Road, London NW6 6NJ Tel 020 7624 9800

Sid Fiz Optique

for the highest level of optical care 46 Salusbury Road, London NW6 6NN Tel 020 7625 6694

www.sidfizoptique.com

Scarlet & Violet

beautiful country garden flowers in loose, soft, natural arrangements 76 Chamberlayne Road, London NW10 3JJ Tel 020 8969 9446

www.scarletandviolet.co.uk

Yogaloft

Queen’s Park’s specialist yoga studio, yoga classes for all, 7 days a week 3 Lonsdale Road, London NW6 6RA Tel 020 7625 2645

www.yogaloftlondon.com

London Garden Studios

based locally, we design and build bespoke cedar clad garden studios Tel 07958 511 195

www.londongardenstudios.co.uk

With thanks to all the gardeners, artists, musicians who made this project possible.

To Anna Jansz and all her helpers for the fabulous Tea Garden To Richard Gentry for all his support in allowing us to use the park Queens Park Open Gardens & Studios is organised by John Blandy, Robert Budwig, Jacqui Roche & Andrea Szalanczi Special thanks for the photography to Mary Pritchard & Lewis Buchan Brochure designed by Robert Budwig Artwork by Robert Riley of RCR Graphics 07870 322 713 Printed by Glyn Rees of QP Printing 07593 025 013

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Many thanks for supporting our

biennial event and we very much hope you enjoy your day. Please come and share other events organised by the Queen’s Park Area Residents’ Association.

You can find us at:

www.qpark.org.uk

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020 8964 9999