from O’More College of Design in historical Franklin. Wells has been a member of the Botanical Gardens Oversight Committee at Cheekwood Botanical Garden, the Antiques and Garden Show Board of Directors and the Nashville CARES fundraiser Artrageous. All of the gardens were exquisite, including Garden 6, which was masterfully created by Brian Gilleland and Kathi Medlin Gilleland of Poise & Ivy, Nashville artist, Lorne Quarles, along with Alfredo Varela, owner of True Foundations Concrete, Inc. and John Skelley of Southern Lights. This space blossomed with delicate daffodils and beautiful stone features, including Mexican beach-pebbled pathways winding through yucca “color guards” in a trio of planters and red twig dogwood stems atop a tall urn. The spiral shapes and flowing lines of stone depicted the curves in Hadley’s wallpaper, “Tree of Life”. Brian Gilleland offered, “the plants were chosen with similar form, such as the corylus avellana “contorted filbert” tree, Chinese juniper “blue alps” topiary tree and the two varieties of heuchera, “venus” and “plum pudding”.” A unique twist included the placement of an upright bass and Quarle’s original painting displayed on an artist’s easel in a secluded seating area. During the show, you could hear the music of the upright bass played by Sam Gilleland, son of Brian and Kathi Gilleland. The idea was to be inspired by music and art while in the garden. Garden 5 was inspired by Hadley’s wallpaper “Dotsi.” Landscape architect Anne Daigh of Anne Daigh Landscape Architect, LLC said, “it reminded me of an animal print which led me to the idea of the safari theme. The stacked yellow cages filled with rocks reflected the basket weave pattern in the wallpaper to create the walls of the garden.” Daigh, along with Joe Hamilton and Johnny Paulk of Siteworks, LLC, created a Savannah biome with an acacia tree and three topiary safari animals, including an elephant, lion and giraffe. As an extra tribute to Hadley, Daigh added tortoise shell glasses with rose-colored lenses, which were part of Hadley’s iconic look.
“Garden 6”. Photography by Jake Loyd
“Garden 5” with Anne Daigh of Anne Daigh Landscape Architect Photography by Chris Carlisle
I was also drawn to Garden 2, simply called “Stars.” A twinkling delight from every angle, “Stars” featured a golden gourd standing tall amongst tiny stars that seemingly fell from the sky onto the sprawling two-tone, zigzag grass garden. Garden 2 was created through the combined efforts of Ben Page, of Page Duke Landscape Architects, along with Greg Shaw and James Hagwood of Southern Scape. Here is one of my favorite quotes from “Albert Hadley: “The Story of America’s Preeminent Interior Designer” – “Flair is a primitive kind of style. It is innate and cannot be taught. It can be polished and refined. When a person has flair, a grounding in the principle of design, and self-discipline, that person has the potential of being an outstanding designer.” The 2013 Antiques and Garden Show was a most stunning collection of displays by many outstanding designers and most assuredly an inspiration to all that attended.
“Garden 2”. Photography by Chris Carlisle
“Garden 5” Photography by Brett Warren
Contact Chris at: 615.887.1609 or chris@carlisleinteriors.com
March 2013 YOURWILLIAMSON.COM 43 “Garden 5” Photography by Brett Warren