EVENTS at exbury

Home | Events | Garden News | By Design artists' exhibition

By Design artists' exhibition

7^th Apr 2023 10:00 - 23^rd Apr 2023

By Design is a collective of 12 talented textile artists working predominantly with quilt.

Their new exhibition, What’s the Score?, is an eclectic, colourful and unique collection which is free for visitors to the gardens.

Known for their distinctive working method, each member of By Design creates two identical starter pieces in response to an agreed theme; one is completed by the same artist, and the second passes in turn to three other artists to extend and transform, before going back to the original artist to complete. The exhibition will showcase each pair of pieces side-by-side, inviting you to trace the journey of the group piece, contrasted with the work of the original artist.

By Design comprises Penny Bicknell, Susan Chapman, Kate Dowty, Mary Hewson, Maggie Jarman, Lyn Lambert, Janet McCullum, Grace Meijer, Hilary Richardson, Christine Restall, Lynne Seaman and Beverley Wood.

Back to Listing Next

Train2

Visit the Exbury Steam Train

Get More Information

BOOK TICKETS

THE GARDENS

MEMBERSHIP

A TO Z

FOOD & DRINK FOR EVERY TIME OF THE DAY

Enjoy brunch, lunch, afternoon tea and the best barista coffee, soft drinks and a fabulous wine list at our on-site food outlets. We have many options for our young visitors too.

Open to non garden visitors.

FIND OUT MORE

Graham S – Hampshire

What a lovely few months we had regularly visiting, occasionally with our two young grandsons who enjoy the sheer expanse and the flexibility of paths to explore, and for us, to sit on the plethora of seating areas sensitively positioned, to just soak up the glorious surroundings.

Member – New Forest

Thank you for such a lovely time, we look forward eagerly to joining again from Mid March. We will be there, first through the door on some of our visits and sometimes we come and walk the routes provided down by the river or sometimes sit and read our books on one of those seats provided in a particularly leafy, tranquil spot.

Simon M

I visited in the autumn with all its colours. It was enchanting and I would thoroughly recommend this as it is my Shangri-La!!

Lucie S - Arundel

Without exception, this is one of the loveliest gardens I have visited.

Aileen – Southend – on -Sea

Beautiful walks along the river and under amazing mature trees. More formal gardens too with lovely flowers. Fun trip on the railway too.

Boywaspy – Welwyn

We came here during the hot summer and left thinking, is this the best tourist attraction in the New Forest? Certainly on a par with Kew Gardens, without the crowds.

Barbara R

Exbury is my soul place – you will love it!

June G– Hampshire

We became members of Exbury for the first time last year and loved seeing the change of seasons. What a joy to find Davdii in bloom and discover the huge waxy cups of Liriodendron. To see the development of the whole around the sundial garden was magical and we found we could identify all we wanted to from the clear, informative board.

GET IN TOUCH

Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway welcomes visitor feedback.

Please do get in touch with any query or feedback that you may have and one of our team will respond as quickly as possible.