THE GARDEN

Traditionally, garden photography has been associated with depictions of scenic picturesque landscapes, charming garden vignettes, the recording of botanical or horticultural rarities. These often indulgent representations seek to recreate the nostalgic, dreamlike qualities of a mythical idyll- an earthly paradise. Even when more recently, edgier photographers have taken on the subject –they are beguiled by the beauty of the ‘natural’ and fall victim to the seductive powers of the flower, vegetable and fruit. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing.