This Chelsea Fringe we are running a project called ‘You Should Have Seen It Last Week…’

Taking part is the Uruguayan paisajista Amalia Robredo. She sent us two options for photos – the one above, or the one we eventually chose (that can be seen on the project page – just follow the link above!)

She wrote this about her choice of plants to photo:

“It was a difficult choice as we are in the end of autumn and there is not really much to change in the weeks to come.

I wanted the picture to reflect the place where I live, that is why it had to have the sea and it has a very specific plant community that only takes place in this coastal area, it is called “matorral espinoso psamófilo” (Our Note: ‘the spiny scrub?’), it holds some endemic species and it is an endangered community due to urban development.

I wanted to have Cortaderia selloana (Pampa grass) as it is a plant that many around the world know and I thought it could be interesting to see it in its native setting.

I hope you like them.”

We certainly do. The photograph is stunning and provides a wonderful contrast to the gardens and plants that are taking part in the project from the Northern Hemisphere.

To learn more about Amalia and her work you can buy here book here…

Or read this by Piet Oudolf and Noel Kingsbury – Planting: A New Perspective