Stone Lane Gardens

We are happy to announce that Sir Tim Smit of The Eden Project has now cut the ribbon at Stone Lane Gardens Annual Ashburner Prize exhibition. The exhibition will be open to visitors until October 31st. This year we were the headline sponsors for the exhibition. As well as donating the prize money we also provided a Cornish Granite boulder that was expertly transformed by Sculptor Mike Blow. This piece is inspired by the form of mycelium hyphae and shows a myriad of connections it creates throughout it's lifecycle. It aims to show that we are all part of nature, and in doing so honours the use of amazing Cornish Granite.

Stone Lane Gardens is an RHS Partner Garden that holds a unique National Collection of Birch and Alder trees from around the world. The Gardens have long had a connection with art and have a semi-permanent collection of sculptures to enjoy within its grounds by renowned artists including Peter Randall-Page RA. When Lantoom's director Richard Crocker visited Stone Lane Gardens to meet with the exhibition coordinator Nick Parker he knew he wanted to help make this amazing exhibition happen. This year it's focus was on giving a platform to emerging artists with a connection to The South West.

The Ashburner Prize is named after the Garden’s founders, June and Kenneth Ashburner. The theme of the 2022 exhibition is Connectivity. There are many interesting exhibits in the Gardens this year, all exhibited alongside amazing plants and trees, creating an immersive exhibition. Most of these will be available to buy including the Winning piece ‘Stone Totum’ by Deborah Harrison. Deborah's sculpture aims to celebrate different quarries, and their respective stones, around The South West. It features three pieces of Caradon Granite, mostly in it's natural, unworked form. If you have an enquiry about working with Lantoom to create or commission sculpture please email us at sales@lantoom.co.uk