Tideswell Well Dressing at The RHS Chatsworth Flower Show

24 Replies to “Tideswell Well Dressing at The RHS Chatsworth Flower Show”

1. I especially love what looks like a rosebud in a sort of photobomb in the corner. But the more I look the more I see. Amazing.

   1. It’s hard to believe it is all made from natural ingredients – bark, seeds, petals, leaves, catkins.

      1. I remember that from before. You had another post — or maybe more than one — featuring those dressings, and I was blown away at the work in them! They are a tradition, yes?

         1. Rather like the green man, the origins go back too far for certainty, but are linked to how thankful people are for fresh water when supplies are uncertain.

            1. What a history. One of the best traditions I’ve ever heard of. Thanks!

2. I’d forgotten all about Well Dressing. It’s years since I’ve seen one ‘for real’. So thank you. A delightful example.

   1. You can almost be guaranteed a good choice of tea and cakes at most of them too.

      1. Even this year ?

         1. I was just wondering in a comment below if they would still be able to do them this year. According to the timetable online, many are postponed or cancelled.

            1. 😦

3. So inviting…a visual delight

   1. The bird looks like she is thinking of making a start on the bread if the picnickers don’t appear soon. 🙂

      1. Definitely! 😊❤

4. Very creative and very pretty 🙂

   1. They always make me smile. 🙂

5. Oh, wonderful!

   1. I bet any birds seeing this wish our country walls were all made out of seeds.

6. I’ve never heard of this tradition, but it is a good one!

   1. They’d be right up your street. They are an impressive size and so carefully and ingeniously constructed. I loved how the sheep are pussy willows in this one.

7. Wow, so nice! I’ve never heard of well dressing.

   1. It’s a lovely custom.

8. It makes me feel nostalgic, the village where I grew up always had a well dressing.

   1. I wonder if they will struggle to do them this year, with social distancing. I can imagine it takes many heads clustered around for quite some time in a normal year.

9. I am American and hadn’t heard of well dressing until your post. Love this kind of tradition! Is your photo of a picture that you made of things found in nature, such as seeds, pussywillow, etc?

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