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The Transylvania Florilegium will be on display at this new exhibition at the Garrison Chapel in London.
The exhibition will showcase the botanical watercolours of Marie of Romania and will be accompanied by prints from the Transylvania Florilegium.
18 Sept 2025 - 14 Oct 2025
The Garrison Chapel, London SW1W 8BG.
Gillian Barlow creates new RHS Royal Signature
Congratulations to Gillian Barlow, who has created the new botanical artwork, signed by HM King Charles III to celebrate his patronage of the RHS. The finished artwork was presented to the King at Sandringham. Read more here
Photo of Gillian courtesy of the RHS
An Evening at the Romanian Cultural Institute, London
The Director of the RCI, Maura Woodward was joined by Henrietta Pearson, Dr John Akeroyd and Helen Allen to an evening celebrating the arrival of the RCI’s own copy of the Transylvania Floriegium.
The Deputy Director, Raluca Cimpoiasu, welcomed visitors who had come to view the books and the selection of prints on view. The RCI will keep their copy of the Transylvania Florilegium on permanent display.
The Transylvania Florilegium on permanent display at the Romanian Cultural Institute
The RCI London will display their own set of the Transylvania Florilegium. The arrival of this beautiful book at the Institute was celebrated on the evening of 24th June. Details can be found here
Sandringham Summer Exhibition now open
The Highgrove Florilegium is now on display at Sandringham. Volume I is open at Beta vulgaris ‘Golden form’ by Jessica Tcherepnine.
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The Highgrove Florilegium at Sandringham
This year’s exhibition at Sandringham showcases the connection between the Royal Family and the RHS. Visitors will see the Highgrove Florilegium on display and work by Florilegium artists. This painting with the signature of Queen Elizabeth II is by Gillian Barlow, contributing artist to the Transylvania Florilegium.
More details can be found here
Florilegium Artists at the Chelsea Physic Garden
Mary Ellen Taylor, Andrew Brown and Gillian Barlow are all named in this Country Life article celebrating botanical painting at the Physic Garden. The Garden’s Florilegium Society is 30 years old this year. The article by Catriona Brown notes the work of several of the artists on the Transylvania and Highgrove Florilegiums.
An Evening at the Romanian Cultural Institute
Dr John Akeroyd FLS gave a very well attended talk at the Romanian Cultural Institute in January. So many people braved the cold weather to come to support Fundatia Adept with their 20th anniversary Festival in London. A volume of the Transylvania Florilegium was on display along with beautiful artworks by British and Romanian artists.
©A.G.Carrick