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HM King Charles III visits the Exhibition at the Garrison Chapel
The King paid a visit to see the botanical watercolours of the last queen of Romania, displayed along with prints from the Transylvania Florilegium. HM The King has long been a passionate advocate for the protection of the wildflowers of Transylvania.
Photo courtesy of RCI London.
HM King Charles III with botanist Dr John Akeroyd and RCI director, Aura Woodward.
Queen Marie and the botanical art of the Transylvania Florilegium
The exhibition at the Garrison Chapel showcased the botanical watercolours of Queen Marie, last queen of Romania, alongside the contemporary botanical art of the Transylvania Florilegium.
19 Sept 2025 - 12 Oct 2025
The Garrison Chapel, London SW1W 8BG
The Transylvania Florilegium on display at the Garrison Chapel in London.
The exhibition showcased the botanical watercolours of Marie of Romania and is accompanied by the bound volumes and framed prints from the Transylvania Florilegium.
19 Sept 2025 - 12 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, Aura Woodward was joined by Henrietta Pearson, Dr John Akeroyd and Helen Allen at an evening celebrating the arrival of the RCI’s own copy of the Transylvania Florilegium.
The Deputy Director, Raluca Cimpoiasu, welcomed visitors who had come to view the books and the selection of framed prints. 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
The Highgrove Florilegium was on display at Sandringham until the 10th October. Volume I is seen here open at Beta vulgaris ‘Golden form’ by Jessica Tcherepnine.
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The Highgrove Florilegium at Sandringham
This year’s exhibition at Sandringham showcased the connection between the Royal Family and the RHS. Visitors saw 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 Florilegia.
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