Froxfield 2025 - Preparing (Part 2)

With the walls re-plastered and summer in full swing, we returned to Froxfield in the end of August to finish preparing the Barn before the show's opening. This entailed Giz installing a new wall in the front room which would serve as both a cupboard and extra wall space, and a mammoth amount of rewiring to get all the lights up and running in the ceiling, whilst Apolline and Gabby covered the walls with a fresh layer of paint.

Gabby takes the broom approach - sweeping away cobwebs prior to painting...

Extreme ladder antics: Sils restoring and painting the front of the barn.

Teamwork makes the dream work...

The arrival of sculptors Christopher Pike and Jim (Onyx) and his van onto the scene.

The installation of the pièce de résistance in the Garden - no Froxfield is complete without a pop-up inflatable creature by Simon Hawkes emerging from the apple orchard to form a landmark against the backdrop of trees - a welcome like no other!

The front lawn starts to take shape...

Gabby celebrates roller victory post-painting and cleaning.