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The Garden is Open
Image Not Available for The Garden is Open

The Garden is Open

Sender (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Recipient (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
Date1987
Object NamePostcard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsMemorabilia
DimensionsPaper Size: 9 x 12.6cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017347.72
About MePostcard indicating that the gardens at Little Sparta are open to members of the National Trust by appointment. Those interested needed to apply in writing to Mr. Sanson care of The Committee of General Security, Little Sparta. The front has a print of a garden fence and a sign with the title "The Garden is Open."

This postcard is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing, OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend and sent her an example of each new poem print and multiple as it was made.
Image Not Available for Poster for Scotland's Gardens Schemes: Stoneypath, Little Sparta, Dunsyre
Poster for Scotland's Gardens Schemes: Stoneypath, Little Sparta, Dunsyre
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1992
Image Not Available for Letter from the Saint-Just Vigilantes to Members
Letter from the Saint-Just Vigilantes to Members
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986-1987
Hedgehog Garden Hint
Hedgehog Garden Hint
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Artists' Gardens: two contemporary Scottish gardens of ideas
Artists' Gardens: two contemporary Scottish gardens of ideas
Ian Hamilton Finlay
n.d.
Image Not Available for Artists' Gardens: two contemporary Scottish gardens of ideas
Artists' Gardens: two contemporary Scottish gardens of ideas
Ian Hamilton Finlay
n.d.
Inter Artes Et Naturam
Inter Artes Et Naturam
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1982-1983
Image Not Available for The Garden on the Hill: Ian Hamilton Finlay at Little Sparta. Arts Magazine, February 1990
The Garden on the Hill: Ian Hamilton Finlay at Little Sparta. Arts Magazine, February 1990
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1990
Committee of General Security
Committee of General Security
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Of Flutes & Wild Roses
Of Flutes & Wild Roses
Ian Hamilton Finlay
2003
Damn Jennifer Jenkins
Damn Jennifer Jenkins
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Image Not Available for The Committee of Public Safety Little Sparta, Statement
The Committee of Public Safety Little Sparta, Statement
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1985
Image Not Available for BALGAIRN
BALGAIRN
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
1882
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Joyce Laing
1991
Image Not Available for Open Letter from the Friends of Stonypath
Open Letter from the Friends of Stonypath
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1993
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Joyce Laing
1993
A Favourite Subject of Art.
A Favourite Subject of Art.
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Image Not Available for Postcard of Little Sparta Garden
Postcard of Little Sparta Garden
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1980s
Image Not Available for Public Symposium: The Garden Temple, Little Sparta, and the Secularisation of Culture
Public Symposium: The Garden Temple, Little Sparta, and the Secularisation of Culture
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1994
Image Not Available for Open Letter from the Saint-Just Vigilantes
Open Letter from the Saint-Just Vigilantes
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
4th Anniversary of Strathclyde Region's Assault on the Garden Temple, Little Sparta: how war flies!
4th Anniversary of Strathclyde Region's Assault on the Garden Temple, Little Sparta: how war flies!
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Image Not Available for Letters from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Director-General of the National Trust; the Arts Editor, The Independent; and the Arts Editor, The Guardian
Letters from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the Director-General of the National Trust; the Arts Editor, The Independent; and the Arts Editor, The Guardian
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
The Provisional Government of Little Sparta is Revolutionary until the Peace
The Provisional Government of Little Sparta is Revolutionary until the Peace
Joyce Laing
1985
Follies: A Little Spartan Guide to the National Trust
Follies: A Little Spartan Guide to the National Trust
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987