Last weekend I photographed some beautiful green spaces at the London Open Gardens 2023. One of my personal highlights was wandering around in the garden where Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant went in the film “Notting Hill”. I loved that film as a teenager and if you have seen it, you probably know that there are properties in London that come with a key to a garden that is shared with the immediate neighbours. And in the film “Notting Hill”, Hugh Grant takes Julia Roberts to one of these private gardens. And this scene was in fact filmed in Rosemead Garden a “real” private garden in Notting Hill. During the London Open Garden weekend, this and other private gardens were accessible to the public.
Every garden I`ve seen was truly amazing in its own special way. There was the Eversheds Sutherland Vegetable Garden, an award-winning roof garden with – can you believe it? – bee hives. Nic`s Secret Garden and Plant Rescue Nursery is a true inspiration for Londoners with tiny outdoor spaces who want to enjoy some gardening. Chester Square Garden and Eaten Square Garden: you can just dream up the hours spent reading on its benches by the residents who have lived in the neighbourhood – for example Frankenstein author Mary Shelley. In the Royal Crescent Gardens, I saw a tree in bloom with the prettiest green flowers. And Pembride Square Garden provided the perfect shelter during a few minutes of rain: a bench under huge tree branches. Leinster Square Gardens was nicely decorated with buntings and Sunday picnic friends had flocked to St. James Gardens. Cleveland Square could have been the stage for just another Hollywood hit – it was so pretty you thought you had just entered a film scene yourself.
Storytelling
Walking in the Rosmead Garden was magical. All the gardens were lovely and beautiful as you can see in the images, but the Julia Roberts Garden was a special experience. That`s what storytelling does. Because of a story something can become extraordinary and remarkable. This is why businesses and especially professional creatives need to tell stories with their imagery and visuals. The story is what creates a connection. And stories make our everyday lives more beautiful.
The gardens pictured are Royal Crescent Gardens, St. James Gardens, Rosmead Garden, Pembridge Square, Leinster Square Gardens, Eversheds Sutherland Vegetable Garden, Chester Square Garden, Eaton Square Garden, Cleveland Square, Nic`s Secret Garden and Plant Rescue Nursery. For an overview and information about Londons’ loveliest gardens and to find out more about the work of London Parks and Gardens head to www.londongardenstrust.org
About the author: www.story-photographer.com
I’m a freelance Editorial and Business Photographer based in East London (UK) and in Metzingen (Germany). If you are interested in working with me, I would be happy to hear from you.
London Open Gardens
Letztes Wochenende habe ich einige superschöne grüne Oasen bei den London Open Gardens 2023 fotografiert. Eins meiner persönlichen Highlights war es, in dem Garten herumzuspazieren, in dem Julia Roberts und Hugh Grant im Film „Notting Hill“ waren. Ich hab diesen Film als Teenager geliebt und wenn du ihn gesehen hast, dann weißt du vermutlich, dass es in London Häuser gibt zu denen ein Schlüssel zu einem Garten gehört, den man sich mit den Nachbarn teilt. Und in dem Film „Notting Hill“ bringt Hugh Grant Julia Roberts in einen dieser privaten Gärten. Und diese Szene wurde tatsächlich im „Rosmead Garden“, einem „echten“ privaten Garten in Notting Hill gedreht. Während des London Open Garden Weekends war dieser und andere private Gärten für die Öffentlichkeit zugängig.
Storytelling
Also durch diesen Garten zu gehen war schon zauberhaft. Alle Gärten waren wunderschön, wie du auf den Bildern sehen kannst, aber der Julia Roberts Garden war ein besonderes Erlebnis. Das ist das, was Storytelling macht! Durch eine Geschichte wird etwas außergewöhnlich und besonders. Daher sollten Businesses und Kreative mit ihren Bildern und mit ihrem visuellem Marketing Geschichten erzählen. Geschichten verbinden. Und sie machen unseren Alltag schöner.
Die Gärten auf den Bildern sind: Royal Crescent Gardens, St. James Gardens, Rosmead Garden, Pembridge Square, Leinster Square Gardens, Eversheds Sutherland Vegetable Garden, Chester Square Garden, Eaton Square Garden, Cleveland Square, Nic`s Secret Garden and Plant Rescue Nursery. Einen Überblick über Londoner Gärten und Parks findest du auf www.londongardenstrust.org
Über die Autorin: www.story-photographer.com
Ich bin freie Editorial und Business Fotografin in London (UK) und Metzingen (GER). Wenn du gerne mit mir zusammenarbeiten möchtest, würde ich mich freuen von dir zu hören.
