Superbloom

Beautiful and innovative installation at the Tower of London of wildflowers planted in the moat to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

I was blown away with the idea of this work and booked to see it quite soon after it was opened. It was a bit behind where it was expected to be and some of the planting looked a bit thin. However I had been warned and offered a free ticket for later in the year. In fact I am going again next week so from the flowers being held back by low temperatures it will be interesting to see how it has coped with very high temperatures.

There were good commentary boards explaining why it was behind including the lack of rain and cold. Evidently there were more frosts in April than February this year. The east side had been planted first and it was a bit further ahead. There were very friendly guides who explained that they are hoping to continue the display next year and they are interesting to see how the first planting self-seeds and looks in future years.

I loved the way you got waves of colours and the different concentrations of flowers depending how close to the walls they were. I’d never been in the moat before so this was a good excuse to see the Tower from this angle and get a real impression of how imposing it is.

You could take a fun slide down into the moat but I must admit I passed on that and left it to a party of school children who were enthusiastically climbing up and sliding down.

Closes 18 September 2022

 

 

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