Comments on: Public Art in Barking Town Square https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/public-art-in-barking-town-square/ Gardenvisit.com Sat, 02 Apr 2011 16:01:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: Kathleen https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/public-art-in-barking-town-square/#comment-138 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 16:01:20 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=325#comment-138 Does anyone know why this wall has the Birmingham coat of arms on it ?

]]> By: El https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/public-art-in-barking-town-square/#comment-137 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:44:04 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=325#comment-137 Thats really beautiful

I’ve only just discovered this forum and found out it very inspiring in what feels like a very depressing time.

]]> By: Tom Turner https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/public-art-in-barking-town-square/#comment-136 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:23:37 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=325#comment-136 Christine is right and (1) the public always like schemes better if they include roses (2) given the prior existence of Barking Abbey, it would have been appropriate to have other symbolic medieval plants – especially Madonna Lilies, if they could get them to grow.

]]> By: Christine https://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/public-art-in-barking-town-square/#comment-135 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:31:54 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=325#comment-135 As art it would definitely benefit from some more radical ‘greening’. Could I suggest climbing roses? Fragrance, security and safety….it might deter the inquisitive child or enthusiastic music lover from climbing the folly and harming themselves!

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