Globe theatres

The fantastical, idiosyncratic gardening world of Adam Shepherd is discreetly nurtured within the walls and thick hedges of his sheltered, south Devon smallholding. Venture in though and on the veranda of his renovated farmhouse, you’ll spot giant globes of luxuriant planting suspended from the beams. These living sculptures – perhaps that’s the best way to describe them – slowly rotate in) and architectural shrubs such as . A large frame stands to the side of all the juvenile plants. I am reminded of a plein-air artist’s easel with the paints laid out at his feet. The living walls and spheres are constructed here and later transported to clients having had a ‘growing in’ period of at least three months.