We have some stunning outdoor sculptures by internationally renowned artists.
At the Gatehouse is ‘Thirty Three Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Eight’ ‘by Marion Kalmus, a huge inverted cone of glassy sheets, where running water continually cascades down the inner side, illuminated by up-lighting. Its simple beauty presents a stark warning to us all – etched onto the glass is the number of plant species threatened by extinction in the year 2000.
Moving up the Broadwalk is ‘Scaladaqua Tonda’, created by William Pye. The name of this water sculpture means ‘curving water steps’. Both this and Marion Klamus’ sculpture were commissioned with funds kindly donated by The Derek Williams Trust.
Running down the Broadwalk from the charming Mirror Pool is a curving ‘Rill’. Its shape was inspired by the meandering path taken by the River Tywi, which flows just north of the Garden. Alongside this is ‘Osmunda – Living Fossil’ by Glenn Morris, a sculpture made from Kilkenny Limestone, and originally exhibited in Sculpture Cymru’s Barcode Sculpture exhibition in 2015. Alongside the Rock of Ages geological display is Bluestone Healing Circle by Darren Yeadon, crafted from the same Preseli bluestone rock as the inner circle of Stonehenge in Wiltshire.
Over on Paxton’s View, ‘Pi’ by Rawleigh Clay is positioned in such a way as to create a viewing circle of Paxton’s Tower. ‘Pi’ was been kindly donated to the Garden by the Contemporary Arts Society for Wales.
Just below, in our Wild Garden, is ‘Tarw’ the Welsh Black bull, by Sally Matthews. This sculpture was commissioned for the National Botanic Garden of Wales by the Contemporary Arts Society for Wales (CASW).