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An Award Winning RHS Chelsea Flower Show Tradestand 2024

RHS Chelsea flower show 2024, naturalistic garden with sculptures by Dawn Conn

'Rekindle'
Sculpture Garden

RHS Chelsea Flower Show
21 - 25 May 2024

RHS Chelsea Flower Show tradestand gold star award logo 2024

In the heart of this enchanted space the rekindle garden, the sculptures finds resonance, drawn to the profound dance of joy and transformation. 

 

It is here, amidst the gentle rustle of leaves and grasses, that inspiration takes root.

And so, in the quiet embrace of the rekindle garden, these fragments find new life.

 

Memories take shape as sculptures, bearing witness to the beauty of impermanence and the enduring power of joy.

The garden is a metaphor for life itself — a journey of growth, discovery, and transformation. It is a place to pause, reflect, and find inspiration in the ever-changing tapestry of existence.

 

Garden colloborators:

www.danhartleygarden

dan@danhartleygardens.co.uk

www.outdoorlivinggardens.co.uk

hello@outdoorlivinggardens.co.uk

...besotted with our sculpture !
She has such personality and every time
I catch a glimpse of her she puts a smile on my face... Fiona. C

statues around water feature in cottage garden created by Dawn Conn
Outdoor swimming statues in natural wild garden at RHS Chelsea flower show 2024

REKINDLE SCULPTURE GARDEN

a collection of bronze statues and sculptures by award winning sculptor Dawn Conn at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024

The Sculptor's Inspiration

I am a storyteller. I am a dreamer. I am an architect of joy.

My work lives in the space between memory and imagination—capturing fleeting moments, quiet emotions, and human connection. I’m drawn to the poetry of everyday life: a pause, a gesture, a shared presence.

 

Through sculpture, I give these moments permanence, inviting others to step into them and feel something familiar.

I want to create sculpture in spaces surrounded by unapologetic joy—places that feel alive.

 

Gardens where art breathes with light and season, where people gather, reflect, and reconnect.

Themes of joy and transformation continually draw me in.

 

My work returns to moments of change—the threshold between who we were and who we are becoming—holding both vulnerability and quiet strength.

This body of work explores a return to that centre: a reconnection to home, to family, to ritual, and to the simple, enduring warmth of being together.

Bronze sculpture of a swimmer in a green swimsuit leaning forward in a diving pose, set within a lush garden filled with ornamental grasses and purple flowers. Additional figurative sculptures appear in the background against a dark wooden fence, creating a layered, immersive outdoor installation at RHS Chelsea flower show.

This year’s collection is inspired by Hestia, the Greek goddess of the hearth.


She represents the centre—the home, the flame, the quiet constant that grounds us. In a fast-moving, modern world, her presence feels more relevant than ever.

‘Rekindle’ is more than a sculpture garden—it is a feeling.


It symbolises unity and rejuvenation, a coming back to what matters. Each piece is placed with intention, creating a journey through space that mirrors an inner one—an invitation to slow down, to gather, to reflect, and ultimately, to reconnect.

At its heart, Rekindle is about rediscovering joy.


Not the loud, fleeting kind—but the deep, steady joy that lives in connection, in presence, and in the spaces we create for one another.

The 'Rekindle' sculpture garden symbolises unity and rejuvenation.

Dawn

Chelsea Stories 2024

Launching the Latest Collection of Bronze Sculptures

After the whirlwind of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, collectors have been enjoying giving homes to the new collection of bronze sculptures.

A vibrant garden scene featuring a bronze swimming statue of a woman in a swimsuit with arms outstretched, surrounded by colourful flowers and lush greenery. Perfect for garden art and sculpture enthusiasts.
Installation of a limited edition bronze swimming statue 'Lily The Diving Girl' by Dawn Conn
A newly installed limited edition bronze garden statue piece,  by Dawn Conn
A stylish outdoor scene featuring a bronze sculpture of a figure in a green swimsuit mid-dive, mounted on a stone pedestal beside a sparkling pool. The setting includes large terracotta planters with olive trees, lush greenery, and a decorative metal sphere, all framed by a well-manicured hedge under a clear sky. Perfect for poolside decor, garden sculptures, and outdoor art inspiration.
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