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What is a Weed


RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey
2023


Here we are at the Royal Horticultural Society’s home; Garden Wisley, set amongst the leafy softness of Surrey. But something stirs amongst the boxed hedges and herbacious borders...

What is a Weed was an exhibition aimed to reset our relationship with weeds, or rather unplanned plants. To show their benefits to a garden and the ecosystem. Cue a riotous pattern and a very specific icon set.




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Fragrance
Health
Uniqueness
Taste
Wildlife hosts
Resilience
Evolutionary
Diversity
Ecologically friendly
The future
Icons showcasing the benefits of unplanned, wild plants (i.e. weeds) 


Floor stickers of commonly defined weeds. These were printed as high-cast vinyl and applied to the floor throughout the space.