Along with 165 beautiful paintings of the flora and fauna in Fullers Mill Garden, IBA have a new book coming out on 6th June 2025.
The paintings and new book will be for sale at IBA’s Annual Art Exhibition at the Bury Guildhall, Guildhall Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 1PR.

Exhibition Programme
28th June to 12th July 2025

Opening and Preview day Saturday 28th June 2025
ALL WELCOME. Exhibition opens from 10.00am to 4.00pm
Join us for drinks from 11.00am
Award of the Val Hesmondhalgh Trophy for Botanical Excellence
Prize for the favourite painting of the Special Guest
Vote for your favourite original painting

The Exhibition is open 10.00am to 4.00pm every day
except final day, 12 July, open from 10.00am to 2.00pm.

WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATIONS BY IBA MEMBERS

Tuesday 1st July: Water Colour Workshop 11am to 4pm fee £40.00—“WHAT WATER COLOUR PAINT CAN DO FOR YOU” Rosemary Dodgson. Click for further information and to Purchase your Ticket

Friday 4th July: Coloured Pencil Workshop 11am to 4pm fee £40.00—“NATURAL FINDS IN INK AND COLOURED PENCIL” Vicky Hallam. Click for further information and to Purchase your Ticket

Saturday 5th July: Coloured Pencil and Ink Workshop 11am to 4pm Fee £40.00—“BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION IN GRAPHITE AND COLOURED PENCIL” Vicky Hallam. Click for further information and to Purchase your Ticket

Monday 7th July: Demonstration 11am to 1.30pm—“MEET THE ARTIST” Jan Toomer.

Wednesday 9th July: Demonstration 12 noon to 4pm—“FANTASY HARES AND SLEEPING WARRIORS” Sandra Pond.

Friday 11th July: coloured pencil workshop 11am to 4pm— “Painting in Coloured Pencil Using Solvents to Blend” Matthew Peace. Click for further information and to Purchase your Ticket

Exhibition duration: Non-selling exhibit—“THE BOOK PRODUCTION PROCESS”, and “LOOK TO PUT SOME PIECES IN THE FULLERS MILL JIGSAW PUZZLE” Tina Bone.

Below are some artworks in the exhibition and details of the book

IBA’s new book: “Fullers Mill Garden—A Jewel in the Forest” is a 200-page volume with over 160 illustrations. Hardback, 8″ x 11.5″, thread-sewn with ribbon marker retails at £36.99. The artwork of this project, and shown at this exhibition, showcases the flora and fauna of Fullers Mill Garden (West Stow, Suffolk). It is intended for anyone interested in gardens, flowers, and nature, and has been written and designed to appeal to a wide range of public—from watercolourists to home gardeners and horticulturists, to local historians, and those interested in botanical art. And of course those who just love the tranquil Fullers Mill Garden itself. Note the Epigraph to the book:

A truly magical and very special garden in a most inspiring setting, every corner of which reflects the passion and dedication of those who work to maintain and develop it. Fullers Mill Garden is a place to find peace and tranquillity amongst an array of interesting and beautiful plants at any time of the year; its atmosphere is truly unique. Simply a gardener’s paradise!”