Dates produced
2001-2009
Designer
Timothy Harris
Colourways
Standard ranges: Buttercups & Daisies (Yellow and White, 2001-2009), Clover (Green, 2003-2009), Forget-Me-Not (Blue, 2001-2009), Sweet Violets (Purple, 2001-2009), Wild Rose (Pink, 2001-2009).
Special editions: Collector's Club Edition 1 (Green and White, 2003); Collector's Club Edition 2 (Pink and Yellow, 2004); Easter (White, 2007)
Standard Ranges
Buttercups & Daisies
Round perfume bottle, 9 cm high.
Small cylinder vase, 12 cm high.
Clover
Round pot, 9.5 cm diameter
Medium cylinder vase, 15.5 cm high
Forget-Me-Not
Round pot, 7 cm high, 9.5 cm diameter.
Sweet Violets
Flask perfume bottle, 10 cm high.
Collector's Club Editions
The first three IOWSG Collector's Club special editions, made available to members of the Club only, were in the style of Wild Garden. Edition 1 was an amphora shaped pot 8 cm in diameter and 7.2 cm in height. It was available until Christmas 2003. 24 pieces were sold for £39.95. Edition 2 was a footed votive bowl 8.5 cm in diameter and 7.5 cm in height. It was available until Easter 2004. 22 pieces were sold for £42.50. Edition 3 was a blown egg 4.5 cm in diameter and 7 cm in height. It was available until 1st August 2004. 33 pieces were sold for £34.95.
Edition 1
The flowers are clover green and white. The normal clover colourway has green flowers only. The signature on the base says "Timothy Harris Isle of Wight Glass England 2003. Collectors Club No 6."
Edition 2
The flowers are pink and yellow.
Collector's Club edition 2 certificate for the piece shown above.
Special Editions
A limited edition egg paperweight, 7 cm high x 4.5 cm diameter, that was made for Easter 2007. Notice that all the flowers are white. It is signed by Timothy Harris and dated.
Awards
Wild Garden was a winner in the Gift of the Year competition organized by the Giftware Association in 2001.
Wild Garden Sweet Violets miniature footed bowl, 4.5 cm high and 5.7 cm in diameter at the rim, with the 'Gift of the Year' label.
Making flower canes
If you have ever wondered how flowers in a design like Wild Garden are created, first a cane with five lobes is made, as shown below. Imagine a stick of rock with the design all the way through. This is then chopped into slices to reveal the flower shape. The flowers are then applied to the surface of the hot glass. Reheating the glass fuses them to the surface.