Prunus domestica ‘Victoria’

The Tradescants were 17th century gardeners who introduced many new plants to England. More than 160 varieties of fruit were listed amongst the inventory of plants grown at the Tradescants nursery in Lambeth, many of which are illustrated in the Orchard. The Garden Museum invited 40 of the worlds leading botanical artists to paint watercolours of fruit in response to the Orchard.

Nutty Lim chose the Prunus domestica because her son has a miniature dachshund called Plum and the Victoria plums were wonderful when she was painting in Suffolk with friends.
She has studied with Anne-Marie Evans and with Annie Farrer. Nutty was shortlisted in the 2006 Jacksons of Piccadilly Amateur Painting Award and exhibited at the Painting of Plants as Symbols in Religious Art exhibition at Lincoln Cathedral in 2008.