Between 2014 and 2018,
Australia will commemorate the Anzac Centenary, marking 100 years since
Australia’s involvement in the First World War. If you
have been following our Facebook page then you likely already know that in
the new year, we will be joining forces with the 5000 Poppies Project to make a
wonderful and moving tribute that will commemorate 100 years of service and
sacrifice.
Poppies have been hand crocheted and donated by
thousands of contributors all over the world, and the 5000 poppies have grown to
a whopping 60,000! If you would like to be involved in the project then head to
the 5000 Poppies website to find out how.
The first installation will be held on
Anzac Day 2015 in the heart of Melbourne and will then take a nationwide tour
for the duration of the Centenary. So far, all of the work by The 5000 Poppies
Project has been self-funded by contributors to the project, but now they have
created a
Pozible campaign which can allow you to be a part of the project as
well. You can now sponsor a poppy or poppies, to help raise funds for the
construction and installation of these displays! All sponsors will be
acknowledged in the contributor’s page of the 5000 Poppies Blog and on the 5000 PoppiesFacebook page.
5000 of the sponsored poppies will also
form an integral part in our display garden at the 2015 Melbourne International
Flower & Garden Show. For this
display, Phillip Johnson has drawn upon his own personal family connection to
the Anzacs.
Phillip’s great
grandfather was Lieutenant Frederick Johnson of the XXII Corps and fought
during WW1. Frederick wrote endlessly to his family while at war, recalling his
home in Australia with warmth and soul, and these letters as well as the idea
of remembrance and reflection are the inspiration behind the display.
So if you would like
to help these projects come to life and be an integral part of the 5000 Poppies
Project, or if you would like to dedicate a poppy to your own Anzac connection,
then head to the 5000 Poppies Pozible campaign page and sponsor your poppy today!
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Phillip Johnson
Landscapes would like to congratulate Lynn Berry and Margaret Knight, the founders of
the 5000 Poppies Project, for their continued dedication to this fantastic
cause!
