"After any job, I go to the production department and try and buy or bribe my way to get pieces to put in my garden. The space has, until now, been a private spot for me to entertain my actor friends."
"At the end of the film 'Saltburn', I said, Could I possibly buy that?' The production department said no at first, but I asked if I could have it in the garden, and they gave it to me for free."
"I commissioned a two-foot tall sculpture of Barbra Streisand's head for my garden. She saw the pictures and said, You're crazy.'"
Richard E Grant's garden in Richmond, London, is filled with film props instead of traditional flowers. He collects items from productions he has worked on, including a colorful proscenium arch from 'Saltburn' and a commissioned bust of Barbra Streisand. Grant shares his garden, previously a private space for friends, as part of the Royal Horticultural Society's podcast, Roots. He creatively acquires these pieces, often negotiating with production departments to keep them from being discarded, reflecting his passion for both gardening and film memorabilia.
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