Ravensburger Curious Cupboards No.3 The Gardener’s Cupboard 1000 Pieces Jigsaw Puzzles for Adults and Kids Age 12 Years Up

The Ravensburger Colin Thompson puzzles ship from the U.K., and there's usually some wait time between when they are released and when they become available to U.S. buyers. This is one of his new ones, but it's available now and the delivery time is relatively short. (And most U.K. sellers now have zero or nominal shipping charges.)Out of the entire Ravensburger catalogue, the Colin Thompson puzzles are our favorites. These are not puzzles based on photos or photo-realistic art. They are more like dozens of miniature caricatures linked by some common theme. The resulting sharp and colorful drawings, with an incredible amount of detail, load a lot of funny business into each puzzle. There are no muddy lines or big fields of one color; I exaggerate, but each puzzle piece is practically a little drawing on its own.This one has a lot of what you would expect from its gardening theme; but, there are a lot of pretty funky little jokes and oddities slipped in. Maybe more than usual, even for Thompson. To us, that's a plus.We always turn to Ravensburger puzzles because of the quality and fit of the pieces and the bright, sharp printing. Subtle differences in the shapes of pieces are appreciated. This puzzle reflects the expected Ravensburger quality.So, another happy Ravensburger purchase.

Have lots of Ravensburger puzzles. This puzzle broken or smashed in at corner is a first for me. As many who work these puzzles, spend the money because they are pricey, they are not one time use items, we collect them use them over and over, and you expect excellence and quality from Ravensburger.

I love Ravensburger puzzles - top shelf all the way. This puzzle was fun to complete and now hangs in my garden shed. I enjoyed finding all the little details as I was completing. Great product and would recommend Ravensburger puzzles in general.

The family loves working on puzzles with our 81 yo Grandma. We selected this one for the fabulous colors and intricate details. We ordered several and they arrived on time and were well packaged.

I'm storing the puzzle for future enjoyment in our retirement years, but found the box to be sturdy and undented.the picture is clear with vibrant colors and the subject will be a delight to work with. Looking forward to this project!

Awesome entertainment... oncle again Colin Thompson has a winner. Love that it is a Ravensburger which means it is a well constructed puzzle that can be done again and again.

Any puzzle of Ravensburger is super high quality; suitable for framing. Colin Thompson's artwork is so much fun to do and to discover hidden intricacies not visible on the box. Way to go, Ravensburger!

Colin Thompson is my favorite puzzle artist and as expected The Gardener's was a fun and challenging one to accomplish!

You can’t beat Colin Thompson for a jigsaw design! His highly detailed and imaginative illustrations take you and your imagination into his metaworlds (world within world); amusing and enchanting. Although a 1,000 pieces, each piece is distinctive and so you don’t have vast expanses of one colour. He has put in a few tricks so you think you know where a piece goes but then a tiny detail shows it to belong elsewhere but that just keeps you alert!For those familiar with his illustrations/other jigsaw designs there are some common figures which gives a warm feeling of ‘being in the know’!Can’t get enough of them!!!

Well over a year ago I bought the Colin Thompson adult colouring book, as someone who has coloured from childhood this book gave me hours of pleasure. My husbands birthday was in September and as he loves a good puzzle I bought him my favourite picture from the book in puzzle form.To say he enjoyed the challenge is an understatement, nothing in a long while has kept him so engrossed, now it’s finished and waiting to be framed for my birthday.

I did one of his puzzles recently and this is my second purchase. The artwork is just as detailed and whimsical, but there are photos within the painting, which did put me off a bit to begin with. But I'm still really enjoying doing the puzzle, the picture is lovely and the quality of the jigsaw is really excellent. Life's too short to do poor quality jigsaws, I reckon!

This kept me entertained all the way through. Lots of interesting stuff going on, challenging to the end, never boring. A perfect jigsaw puzzle and the best Colin Thompson I have done so far (of three)

I love all Colin Thompson puzzles, the drawings are so intricate and full of quirky figures and objects and visual jokes. This new one doesn't disappoint. I presents quite a challenge without being too frustratingly impossible. The quality is excellent too as expected fron Ravensburger.