'Lifted By Birds' Garden
- Location: James Hopkins Trust, Gloucester
- Designers: Tom Saunders, Amie Wheeldon and Jon Pilling
- Landscapers: Skylark Garden Design and Paul Taylor Landscapes
The garden, now in its forever home at James Hopkins Trust
The multi-award-winning ‘Lifted by Birds’ Garden, originally created for the RHS Malvern Spring Festival, has now found its permanent home at the James Hopkins Trust in Gloucestershire, and was officially opened on Friday 2nd October.
After receiving widespread admiration at RHS Malvern, this beautiful garden has been carefully relocated and transformed to create a lasting outdoor sanctuary for the children and families supported by the hospice.
Designed with sustainability, nature and wellbeing at its heart, the garden celebrates the restorative power of being outdoors. With planting designed to encourage birds and other wildlife, natural materials and spaces to explore, relax and connect, it will provide a wonderful place for children and families to enjoy together, while also offering a peaceful space for reflection and respite.
Relocating a show garden is no small undertaking, and we’re incredibly proud to have worked with the team at James Hopkins Trust to give this much-loved garden a new lease of life. Rather than enjoying a brief moment in the spotlight before being dismantled, ‘Lifted by Birds’ will continue to grow, evolve and make a difference for years to come.
On the right: The original Show Garden at RHS Malvern
We'd like to say a huge thank to designers Tom Saunders, Amie Wheeldon and Jon Pilling for their incredible vision, creativity and commitment for this hugely rewarding relocation project.
"A garden designed to nurture wildlife - in particular birds, will now nurture humans in their moments of most need. A refuge for all." Tom Saunders, Designer
HELP US CREATE MORE HOSPICE GARDENS
Greenfingers Charity continues to create therapeutic gardens for children’s hospices across the UK - helping life-limited children and their families access the healing power of nature - but projects like this can only happen with our supporters’ help.
If you would like to play your part in bringing more spaces like these to life, please consider making a donation to Greenfingers Charity. Your contribution will make ALL the difference in bringing joy, comfort and moments of peace to children and families who need it most.