'Lifted By Birds' Garden
- Location: James Hopkins Trust, Gloucester
- Designers: Tom Saunders, Amie Wheeldon and Jon Pilling
Garden 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.
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: Show Garden at RHS Malvern
We’re looking forward to celebrating its official opening on 2nd October, when we’ll have the opportunity to see the garden being enjoyed in its new setting and thank everyone who has helped make this possible.
For now, 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.
We’d also like to thank everyone who helped bring the original garden to life and those who have played a part in giving it this exciting new chapter.
"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 CREATE MORE HOSPICE GARDENS
Projects like this can only happen thanks to ongoing support from the community. Greenfingers Charity continues to create therapeutic gardens for children’s hospices across the UK, helping families access the healing power of nature.
If you would like to help create more spaces like these, please consider making a donation to Greenfingers Charity. Your support can help bring comfort, joy and moments of peace to children and families who need it most.