A lush show garden features a dark grey architectural structure with an arch, surrounded by white calla lilies, blue irises, green ferns, and verdant trees.
Show Garden Gold Medal

Myeloma UK - A Life Worth Living Garden

Designed by Chris Beardshaw
Photo: Royal Horticultural Society
About this garden

The story

The garden is created with the firm belief that beautiful gardens are truly transformative spaces. They offer a reminder to pause and appreciate the present moment, evoking a sense of calm reflection, hope and resilience. This garden encourages us to take time to absorb and celebrate the delicate intricacies of nature and art, with each view carefully choreographed to inspire us to feel emotionally rejuvenated. Beyond a formal border lies a jewel garden that captures the eternal optimism of spring. Delicate floral blooms of Aquilegas, geraniums and Symphytum dance amongst a verdant carpet of foliage in a multitude of forms and textures. This rich understorey bathes in the dappled light filtering through the layered canopies of trees and shrubs including Acers, Ginkgo biloba and Cornus kousa. The garden marks the 25th anniversary for Myeloma UK, who assist patients and raise awareness of this incurable, but treatable, blood cancer, for which the charity’s ultimate goal is to find a cure.
Awards

Recognition

  • Gold Medal
    RHS
  • People's Choice Best Show Garden
    RHS
Photography

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