The Project Giving Back Garden - GardensDB Browse [ ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** ](https://gardensdb.com) [ Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) [ Shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) [ Studios ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) [ People ](https://gardensdb.com/people) [ Search gardens, designers, shows… ](https://gardensdb.com/search) [ Login ](https://gardensdb.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgardensdb.com%2Fgardens%2Fthe-project-giving-back-garden) [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) [ ](https://gardensdb.com/search) Discover - [ Home ](https://gardensdb.com) - [ Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) - [ Shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) - [ Events ](https://gardensdb.com/events) - [ 360° tours ](https://gardensdb.com/360-tours) - [ Trails ](https://gardensdb.com/trails) People & studios - [ People ](https://gardensdb.com/people) - [ Studios ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) - [ Books ](https://gardensdb.com/books) - [ Jobs ](https://gardensdb.com/jobs) Organisations - [ Sponsors ](https://gardensdb.com/sponsors) - [ Charity & non-profits ](https://gardensdb.com/charities) - [ Collectives ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives) - [ Companies ](https://gardensdb.com/companies) - [ Education ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institutions) - [ Nurseries ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries) Account - [ Login ](https://gardensdb.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgardensdb.com%2Fgardens%2Fthe-project-giving-back-garden) - [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) Discover - [ Home Today's highlights ](https://gardensdb.com) - [ Gardens Show gardens, catalogued ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) - [ Shows Horticultural shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) - [ Events Festivals, courses & open days ](https://gardensdb.com/events) - [ 360° tours Step inside, long after the show packs up ](https://gardensdb.com/360-tours) - [ Trails Curated routes through the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/trails) People & studios - [ People Designers, judges, growers ](https://gardensdb.com/people) - [ Studios Design practices ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) - [ Books Recommended reading ](https://gardensdb.com/books) - [ Jobs Roles in the industry ](https://gardensdb.com/jobs) Organisations - [ Sponsors Organisations that back the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/sponsors) - [ Charity & non-profits Causes behind the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/charities) - [ Collectives Groups & community projects ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives) - [ Companies Suppliers & contractors ](https://gardensdb.com/companies) - [ Education Schools, colleges & universities ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institutions) - [ Nurseries Plant suppliers & growers ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries) [ Submit a garden ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/submit) [ About GardensDB ](https://gardensdb.com/help) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/gardens/the-project-giving-back-garden/primary_image.webp?v=9fe173b1-19da-43e1-aab0-9099720046bd) [Gardens](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) / [ RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 ](https://gardensdb.com/shows/rhs-chelsea-flower-show-2026) Feature Garden The Project Giving Back Garden ================================ Designed by James Basson At a glance Show RHS Chelsea Flower Show Year 2026 Category Feature Garden 360° Tour Plant List Large Show Garden About this garden The story ----------- Designed by celebrated garden designer James Basson of Provence-based [**Scape Design**](https://www.scapedesign.com/en/), the Project Giving Back Garden will offer a dramatic, other-wordly landscape, never before seen at RHS Chelsea. The garden celebrates the legacy of [**Project Giving Back's**](https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/misc-shows/sponsors/project-giving-back) funding of more than 60 gardens inspired by good causes since 2022 and the enduring impact those gardens continue to have through relocation, reuse and community benefit. Towering red sandstone cliffs, coloured by natural ochre pigment and gently weathered over time, sit among pine woodland. Beneath them, the planting is resilient and suited to the warm climate of southern France, offering a glimpse of what UK gardens may look like in the near future. The garden is dramatic and rich in biodiversity. It has been designed to start a conversation about the unique approach Project Giving Back (PGB) has taken to make an impact on the [**RHS Chelsea Flower Show**](https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show) and charity sector in the UK. The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![James Basson](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/james-basson/profile_photo.webp?v=0a2053b8-14d0-452d-9aec-99beb0557f42) James Basson Designer ](https://gardensdb.com/people/james-basson) Step inside 360° tour ----------- Loading panorama... Unable to load panorama tour. Click and drag to look around, click hotspots or arrows to move. Scroll to zoom. Tap and drag to look around, tap hotspots or arrows to move. Pinch to zoom. 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laurifolius](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7eb146b2-974c-4c43-9aff-c5a16364c652/conversions/cistus-laurifolius-thumbnail.webp) Cistus laurifolius ![Cistus salvifolius](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f87100ca-869a-4612-bbc6-4f1ebcce171e/conversions/cistus-salvifolius-thumbnail.webp) Cistus salvifolius ![Erica scoparia](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c0f75a51-59dd-4049-8524-52f1ed01da4e/conversions/erica-scoparia-thumbnail.webp) Erica scoparia ![Ligustrum vulgare](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/82f3fdea-379e-4465-85a8-a84c69521ea7/conversions/ligustrum-vulgare-thumbnail.webp) Ligustrum vulgare ![Lotus corniculatus var. hirsutus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f59fba3d-85d5-4530-b62d-47db1fd69985/conversions/lotus-hirsutum-thumbnail.webp) Lotus corniculatus var. hirsutus ![Pinus sylvestris](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/8585cb3e-be1b-4372-825b-15356737d25d/conversions/pinus-sylvestris-thumbnail.webp) Pinus sylvestris ![Pyrus pyraster](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3c895d6d-8abc-495e-8955-8d206010f468/conversions/pyrus-pyraster-thumbnail.webp) Pyrus pyraster ![Thymus vulgaris](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/0bfe5138-fce1-4836-823b-ad1904e06a89/conversions/thymus-vulgaris-thumbnail.webp) Thymus vulgaris ![]() Buy this plant → Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Landscaper 1 - [ M Mark Whyman Landscapes ](https://gardensdb.com/companies/mark-whyman-landscapes) ### Sponsor 1 - [ ![Project Giving Back](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/charities/project-giving-back/logo.webp) Project Giving Back ](https://gardensdb.com/charities/project-giving-back) ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** The world's largest collection of show gardens online, kept free, kept current, and shaped by the community that uses it. 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