Award-winning garden from Chelsea Flower Show has found a new home at Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice in Barnet

A container garden which won an award at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show has been recreated at the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice in Byng Road, Barnet.

The aim of the layout is to provide a calming sophisticated space – an ideal amenity for the hospice garden.

Joshua Fenton, winner of numerous prizes for designing and building gardens, cut the ribbon at the official opening ceremony at Noah’s Ark.

He hopes his garden, which won the silver-gilt medal in the container garden section at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, will offer a calm sanctuary for children, families and staff.

“I cannot think of a better place for my work than a children’s hospice. I am honoured to have created a space at Noah’s Ark for some much-needed peace and reflection.”

As well as being wildlife friendly, the garden has two other key environmental objectives – carbon sequestration and water recycling.

The garden promotes three ways to remove carbon. It uses bio char, which not only improves the soil but takes carbon out of the carbon cycle; uses charred oak as the material used to make planters; and for planting chooses fast growing trees and herbaceous perennials.

Joshua’s garden was sponsored by Navium, a subsidiary of the Fidelis Partnership, who are corporate partners of Noah’s Ark.

Since it started supporting the hospice in 2021, Fidelis has donated over £325,000 to Noah’s Ark.