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Bowel Research UK Microbiome Garden

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About the garden

The Designer

Chris Hull

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The Bowel Research UK Microbiome Garden draws inspiration from medical and botanical research, exploring the fascinating connection between a healthy landscape, a healthy gut, and a healthy mind. This beautiful and diverse garden harnesses edibles to improve both physical and mental health, using the gut microbiome as a catalyst. It aims to inspire people to rewild their diets, gardens and their relationship with the land.

The planting scheme takes inspiration from wild meadows, with a mix of ornamental grasses and edible perennials, offering a harvest for both people and wildlife. This pioneering ‘edible meadow’ combines a selection of feature plants including Persicaria bistorta, Camassia and Lupin luteus, to create a rich tapestry of yellows, blues and pinks. Although this trio of beautiful plants are commonly grown in gardens across the UK, few people know that they are great food crops too and they could offer a myriad of gut health benefits.

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Bowel Research UK

Bowel Research UK is a national charity that funds life-changing research into bowel cancer and other bowel diseases. Every year over 16,000 people die from bowel cancer in the UK and over a million suffer from bowel disease. The charity’s mission is to save and improve people’s lives by funding cutting edge treatments for bowel disease. 

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Garden Rehoming

Where can you visit this garden after the Show?

The garden will be relocated to the Apricot Centre near Totnes in Devon, which runs a sustainable farm helping children and families understand the fundamental link between the wellbeing of the soil, food and habitat, and the mental and physical health of the people who work in and around its farm.

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“When we got PGB funding we believed this was the opportunity of a lifetime for a charity like ours and it paid off. We have left the show raising £175,000 for our appeal, we have a new celebrity ambassador, potential corporate partners and lots of new supporters. The pay off will last a lifetime for a charity of our size.” - Daniel Magson, Director of Engagement, Marketing and Income Generation at Bowel Research UK

Tom Stuart-Smith
Garden Designer