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The Fauna & Flora Garden

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About the garden

The Designer

Jilayne Rickards

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Jilayne Rickards

The Fauna & Flora Garden offers a window into the spectacular Afromontane landscape of Central Africa’s imposing Virunga Massif, celebrating the success of the charity’s International Gorilla Conservation Programme, originally established by Fauna & Flora in 1978 as the Mountain Gorilla Project, at the behest of Sir David Attenborough.  

The garden maps the journey of an ecotourist on a gorilla trek, tracing a rough track through a succession of lush and changing landscapes on either side of the Protected Forest Area boundary wall, each side showcasing the familiar, unusual and spectacular plants found in the area. Along the way is a medicinal garden shaded by Eucalyptus and banana trees; a typical tourist kiosk selling local crafts; a true-to-life gorilla nest set amongst bamboo; and an entrancing waterfall and viewing rock surrounded by plants found at high altitude.The garden aims to demonstrate the critical importance of protecting nature and how this can be best achieved by putting people and collaboration at the heart of conservation efforts.

The garden has been relocated to the world-famous biomes of the Eden Project in Cornwall, to be enjoyed by around one million annual visitors for years to come.

A garden inspired by

Fauna & Flora

Fauna & Flora is a nature conservation charity that works closely with partners in almost 50 countries to protect species and habitats, while supporting the livelihoods of local people. As the world’s first international conservation charity, Fauna & Flora has been shaping best practice in community-focused conservation for over 120 years.

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Garden Rehoming

Where can you visit this garden after the Show?

The garden has been relocated to the world-famous biomes at the Eden Project in Cornwall, to be enjoyed by its one million visitors a year.

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“The decline in plant species is one of the lesser well-known conservation issues, but one that Fauna & Flora has been tackling for decades. The partnership with the RHS and Project Giving Back at the Chelsea Flower show provided the perfect platform to bring this side of nature conservation to the fore and to reach new audiences well beyond our normal capacity.” Jonny Wright, Senior Director Communications and Fundraising, Fauna & Flora

Tom Stuart-Smith
Garden Designer