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The Myeloma UK - 'A Life Worth Living' Garden

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About the garden

The Designer

Chris Beardshaw

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Chris Beardshaw

The Myeloma UK ‘A Life Worth Living’ Garden highlighted the work of Myeloma UK, which in 2023 celebrates its 25th anniversary. After consultation with Myeloma UK’s patient care specialists, Chris conceived a metaphorical design, based on the role a jewel garden plays in emboldening the emotions and spirit of someone with myeloma. Chris created a calm, immersive, exquisitely detailed and unapologetically beautiful, verdant garden, which deliberately encouraged the eye to linger, the mind to pause and a deepening connectivity with a soothing oasis for emotional wellbeing.

A garden inspired by

Myeloma UK

Myeloma UK is the only organisation in the UK dealing exclusively with the blood cancer myeloma. Its ultimate goal is to find a cure.

Myeloma UK is dedicated to myeloma patients – making sure they get access to the right treatment at the right time; continually striving to improve standards of treatment and care through research, education and raising awareness of myeloma.

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Garden Rehoming

Where can you visit this garden after the Show?

The garden has been repurposed to benefit several sites following its debut at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023. The trees, hedging and landscaping materials have been delivered to The Hurlet Crematorium in East Renfrewshire. They will become part of the memorial gardens, which are open to the local community, and are a place for people to reflect and celebrate their loved ones. One tree will go to The Beatson Cancer Centre in Glasgow. The Beatson Hospital has achieved Myeloma UK’s CSEP award in recognition of dedicated care for people with myeloma. The rest of the plants were sold to raise funds for Myeloma UK.

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“Being one of PGB’s 2023 gardens for good causes will have a lasting legacy at Myeloma UK. The garden was truly magical and a wonderful place for us to bring our supporters together as we celebrated 25 years of Myeloma UK. We are incredibly grateful to have had this opportunity and know that we will feel the benefit of being at RHS Chelsea for years to come.” Janis McCulloch, Head of Campaigns, Myeloma UK

Tom Stuart-Smith
Garden Designer