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WALES’ best known gardener has opened a garden at the Ty Hafan hospice which provides care to children with life-limiting conditions and their families throughout Wales.
Terry Walton opened the Greenfingers sensory garden which is the 62nd provided by the charity dedicated to supporting life-limited children and their families who spend time in hospices around the UK.
The horticulturalist, who keeps Radio 2 listeners across Britain up to date with gardening advice time tested on his Rhondda allotment, joined volunteers who already tend to the grounds of the hospice in Sully, in the Vale of Glamorgan, and will look after the garden for the opening.
Terry said: “This new sensory garden is a gorgeous new addition to Tŷ Hafan’s beautiful hospice grounds, which I know are cared for by a team of dedicated and talented volunteer gardeners.
“I am sure that it will give everyone who visits, stays at or works at Tŷ Hafan in the coming months and years, both enormous pleasure as well as peace and great solace during some of the most difficult times imaginable.”
The garden, designed by Victoria Wade Landscapes which has won a number of RHS gold medals, is intended to encourage biodiversity, sustainability and wildlife and help children to be connect easily with the natural world.
The garden also benefits from willow arches, a woodland den, covered seating area with access to electricity and hand-washing facilities.
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Deb Ho, Tŷ Hafan’s director of care, said: “The creation of our stunning new sensory garden is a wonderful addition to the coastal environment in which we care for those children and families who use our services.”
The garden has been funded by The National Heritage Lottery, The Postcode Lottery and supporters of Greenfingers.
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