RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival

The garden layout is in a figure of 8, which is a symbol of infinity. The structure of the garden draws on this idea of something everlasting that never ends. It tells the story of scientific discoveries and progress and how every breakthrough inspires the next. The garden features...

Meadow style planting

The planting scheme of pink, purple and blue will reflect the colours of Cancer Research UK. Accented with shades of yellow to enhance the meadow style of planting. Plants with cancer-treating properties such as Yew Hedging used in chemotherapy drugs will feature in the garden.

Wood boardwalk

A curved wooden boardwalk leads you through colourful and vibrant planting. The wooden board will be carved with personal messages from Cancer Research UK legacy pledgers and researchers. They are the collective force that will help beat cancer for future generations. The boardwalk connects both halves of the garden and leads to stone steps.

Stone steps and specimen tree

At the bottom of the stone steps is a timber bench. A place to sit beneath the shade of a specimen tree, listen to the water and view the beautiful planting.

Serpentine water feature

A serpentine water feature is the focus of the space. It connects the two halves of the garden together. The beginning and end of the water feature are out of view to give a sense that the water is never-ending and everlasting.

It represents how a pledge to leave a gift in your Will is a commitment to help fund vital research. Gifts in Wills fund over a third of our research. They are vital to bringing forward the day when everyone survives cancer.