Harefield Healing Garden News
Here’s some of what we’ve been up to:
Winter Garden News
Gardening News: Our volunteers work hard to keep the garden looking good all year round but winter is a particularly important time to take the time to stop and appreciate the garden for all its winter beauty and interest. The low sunlight always looks amazing across...
A big thank you to Alitex for our new cold frame
A very big thank you to Alitex for generously donating a wonderful double cold-frame, which made its way from the Chelsea Flower Show, to the Hampton Court Flower show, to Goodwood and finally to live with us in the Harefield Healing Garden. Together, with the new...
Congratulations to Beth on her Tri-Challenge
Congratulations to Beth on completing her Triathlon challenge, and raising over £3,000 for the Harefield Healing Garden, in memory of her friend Pippa. I was aiming for a time under 4 hours so was so happy to do it in under 3! 2 hours 56 😊 There were lots of little...
Beth’s Triathlon Fundraiser
On May 21st, I'll be swimming 1500 metres, cycling 40km and running 10k in memory of Pippa. Having undergone a double lung transplant in 2017, Pippa was tireless in her efforts to raise awareness of Cystic fibrosis and the importance of organ donation. Whether...
Congratulations Frankie!
Huge congratulations to Frankie for completing the London Marathon on Sunday 🙌 raising over £1,500 for the Harefield Healing Garden, in memory of her friend Pippa Erskine, who enjoyed spending time with her family and friends in the Healing Garden at Harefield...
The Potting Shed
We are absolutely delighted that our latest fundraising project has come to fruition. Introducing The Potting Shed 🪴 A place to propagate and grow plants for the garden, to hold workshops, and for volunteers to take a well-earned break on those cold and...
National Volunteer Week
Volunteers’ Week at Harefield Healing Garden The Harefield Healing Garden opened in September 2021 following three years of planning, fundraising and hard work. Nestled near the entrance to Harefield Hospital, the Healing Garden is full of colour and beauty, and is a...
Thank you so much for your generous donations to our BIG BULB Appeal. Along with our lovely garden volunteers, we planted 8,000 spring and summer bulbs in the garden last Autumn, and it was fantastic to see the garden burst into life this Spring! Many visitors to the...
Middlewick open garden – Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th June’21
Come and join us at Middlewick House for a fun day out for all the family, by kind permission of Nick and Annette Mason. Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th 11 AM TO 4.30 PM. The beautiful grounds of Middlewick House will be open for you to explore; as well as the farm...
New Year Healing Garden update
Trees and hedges have been planted, top soil and organic matter has been incorporated into flower beds, paths have been prepped ready for the bonded resin, the seating areas are being paved and the large central raised flowerbed has been installed. This is, of course,...
Alscot Lodge open garden 2020 – Due to COVID19 the open garden has been postponed to date TBA…
Karen and Jim Eyre are kindly opening their beautiful garden for charity on Sunday 21st June 2020 2pm - 5pm. This is a beautifully designed garden with its fabulous planting and plenty to interest all. Head Gardener Richard Maskell will be on hand to offer advice at...
Harefield Healing Garden Burns Night Ceilidh 2020
Drams were raised, sporrans were polished, lassies toasted, dosies do’ed, willows stripped, and homage paid to Rabbie Burns at our 2020 Burns Night Ceilidh. On Saturday 25th January the Beacon school in Amersham kindly allowed us the use of their beautiful Grade 2...
The Harefield Healing Garden appeal has officially Launched!
Thank you to everyone who came along to our launch party on Thursday evening. Special thanks to Dave Royston, Consultant Anaesthetist, for the fascinating talk on the history of Harefield Hospital and the healing effects of plants, and to James Smith and Jason Lock...
Harefield Healing Garden Launch Party!
Thursday 9th May 6pm – 7.30pm in the Concert Hall at Harefield Hospital Please join us from 6pm to hear all about our plans, view the Healing Garden designs and meet the team, followed by a drinks reception and a small exhibition of limited edition Botanical Art;...
Burns Night Ceilidh
On Saturday 19th January the Beacon school in Amersham kindly allowed us the use of their beautiful Grade 2 listed Old Barn to hold a Burns Night Ceilidh. We had an amazing band, Craigievar (from four weddings and a funeral- back in the day) who ensured that no one...
Alscot Lodge open garden
Jim and Karen Eyre kindly opened their fabulous gardens at Alscot Lodge near Princes Risborough in aid of the Harefield Healing Garden. This is a garden that had never previously been open to the public and as well as giving people a rare opportunity to see the...
Garden news
Winter Garden News
Gardening News: Our volunteers work hard to keep the garden looking good all year round but winter is a particularly important time to take the time to stop and appreciate the garden for all its winter beauty and interest. The low sunlight always looks amazing across...
A big thank you to Alitex for our new cold frame
A very big thank you to Alitex for generously donating a wonderful double cold-frame, which made its way from the Chelsea Flower Show, to the Hampton Court Flower show, to Goodwood and finally to live with us in the Harefield Healing Garden. Together, with the new...
Congratulations to Beth on her Tri-Challenge
Congratulations to Beth on completing her Triathlon challenge, and raising over £3,000 for the Harefield Healing Garden, in memory of her friend Pippa. I was aiming for a time under 4 hours so was so happy to do it in under 3! 2 hours 56 😊 There were lots of little...
Beth’s Triathlon Fundraiser
On May 21st, I'll be swimming 1500 metres, cycling 40km and running 10k in memory of Pippa. Having undergone a double lung transplant in 2017, Pippa was tireless in her efforts to raise awareness of Cystic fibrosis and the importance of organ donation. Whether...
Congratulations Frankie!
Huge congratulations to Frankie for completing the London Marathon on Sunday 🙌 raising over £1,500 for the Harefield Healing Garden, in memory of her friend Pippa Erskine, who enjoyed spending time with her family and friends in the Healing Garden at Harefield...
The Potting Shed
We are absolutely delighted that our latest fundraising project has come to fruition. Introducing The Potting Shed 🪴 A place to propagate and grow plants for the garden, to hold workshops, and for volunteers to take a well-earned break on those cold and...
National Volunteer Week
Volunteers’ Week at Harefield Healing Garden The Harefield Healing Garden opened in September 2021 following three years of planning, fundraising and hard work. Nestled near the entrance to Harefield Hospital, the Healing Garden is full of colour and beauty, and is a...
Thank you so much for your generous donations to our BIG BULB Appeal. Along with our lovely garden volunteers, we planted 8,000 spring and summer bulbs in the garden last Autumn, and it was fantastic to see the garden burst into life this Spring! Many visitors to the...
Fundraising
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A celebration of the official opening of the Harefield Healing Garden
Yesterday the Harefield Healing Garden was officially opened with an event to mark eight years of fundraising, planning, designing and planting. The event was kept small due to being in the hospital grounds, but Hospital staff, patients and supporters came together to...
Joshua’s double-tri challenge
My dad sadly passed away in November of last year after over 20 years of dealing with heart problems. It started with bacteria entering his body from a routine tooth extraction that went to his heart and attacked his heart. 2 open heart surgeries and 2 key hole valve...
Sponsor Fiona for her Half Marathon challenge
The son of a friend received a heart transplant at Harefield several years ago; from her seed of an idea, after years of work and planning, the Garden has blossomed into reality this year. Now, further funds are needed to develop and maintain it as a vital amenity for...
Middlewick Open Garden
We’ve been recovering after a super busy, but tremendously enjoyable weekend raising money for the Healing Garden at Nick and Annette Mason’s open garden. We were joined on the stall by Nick’s daughter, Chloe; an avid supporter of the Healing Garden, having spent time...
New Year Healing Garden update
Trees and hedges have been planted, top soil and organic matter has been incorporated into flower beds, paths have been prepped ready for the bonded resin, the seating areas are being paved and the large central raised flowerbed has been installed. This is, of course,...
Plant Appeal
Please help us fill the Healing Garden with beautiful, sensory planting for all to enjoy. We would love your help in filling the Healing Garden with beautiful, sensory plants and flowers for patients, visitors, and staff to enjoy! Every £10 donation buys a 2-litre...
EXCITING NEWS!!
We are thrilled to announce that following years of research, designing, planning and fundraising, we are now in a position to start the Healing Garden build. What better time to reward the patients, their visitors and the NHS staff, who have been working 'on the...
Alscot Lodge open garden 2020 – Due to COVID19 the open garden has been postponed to date TBA…
Karen and Jim Eyre are kindly opening their beautiful garden for charity on Sunday 21st June 2020 2pm - 5pm. This is a beautifully designed garden with its fabulous planting and plenty to interest all. Head Gardener Richard Maskell will be on hand to offer advice at...
Event news
Middlewick open garden – Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th June’21
Come and join us at Middlewick House for a fun day out for all the family, by kind permission of Nick and Annette Mason. Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th 11 AM TO 4.30 PM. The beautiful grounds of Middlewick House will be open for you to explore; as well as the farm...
New Year Healing Garden update
Trees and hedges have been planted, top soil and organic matter has been incorporated into flower beds, paths have been prepped ready for the bonded resin, the seating areas are being paved and the large central raised flowerbed has been installed. This is, of course,...
Alscot Lodge open garden 2020 – Due to COVID19 the open garden has been postponed to date TBA…
Karen and Jim Eyre are kindly opening their beautiful garden for charity on Sunday 21st June 2020 2pm - 5pm. This is a beautifully designed garden with its fabulous planting and plenty to interest all. Head Gardener Richard Maskell will be on hand to offer advice at...
Harefield Healing Garden Burns Night Ceilidh 2020
Drams were raised, sporrans were polished, lassies toasted, dosies do’ed, willows stripped, and homage paid to Rabbie Burns at our 2020 Burns Night Ceilidh. On Saturday 25th January the Beacon school in Amersham kindly allowed us the use of their beautiful Grade 2...
The Harefield Healing Garden appeal has officially Launched!
Thank you to everyone who came along to our launch party on Thursday evening. Special thanks to Dave Royston, Consultant Anaesthetist, for the fascinating talk on the history of Harefield Hospital and the healing effects of plants, and to James Smith and Jason Lock...
Harefield Healing Garden Launch Party!
Thursday 9th May 6pm – 7.30pm in the Concert Hall at Harefield Hospital Please join us from 6pm to hear all about our plans, view the Healing Garden designs and meet the team, followed by a drinks reception and a small exhibition of limited edition Botanical Art;...
Burns Night Ceilidh
On Saturday 19th January the Beacon school in Amersham kindly allowed us the use of their beautiful Grade 2 listed Old Barn to hold a Burns Night Ceilidh. We had an amazing band, Craigievar (from four weddings and a funeral- back in the day) who ensured that no one...
Alscot Lodge open garden
Jim and Karen Eyre kindly opened their fabulous gardens at Alscot Lodge near Princes Risborough in aid of the Harefield Healing Garden. This is a garden that had never previously been open to the public and as well as giving people a rare opportunity to see the...
“Somewhere to socialise and spend time with visitors”
This garden is funded entirely by the generosity of people like you. Any amount, no matter how great or small, helps to ensure that The Healing Garden will always be there for those who need it.
We need to raise money every year to cover the cost of plants, bulbs, seeds and trees, for professional help, and tools and materials, to keep the garden growing and evolving and in top condition.
All funds raised to go to the Harefield Healing Garden; a restricted appeal of the