Harefield Healing Garden News
Here’s some of what we’ve been up to:
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...
⭐️The HarefieldHealing Garden welcomes its first visitors⭐️
The Harefield Healing Garden build has been completed, and the garden is now open for patients, staff and visitors to enjoy this spring. Designed and built by award winning Bowles & Wyer, the garden has been designed to promote physical and mental wellbeing for...
Garden Progress despite lockdown#3
While we have been unable to attend site due to COVID restrictions, the brilliant Bowles & Wyer team have been busy, building and planting this fantastic corten steel raised flower bed, by Outdoor Design, and we are excited to be able to give you a sneak...
Garden soon to be completed for our NHS heroes!
One big reason for creating this garden has always been to provide a place, away from the wards, for staff to take a well needed break. This is more important than ever with the increased challenges and workload staff are facing with COVID. If you are able to donate...
Congratulations Rosie Pope O.B.E
Something rather special happened yesterday... Congratulations Rosie Pope O.B.E ? Please join us in congratulating Rosie on receiving this most prestigious award for services to Charitable Fundraising. Rosie has dedicated the last 5 years to raising funds for the...
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,...
The Healing Garden is starting to take shape
We have just completed week three of the garden build, with Bowles and Wyer preparing the ground for the pathways and planting areas. This coming week will see nineteen new trees, specifally chosen for their colour, scent and year-round interest. These be planted this...
We are all set to break ground this October…
We are thrilled to be finally breaking ground this month. Hard hats, Hi-Vis jackets and Herras fencing will officially be ON SITE on Monday 26th October to commence the first phase of the garden build - the hard landscaping - and we can't wait! This first phase will...
Chelsea Courtyard at the Chelsea Gardener Plants that Heal Exhibition
In May 2018 we held our second Plants that Heal exhibition, by courtesy of the Chelsea Gardener, who kindly lent us their stunning Chelsea Courtyard for our exhibition, and which was accepted as part of the Chelsea Fringe 2018 (coinciding with the Chelsea Flower...
Chenies Manor Botanical Art Exhibition
Chenies Manor Botanical Art Exhibition Plants that Heal for the Healing Garden: In 2017 we held an exhibition of botanical art at Chenies Manor, courtesy of the owners, Boo and Charles Macleod Matthews. The theme was "Plants that Heal," and consultant Dave...
Garden news
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...
⭐️The HarefieldHealing Garden welcomes its first visitors⭐️
The Harefield Healing Garden build has been completed, and the garden is now open for patients, staff and visitors to enjoy this spring. Designed and built by award winning Bowles & Wyer, the garden has been designed to promote physical and mental wellbeing for...
Garden Progress despite lockdown#3
While we have been unable to attend site due to COVID restrictions, the brilliant Bowles & Wyer team have been busy, building and planting this fantastic corten steel raised flower bed, by Outdoor Design, and we are excited to be able to give you a sneak...
Garden soon to be completed for our NHS heroes!
One big reason for creating this garden has always been to provide a place, away from the wards, for staff to take a well needed break. This is more important than ever with the increased challenges and workload staff are facing with COVID. If you are able to donate...
Congratulations Rosie Pope O.B.E
Something rather special happened yesterday... Congratulations Rosie Pope O.B.E ? Please join us in congratulating Rosie on receiving this most prestigious award for services to Charitable Fundraising. Rosie has dedicated the last 5 years to raising funds for the...
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,...
The Healing Garden is starting to take shape
We have just completed week three of the garden build, with Bowles and Wyer preparing the ground for the pathways and planting areas. This coming week will see nineteen new trees, specifally chosen for their colour, scent and year-round interest. These be planted this...
We are all set to break ground this October…
We are thrilled to be finally breaking ground this month. Hard hats, Hi-Vis jackets and Herras fencing will officially be ON SITE on Monday 26th October to commence the first phase of the garden build - the hard landscaping - and we can't wait! This first phase will...
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Please support this super fundraiser, racing to raise money for the Harefield Healing Garden!
Norbert Biczo has chosen to run to raise money for the Harefield Healing Garden. Sunday 15th March 2020: Congratulations to Norbert, who completed the Victoria Park Half Marathon run today, raising £250 towards the Healing Garden. Luckily the event wasn't cancelled...
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...
Team of three take on the Royal Parks Half Marathon in aid of The Healing Garden
Team of three, Louise, Catherine and Katy, volunteered their running legs to run the Royal Parks Half Marathon on Sunday 13th October in aid of the Healing Garden, raising £3,350 towards the garden. "Every penny in every pound will help us on our way, so we are very...
We have received a £25,000 grant towards the building of the Healing Garden!
We are delighted to have been awarded a £25,000 grant from a private trust. This grant means that we can begin stage one of the garden construction this summer; the groundworks, including the paths, the structure of the boarders and flower beds. We are busy finalising...
Ingleborough climb raised £406.50 in memory of Jessica Cook
A team of 9 completed the challenge from Jessica's mother's workplace, Johnsons Workwear, Manchester. Their youngest climber was Harry Holden aged 7. Inglebrough is the tallest of the 3 Yorkshire Peaks and despite some bad weather conditions they completed the climb...
Rebekah Cook has raised funds for the Healing Garden in memory of her daughter Jessica
Rebekah Cook has very generously raised and donated £750 towards the Healing Garden from a 'dress down day' at her work in memory of her daughter, Jessica. "Jessica was cared for by the Harefield ITU team in 2016 aged 20. She had flu and this lead to heart failure. We...
‘Throw a party in your Garden’ at Alscot Lodge raises £125 for the Healing Garden
Karen & Jim Eyre invited members of their local W.I to visit their fabulous garden at Alscot Lodge. This is the third time they have generously opened their garden and donated all funds raised to the Harefield Healing Garden of which they are brilliant supporters...
Kevin Chilcot trekked Mount Kilimanjaro
Kevin Chilcot trekked Mount Kilimanjaro Kevin Chilcot trekked Mount Kilimanjaro, raising £2,000 “Following my father’s heart attack I have seen at first hand the excellent care and dedication provided by EVERYONE at Harefield Hospital. As an avid gardener I am also...
Event news
Chelsea Courtyard at the Chelsea Gardener Plants that Heal Exhibition
In May 2018 we held our second Plants that Heal exhibition, by courtesy of the Chelsea Gardener, who kindly lent us their stunning Chelsea Courtyard for our exhibition, and which was accepted as part of the Chelsea Fringe 2018 (coinciding with the Chelsea Flower...
Chenies Manor Botanical Art Exhibition
Chenies Manor Botanical Art Exhibition Plants that Heal for the Healing Garden: In 2017 we held an exhibition of botanical art at Chenies Manor, courtesy of the owners, Boo and Charles Macleod Matthews. The theme was "Plants that Heal," and consultant Dave...
“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