Our Garden's Sponsor: Project Giving Back

Project Giving Back (PGB) was launched in May 2021 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and its devastating effects on UK charitable fundraising - effects that have since been exacerbated by the cost of living crisis. PGB will fund 10 gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2025 and intends to fund a total of 60 gardens inspired by a range of good causes from 2022 to 2026.

PGB aims to boost UK-based good causes by giving them an opportunity to raise awareness of their work at the high-profile RHS Chelsea Flower Show, as well as supporting the relocation of the gardens to permanent homes after the show where they can continue to benefit the charities and their communities.

Catherine Bosworth, Director of Income Generation and Grants at Hospice UK, said of Project Giving Back's support for the Hospice UK Garden of Compassion: 

“Gardens play such a vital role in our health and wellbeing, throughout our lives. Anyone who has benefitted from a hospice garden will know the immense, restorative power of nature for people who are approaching the end of life – and their loved ones, too.

“Above all else, hospice gardens are about people and compassion. Tom’s design captures that so beautifully. It’s a space that’s about letting people focus on living, right until the end.

“We are so grateful to Project Giving Back for this transformational opportunity. And we are so pleased, on behalf of the UK’s 200+ hospices - and indeed the many thousands of volunteer hospice gardeners - to bring the Hospice UK Garden of Compassion to RHS Chelsea in May.”

Hattie Ghaui, CEO of Project Giving Back, said: 

“The Hospice UK Garden of Compassion will touch the hearts of so many people at the Show in 2025, and will go on to be incredibly beneficial for the patients and their families at St Cuthbert’s Hospice in Durham. The final weeks of a loved one’s life are so important to family and friends for years to come, and having a tranquil, welcoming garden in which to enjoy those final moments is a wonderful legacy we are proud to be supporting.”