Horticultural therapy charity Thrive has been awarded a Gold Medal in the Urban Garden Category for The Unexpected Gardener, designed by Jo Thompson at this year's Chelsea Flower Show.
This beautiful urban garden was designed for the more mature person who is reluctant to compromise on style or design and yet has less time and energy for gardening.
An elegant combination of colourful yet low-maintenance plants and flowers and a range of practical features such as raised planting beds for easy access, cleverly designed support structures and non-slip flooring helps show how age or disability need not mean an end to gardening.
Nicci Carruthers, the Chief Executive of Thrive says’ "I’m so proud that Thrive has got recognition from such a prestigious show, it’s been such a fantastic team effort. We want this garden to inspire more people to connect with Thrive and to find out how we can help them".
For more information on Thrive and the garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show visit www.thrive.org.uk.
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Notes to Editors
· Thrive was set up in 1978 and is a small national charity that operates in the field of disability and gardening. It provides information and specialist services, training and structured horticultural programmes which help thousands of disabled people.
· With garden projects in Reading and London's Battersea Park, Thrive was set up in 1978 to help disabled people improve their quality of life through horticultural therapy as well as offering practical solutions to help people all over the country rebuild their lives after an accident or illness.