After many months of planning, I’m a little nervous visiting the site today. Those nerves gave way to excitement as it was such a hive of activity. On the first full day you can already see the outline of the garden taking shape. The smiles on the faces and the pride in the voices when [...]
Archive for April, 2009
A hive of activity
Posted in Rebecca Sycamore - Homeless Link, tagged Homeless Link, RHS Chelsea flower show, The Key Garden on 30 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Potting on
Posted in Faith Lodge Team at St George’s Crypt on 28 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Faith Lodge residents have been busy the last couple of weeks ‘potting on’ the rapidly growing cabbages which, appear to double in size every couple of days – cant wait to see them as part of a garden!
We have now moved 90% of the plants outside to make the most of light levels although [...]
Challenging stereotypes
Posted in Paul Stone - Garden designer, tagged homeless, Places of Change, RHS Chelsea flower show, The Key Garden on 28 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Imagine creating a garden as a modern allegory with themes of darkness and light, despair and hope woven around the very real issue of homelessness. This is the challenge we have been set with The Key for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
What we are trying to convey with The Key is a journey, not just through [...]
People first
Posted in Rebecca Sycamore - Homeless Link, tagged eden, garden on 27 April, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’a the day before the site is to open so we can begin work on this amazing project and I am quietly petrified. I’m excited as well, of course, and energised by how enthusiastic and passionate everyone involved is. But still… today I am very conscious of the logistics of getting it all to work.
This [...]
Welcome to The Key Garden blog
Posted in HCA, tagged garden on 20 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Key Garden is being created for this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show to help raise awareness of homelessness and to give the people involved valuable experience that will help them move on with their lives.
Many people currently living in homeless hostels have been growing and caring for the huge quantity of plants needed to [...]
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