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My Real Garden community book raises thousands for Greenfingers Charity

My Real Garden, a unique community gardening book born out of lockdown 2020 and led by award winning garden designer and Greenfingers Patron, Ann-Marie Powell, has raised £10,000 and inspired thousands of new advocates for Greenfingers Charity work. 

 

Announced last week at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021, proceeds will help deliver an ambitious new Greenfingers project at The Nook Children’s Hospice.

 

Written and photographed by over 100 amateur and professional gardeners, My Real Garden is a unique collection of tips, hacks and heart-warming stories that reflect how gardening became mental therapy for the nation during lockdown.  Its mission is to make gardening and green space more accessible and inclusive for all.

 

It all began in March 2020 when lockdown moved Ann-Marie to tackle her own, somewhat neglected garden.  As she shared the transformation over her daily Instagram Lives her positivity and practical how-to advice drew thousands of other real gardeners to join a community that today numbers over 25,000 followers from around the world.

 

Curated by Ann-Marie and Tamsin Westhorpe, the My Real Garden book captures the essence of this community, sharing their passion to inspire new gardeners and raise funds for Greenfingers.  The charity is benefiting from immediate book proceeds as well securing long-term community engagement, with some members committed to opening their personal gardens in support.

 

Funds raised from the book have been ring fenced to help Greenfingers Charity create a a new garden at The Nook, a children’s hospice in the heart of Norfolk. The Nook in Framingham Earl is part of East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) and was officially opened by their Royal Patron, HRH The Duchess of Cambridge in 2019. This long-term garden project is part of Greenfingers’ mission to bring therapeutic gardens to more life-limited children and families who spend time in hospices across the nation.

 

The cheque was presented to Greenfingers’ Trustee, Boyd Douglas-Davies, in the garden Ann-Marie has created for the Gaze Burvill stand.  All plants in the garden have also been kindly donated to the Greenfingers Charity by Gaze Burvill.

 

Ann-Marie commented: “On occasion beautiful things rise up from ugly situations.  When I started My Real Garden I couldn’t have imagined how it would grow, produce a book and now help create a magical garden for such deserving families.  I’m absolutely honoured to represent this community and thrilled to share their support for your work”    

 

The book is currently on sale at British Garden Centres.

 

To find out more about Greenfingers Charity, and how to get involved in a range of fundraising events please email Linda@greenfingerscharity.org.uk.

 

You can also join in the conversation by joining Greenfingers on social media - https://www.facebook.com/Greenfingerscharity/, @GreenfingersCha on Twitter, and @Greenfingerscharity on Instagram and LinkedIn. 

 

Greenfingers Charity

Greenfingers is a national charity dedicated to supporting life-limited children and their families who spend time in hospices around the UK. The charity is committed to creating well-designed outdoor spaces for children to enjoy with family, friends and siblings, whether through play and fun, or therapeutic rest and relaxation. To date Greenfingers Charity has created 61 inspiring gardens in children’s hospices around the country and has a further waiting list of hospices that need their help now. visit www.greenfingerscharity.org.uk

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GREENFINGERS CHARITY contact Linda Petrons, Director of Fundraising and Communications – linda@greenfingerscharity.org.uk – Tel 07908 221240 or visit www.greenfingerscharity.org.uk

 

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH)

  • We care for children and young people with life-threatening conditions across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, and support their families.
  • We offer families flexibility and control over where they receive their care and support, including where their child dies - at home, in hospital or at one of three hospices at The Nook (Norfolk), Milton (Cambridge) and The Treehouse (Ipswich).
  • Our family-centred approach includes specialist nursing care, symptom management support, short breaks, wellbeing activities, therapies and counselling, all meeting the individual needs of the child, young person and whole family.
  • We are recognised as leaders in our field, with a reputation for excellence and commitment to pioneering development and innovation.
  • We rely on voluntary donations for the majority of our income and each year need to raise over £6 million from fundraising and £5 million in income from our shops. Last year we received just 16% of our total income from statutory sources.
  • EACH Royal Patron – Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge.
  • Keep in touch:

www.each.org.uk

www.twitter.com/EACH_hospices

www.facebook.com/EACHhospices

www.instagram.com/eachhospices

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