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Hilliers set out to make a family's dream come true

Hilliers Garden Centres have made a family's dream come true in a charity project inspired by the TV show ‘DIY SOS’.

 

Having decided they wanted to do something extra special for their charity partner, the Wessex Cancer Trust, they have completed an ambitious makeover on a garden for one of the trust’s clients, the Burrell family.

 

The video above tells the story or click on the picture below:

 

Chelsea duo Sarah Eberle, Chelsea’s most decorated designer, and Mark Tomlinson from MJT Landscapes, were as excited as Hilliers when they heard about it and readily agreed to take on the challenge.

 

Volunteers joined in from the group’s successful Gardening Club, whose members have also been invited to make donations to help with the cost of materials needed to create a dream garden for the Burrell family.

 

Since 2016, two-year-old Sebastian Burrell has been undergoing treatment at Royal Hospital London for a tumour behind his eyes. Wessex Cancer Trust have been supporting the family at their support centre in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire.

 

They love gardening and spending time outdoors together and had a lot of ideas for their garden when they first moved in, but they had inherited a challenge. With broken patio and walls, poor lawns and flower beds, it would take them some time to transform this into their dream garden with space to cook and eat, colourful plants, a herb garden and a play area for Sebastian.

 

However, between Sebastian’s hospital treatments, working, and the day to day of busy family life, they have not had the time to achieve it.

 

 

The Hillier and MJT landscapes teams transformed the garden for the Burrell family this summer 2018 whilst they were enjoying a holiday in France. They knew the transformation was happening but not exactly how the end result would look, so had a lovely surprise on their return when they discovered an entirely new garden complete with play area for Seb. They were also completely taken aback by the added surprise of a new front garden that they had no idea was happening!

 

 

 

Enjoy this film showing the full transformation from beginning to end including the big reveal.

 

Hilliers have expressed appreciation for donations from a number of partners and friends in the garden industry, including:

 

  • AFK Marketing Ltd
  • Arden Coffee Ltd – Beanworks
  • Blue Ribbon Plants Ltd
  • Bramblecrest
  • Bray Leino CX
  • Brinno & GLI Camera
  • Burton McCall
  • CBL
  • Churchill China UK Ltd
  • Contractors Plant Hire
  • Cousins Conservatories & Garden Rooms
  • Craghoppers Ltd
  • Crest Garden Ltd
  • DCUK – The Duck Company
  • Decco Mill
  • E.P Barrus
  • Enigma Home & Garden
  • Fair Oak Parish Council
  • Globus Group
  • Golden Grove Nursery
  • Gold Leaf Gardening Gloves
  • Harrington & Jessup
  • Haws Watering Cans
  • Hozelock
  • Jardinopia Ltd
  • Kent & Stowe
  • Keter UK
  • Lovania Nurseries Ltd
  • MJT Landscapes
  • Morley Nurseries Ltd
  • New Forest Plants Ltd
  • New Place Nurseries Ltd – Newey Group
  • Parlane International Ltd
  • Portico Designs Ltd
  • Quest Leisure Products
  • Raymond Brown (Brown Skips)
  • Sarah Eberle
  • Shallowmead Nursery
  • Showa Gloves
  • Smart Garden Products Ltd
  • Southampton Airport
  • Springvale Foods Ltd
  • STIHL
  • Taylors Bulbs
  • The Pot Company
  • Thompson & Morgan
  • VegTrug Ltd
  • Warrens
  • Westland Horticulture
  • Wildlife World
  • Willow Stone Garden Products
  • Zest 4 Leisure
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