Bord na Móna Growise was a proud sponsor of The Myeloma UK Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the Irish growing media supplier providing high-quality, peat-reduced compost and composted bark for the garden; ensuring the plants were well-nourished and the flowers were blooming bright throughout the week.

Bord na Móna Growise will continue its support of the Myeloma UK charity, as the garden moves to its new home at the Hospice of St Francis in Berkhamsted.      

The garden was conceptualised by award-winning designers John Everiss and Francesca Murrell, and received a Silver Gilt medal for its innovative design.

Visitors to the Chelsea Flower Show were inspired by the giant sculpture at the heart of the garden, which stood at 12 feet high, constructed from layers of transparent Artic blue Perspex® acrylic.

The sculpture and bespoke planting brought to life two central themes of hope and care, helping to raise awareness of myeloma, a form of blood cancer originating in the bone marrow – a cure which has not yet been found.

Over 60 different types of plants and trees featured in the garden, with statement species surrounded by more delicate flowers to create a meadow feel. Bord na Móna Growise donated its award-winning peat-reduced compost as a key ingredient to the garden’s make up, providing the essential trace elements for the plants to feed on and flourish.

Garden designer John Everiss commented, “We used the premium Bord na Móna Growise composted bark, which is rich in nutrients and ensured the plants and garden looked their best from the beginning of the week right through to the end.”

Francesca Murrell added, “We chose to use Bord na Móna Growise as it is such good value, high quality compost, helping to improve the soil and provide extra nutrients immediately to the plants – which is just what we needed for the week of Chelsea Flower Show.”

Following the esteemed event, The Myeloma UK Garden will be given a permanent home at the Hospice of St Francis in Berkhamsted from this September, with Bord na Móna Growise supplying the compost. The garden will bring both hope and inspiration to the hospice users as well as to those who work there – including the many dedicated volunteers – with the garden set to bloom bright long after Chelsea.