At RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 and now at its permanent home at Watch US Grow at Palacerigg Country Park in Cumbernauld.
And now we’ve been at RHS Chelsea, the garden has relocated to Scotland, with its permanent home at Watch US Grow in Palacerigg Country Park in North Lanarkshire. Watch US Grow already support young adults with Down’s syndrome by creating opportunities for people to learn new skills, grow in confidence and become more independent.
As the Garden is located in Palacerigg Country Park, you can visit it any time. But if you’d like to also use this opportunity to visit Watch US Grow and see the amazing work they do or buy some gorgeous plants, their opening hours are: Monday – Friday, 9.30am – 2.30pmSaturdays in June, July and August, 10.30am – 2.30pm
Our garden is fully-funded by Project Giving Back, the unique grant-making charity that provides funding for gardens for good causes at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. We are so grateful for their support. The platform it gives us as a charity to promote our cause and win new supporters and followers is huge.
The garden has been designed by two remarkable garden designers, both newcomers to RHS Chelsea, Duncan Hall and Nick Burton of Burton Hall Garden Design.
The two designers drew their inspiration for the garden from Duncan’s nephew, Liam, who has Down’s syndrome and is supported by Down’s Syndrome Scotland.
Consisting of around 2,500 plants, the garden has a number of specimen trees, including a large Scots Pine. It also has a number of structural features including water pools, bespoke benches, artisan ceramic tiles and an embracing wooden building which we call ‘the Hug’.
The garden has been designed to amplify the unique qualities of people with Down’s syndrome. It also challenges visitors to understand the challenges and barriers they face on a daily basis. It also has a bit of fun and mischief in it!
Several of our members with Down’s syndrome were involved in the construction of both the garden RHS Chelsea and when it returns to Scotland.
Follow our journey to RHS Chelsea and back up to Scotland at Watch US grow.
Why not become a member of Down’s Syndrome Scotland (it’s free)? We will keep you up to date on the garden and all our latest news.
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is one of the most famous gardening event in the world. It is the Royal Horticultural Society’s flagship event and has been delighting garden and plant lovers for over 110 years.
As such it was so fantastic that we were awarded a Silver Gilt medal for small show garden, and the People’s Choice for Best Small Show Garden. These two awards have made a special event even more special.
They met in 2019 whilst working together on a project in the Scottish Highlands and bonded over our shared love of naturalistic gardening and being outdoors. Since then, we’ve collaborated on various projects and established our own garden design business.
Although Nick has worked with other designers in helping to build 13 previous Chelsea gardens, this will be their first garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show together.
Nick Burton and Duncan Hall
Find out more about the Garden relocation and our plans for its future.
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