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Sue Ryder at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024

Our Grief Kind Garden

The Sue Ryder Grief Kind Garden will aim to start conversations around grief at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024.

A national movement of kindness

Almost half the public aren’t sure what to say when someone tells them a close relative or friend has died. Millions of people every year grieve without the help they need, and 86% of bereaved people have felt alone in their grief.

To tackle this we’re creating a national movement of kindness around grief, helping to equip people with the knowledge and tools they need to support themselves, or loved ones who are grieving.

The garden has been designed by RHS award winner Katherine Holland, and is generously sponsored by Project Giving Back, the unique grant-giving charity that funds gardens for good causes at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Grief is an inevitable part of life. It never ends or goes away. But together, we can inspire everyone to grow and become more Grief Kind.

My own experiences of grief and other people’s misunderstanding of it has made me want grief to be talked about more openly, to help support those who are grieving and those who are close to them.

Katherine Holland, designer of the Sue Ryder Grief Kind Garden

The Sue Ryder Grief Kind Garden, with grass, flowers and deck chairs
About the garden
The garden will provide a safe and peaceful sanctuary in which to sit and be enveloped in the beauty of nature, whilst encouraging visitors to share their experiences of grief or to take a moment for quiet reflection.
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Enter our free prize draw
To celebrate the Sue Ryder Grief Kind Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024, you could be in with the chance of winning a host of great gardening prizes.
Garden designer, Katherine Holland, who has designed Sue Ryder's Grief Kind Garden
Meet the designer
Meet Katherine Holland, the award-winning garden designer behind Sue Ryder's Grief Kind Garden at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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How to make a memory garden
Advice on how to make a memory garden from award winning garden designer Katherine Holland. Katherine has drawn on her own experiences of grief and her designs for the Sue Ryder Grief Kind garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024.
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Celebrating Norman in the Sue Ryder Grief Kind Garden at Chelsea
Cassie recounts the amazing care her dad, Norman, received at Sue Ryder St John's Hospice, and how his love of gardening helped inspire the design for Sue Ryder’s Grief Kind Garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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Chelsea Flower Show Collection at Sue Ryder's Online Shop
Inspired to create your own inspirational and tranquil outdoor space? Shop from our exciting range of elegant garden décor and practical garden accessories.
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The plant list

Discover more about the plants and flowers we'll be using to create our Sue Ryder Grief Kind Garden this year.

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Grief Kind - supporting someone who is grieving

When it comes to something as tough as grief, it can be hard to know what to say or do that might help someone you love. Sue Ryder's Grief Kind campaign can help you support someone who is grieving.

Thank you

We would like to say a big thank you to the people and companies who have made the Sue Ryder Grief Kind Garden possible.

Katherine Holland Garden Design | Project Giving Back | Artisans of Devizes | Village Hotels | Arena Flowers | Patch Plants | Square 4 | Greenscape Gardens | Provender Nurseries | How Green Nursery | Deepdale Trees

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Katherine Holland Garden Design
Katherine Holland is an RHS award-winning garden designer operating in Wiltshire, Bromley & South West London. She creates joyful and practical garden spaces for people to relax in, and enjoy with friends and family.
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Project Giving Back
Project Giving Back gives UK-based charities and other charitable organisations the chance to apply for a fully-funded garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, helping them raise awareness of and support for their work.
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Artisans of Devizes
Specialising in natural stone flooring, custom stone creations and luxury tiles, their team is dedicated to providing exceptional interior and exterior stone solutions for commercial and residential projects.
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Village Hotels
Village Hotels create and operate lifestyle destinations with modern tech, great dining, state-of-the-art gym, pool, meeting and event facilities across the UK.
Arena Flowers
Arena Flowers are the UK’s most ethical florist, who sustainably deliver hand-tied bouquets and other floral gifts for all occasions, right across the country.
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Patch Plants
The first online plant shop, Patch helps you find the right plants for your space, delivers them to your door and helps you look after them.
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Grief support
If you are grieving after a bereavement, supporting someone else or helping a child or young person coping with grief, you are not alone. Our expert information and advice can help you or someone close to you cope with grief.
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Grief Kind classes
A series of five short video tutorials giving advice on what grief is like and how you can support others who are grieving, as part of our Grief Kind campaign.
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What to say to someone who has been bereaved
While each bereaved person’s experience will be different, these tips will give you ideas for how to help them feel heard and supported.