The garden was very well received at the show, winning a Gold medal and Best in Category in the ‘All About Plants’ category, so bringing the garden back to Treborth is extra special. It has been an exciting process to work with the garden designer Dan Bristow and the team on rebuilding the garden in the grounds of Treborth, recreating the essence of the garden with some tweaks and new ideas to ensure it thrives in its new home here in Wales.
Dan Bristow partnered with Welsh climate change charity Size of Wales on the magical, biodiverse garden to bring to the fore the rich biodiversity of plantlife in tropical forests, whilst highlighting the devastating consequences of deforestation – an area of forest more than twice the size of Wales was lost in 2022. The project received funding from Project Giving Back, the unique grant-giving charity that supports gardens for good causes at RHS Chelsea.
The garden contains around 313 plant species, reflecting the number of tree species that can occur in just one hectare of tropical forest.