Gardens for Good Causes
Gardens for Good Causes
Project Giving Back
RHS Chelsea Flower Show is a unique platform for charitable organisations to tell their stories. Project Giving Back was set up to fund 42 gardens for good causes over three years at the world-famous show, all of which will be relocated afterwards. This podcast shares conversations, insight and advice from Project Giving Back, designers, charities and other guests on what it takes to create a successful Chelsea garden, and how show gardens can leave a lasting legacy for good causes.
07 | 2025 Speaker Series: 'Conversations on Gardens', hosted by Cloud Gardener
Jason Williams, known as Cloud Gardener, is joined by garden designers Ula Maria and Will Dutch, and National Garden Scheme Communications Manager, Vicky Flynn, as he hosts our ‘Conversation’s on Gardens' panel discussion event.Live at The Conduit, April 2025.All views expressed in this episode are of the speakers and do not represent Project Giving Back as an organisation.
May 6, 2025
1 hr 3 min
06_2023 Speaker Series: Chris Young talks with three PGB 2023 Garden Designers
Chris Young in conversation with three PGB 2023 Garden Designers: Alexa Ryan-Mills of the Sadler's Wells East Garden, Laura Carey of the Talitha Arts Garden and Darren Hawkes of the Samaritans' Listening Garden. All views expressed in this episode are of the speakers and do not represent Project Giving Back as an organisation.
Nov 7, 2023
34 min
05 - 2023 Speaker series: Jennie Spears, in conversation with Awil Mohamoud, Zoe Franklin and Clare Foggett
PR & Comms expert from Bloom PR, Jennie Spears, in conversation with Awil Mohamoud, Press & Communications Officer, School Food Matters; Zoe Franklin Director of Communications & Events at Horatio's Garden; and Clare Foggett, Editor of The English Garden. All views expressed in this episode are of the speakers and do not represent Project Giving Back as an organisation.
Nov 7, 2023
44 min
04 - 2023 Speaker Series: Hattie Ghaui in conversation with Sarah Randall, Stephanie Slater and Tom Harfleet
Hattie Ghaui in conversation with Sarah Randall, CEO of Teapot Trust, Stephanie Slater, CEO & Founder of School Food Matters and Tom Harfleet, live at the Garden Museum May 2023 All views expressed in this episode are of the speakers and do not represent Project Giving Back as an organisation.
Nov 2, 2023
40 min
03 - 2023 Speaker Series: James Alexander-Sinclair in conversation with Richard Curle, Jilayne Rickards and Camellia Taylor
James Alexander-Sinclair in conversation with Richard Curle, Managing Director, Landscape Associates; Jilayne Rickards, Designer of the Fauna & Flora Garden; and Camellia Taylor, Designer of the Natural Affinity Garden for Aspens - live at the Garden Museum May 2023 All views expressed in this episode are of the speakers and do not represent Project Giving Back as an organisation.
Nov 2, 2023
44 min
02 - 2023 Speaker Series: Chris Marchant in conversation with Jane Porter, Jamie Butterworth and Jekka McVicar
Chris Marchant, Plantswoman, Nursery owner and PGB mentor, in conversation with Jane Porter, Designer of the Choose Love Garden, Jamie Butterworth, Managing Director of Form Plants; and organic gardening expert Jekka McVicar - live at the Garden Museum May 2023 All views expressed in this episode are of the speakers and do not represent Project Giving Back as an organisation.
Nov 2, 2023
44 min
01 - 2023 Speaker Series: Gemma Lake, Show Manager at the RHS with Hattie Ghaui
Gemma Lake, Show Manager at the RHS, at the Garden Museum All views expressed in this episode are of the speakers and do not represent Project Giving Back as an organisation.
Oct 23, 2023
25 min
Teapot Trust's Elsewhere Garden
In our new series discussing 2023's gardens for good causes, we're starting with a deep dive into the inspiration behind and future plan of one of the recent gardens from RHS Chelsea - The Teapot Trust 'Elsewhere Garden'. Hattie is joined by Tom Steele, Director of Estates and Facilities, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, to discuss the relocation plan at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children within the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow. It will afford long term benefits and equitable access to transformational art therapy. Hattie also spoke with Ruth Girvan, Chair of the Teapot Trust, who has lived experience of the challenges of having a child with a long term health condition, JIA, and has experienced first-hand the life-changing impact Teapot Trust can have on children who go through multiple hospital visits, procedures and tests, and their ability to face into their (often invisible) condition.  Recorded before the RHS Chelsea Flower Show where the garden won a Gold medal in the All About Plants category. The garden was designed by Semple Begg. Read more here.
Jun 5, 2023
30 min
Live episode: The human impact of gardens
In this live episode, Project Giving Back brought together charity representatives from this year's cohort of PGB funded gardens at the 2023 RHS Chelsea Flower Show for a discussion in the lead up to Chelsea. The event was a chance for the 2023 funded charities to ask questions and hear from three representatives from our 2022 cohort giving a talk on the human impact of gardens. The talk was hosted by Tom Harfleet, former RHS Chelsea Show Manager  GUEST SPEAKERS Tayshan Hayden-Smith, Founder of Grow2Know Darryl Moore, Director and Cofounder of Cityscapes Georgi Peyok, Special Event Manager - Major Giving at Mind Recorded live at The Conduit in London on 24 April, 2023. Project Giving Back is a grant making organisation funding gardens for good causes at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show from 2022 - 2024.
May 12, 2023
46 min
Key learnings from 2022
With only two months to go until the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023, we are looking back at 2022 with four garden designers who experienced the full journey to Chelsea. Listen along as John, Lulu, Adam and Andy share their highlights, lowlights and anecdotes in between.  Recorded live in May 2022, hosted by Chris Young, landscape designer, gardens consultant and former RHS editor. A special thanks to our special guests: John Everiss, garden designer RAF Benevolent Fund Garden 2022 Lulu Urquhart, garden designer of A Rewilding Britain Landscape 2022 Adam Hunt, garden designer of A Rewilding Britain Landscape 2022 Andy Smith-Williams, garden designer of Core Arts Front Garden Revolution 2022
Mar 17, 2023
38 min
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