Aspens was selected to partner with garden designer Camellia Taylor to create a show garden for the 2023 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, supported by Project Giving Back.
The Natural Affinity Garden, exhibited in the All About Plants category at the Show, encouraging a connection with nature and maximising the benefits to a visitor’s wellbeing by engaging with the seven senses (touch, taste, scent, sight, sound, movement and temperature).
The Natural Affinity Garden was awarded a Silver-Gilt medal at the Show and was widely featured across a range of media, including the BBC 2 RHS Chelsea Flower Show programme; BBC South East Today; ITV Meridian, BBC Radio Kent, House and Garden and Good Housekeeping magazine.
The garden has now been permanently rehomed at our Pembury site on Cornford Lane where it is enjoyed by our Aspens' community including the people we support, their family members and our staff.
Help us to enable the people we support and our community to engage more with nature and unlock the positive impact this has on their wellbeing by supporting our Natural Affinity Community Project. Find out more at the link below.
Support our Natural Affinity Community Project
The Natural Affinity Garden for Aspens - Show Brochure
Aspens is looking for gardening volunteers to maintain our beautiful grounds and look after our prize-winning Natural Affinity Garden from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Read more
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Find out more about our silver-gilt medal winning garden that was exhibited at RHS Chelsea and will soon be rebuilt at our site for our whole community to enjoy. Read more
Support us to build on the legacy kick-started with our RHS Chelsea Garden through our Natural Affinity Community Project. Read more
Press Pack for The Natural Affinity Garden for Aspens and a summary of the media and press coverage for the garden. Read more