Communities – Leicestershire and Rutland Gardens Trust

Reclining chairs donated to “The Secret Garden”

Steve Horsfield — Sun, 16 May 2021 17:22:47 +0000

Elizabeth Bacon and Sue Blaxland have visited “The Secret Garden” at Glenfield Hospital to hand over officially the two reclining garden chairs that the Trust is donating to the project.

Originally the walled kitchen garden to Leicester Frith (the Victorian mansion on the hospital site) and used by Mental Health Services during the 20th Century, the garden had become derelict. Thanks to many generous donations and volunteer support, it is now almost restored and is open for use by hospital staff, patients and their visitors.

Secret Garden progress

Steve Horsfield — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 16:03:46 +0000

I recently had to go to Glenfield Hospital and took the opportunity to visit the Secret Garden, formerly the walled kitchen garden at Leicester Frith, which we researched a couple of years ago. I was keen to see the progress that had been made in the garden.

Thanks to donations of materials and labour, a seating area has been created and there will be a café. In front of the 18th century wall, individual bays with bench seats have been constructed.

Two unsightly tree stumps have been transformed into attractive carvings. It is wonderful to see these developments in this garden over such a short space of time. The garden is maintained by volunteers and it truly is a most life-enhancing project.

Thanks

Sue

Glenfield Hospital Secret Garden

Steve Horsfield — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 17:21:32 +0000

The Trust is pleased to have been able to donate two comfortable garden chairs to the the Secret Garden at Glenfield Hospital.

This follows the research we did into the Walled Kitchen Garden at Glenfield Hospital