Exploring St Godwald’s Retreat

Pink and white flowers growing among grasses in a garden border.

Planting & Hedging

A mix of native species, wildflowers, historic medicinal plants, foliage-rich perennials, and native hedging chosen for resilience, scent, and symbolism

Whelk Shell Aggregate

A sustainable alternative to traditional gravel, made from a by-product of the Welsh fishing industry.

Watercolour illustration of a circular stone arch in a planted garden, with standing stones beyond.

Moon Arch

A stone portal framing the Reflection lodge housing the wind telephone, symbolising transition and the journey beyond.

Split chestnut fencing across a grassy rural landscape.

Split Chestnut Estate Fencing

Traditional, rough-cut fencing made from UK-grown timber.

Reclaimed Blue Lias Paving

Local to North East Worcestershire, reducing environmental impact while honouring the region’s heritage.

Watercolour illustration of a rotary telephone on a table beside a chair in a small room.

Telephone of the Wind

A space for private reflection, inspired by the Japanese concept, allowing people to ‘speak’ to those they have lost.

Watercolour illustration of standing stones, fencing and planting.

Standing Stones & Labyrinth

Inspired by ancient landscapes, with a mindful labyrinth woven with scented herbs.

Memory Tree

Displayed at RHS Malvern 2025 from its home at Primrose Hospice, holding messages, names and tributes to loved ones.

The Reflection Lodge

A hand-crafted wattle and daub structure, finished with lime-hemp render and ochre pigment.

St Godwald's Retreat

An RHS Malvern Spring Festival Show Garden 2025

Designed and built by F.B & Sons for Primrose Hospice & Family Support Centre

St Godwald’s Retreat Sponsors & Patrons

Thank you to the sponsors and patrons who contributed funds, materials and expertise to St Godwald’s Retreat. Their support helped create the 2025 RHS Malvern show garden and its permanent home at Primrose Hospice, where it offers a place for reflection and remembrance.

Sponsor name	Donation	URL
Davis Aggregates	Hard landscaping materials and logistics	https://davisagg.com/
Readyhedge	Very kindly loaning the native mix hedging	https://readyhedgeltd.com/
Marc & Darryl Harbourne-Bessant	Purchased the Wind telephone - an antique from 1959
F.B & Sons, Lawns and Landscapes Limited	Purchased the Cedar shingles	http://www.fbslandscapes.co.uk
Marc & Darryl Harbourne-Bessant	Purchased the reclaimed Oak framed windows
Tŷ-Mawr	Donated lime hemp render, lime wash and pigments	https://www.lime.org.uk/
Shell On Earth	Donated all the whelk shell "gravel" used in the garden	http://www.shellonearth.co.uk

With thanks to our sponsors and patrons

St Godwald’s Retreat was created for the 2025 RHS Malvern Spring Festival and has since been rebuilt as a permanent garden at Primrose Hospice. We thank the sponsors and patrons above for contributing materials, expertise and funding to the show garden and its lasting legacy.

The garden now offers a place for reflection and remembrance at the hospice. If you would like to support this work today, please donate directly to Primrose Hospice: https://primrosehospice.org/support-us/make-a-donation/

For questions about the garden or its supporters, contact RHS@fbslandscapes.co.uk.