Chelsea show garden moved to centre for homeless

The Chelsea Flower Show garden has been installed at the Shekinah centre

A garden which won awards at this year's Chelsea Flower Show has found a new home in Plymouth.

The Pathway Garden was inspired by the theme of homelessness and won the Silver-Gilt Medal and Best Environmental Innovation Award.

It has been installed at the Shekinah centre - a charity which supports homeless people in Plymouth.

John Hamblin, the charity's chief executive, said the installation had been "transformational" for people who visit.

'Forever home'

He said: "People who come here say what a beautiful place to come and sit and just be, and be present."

Allon Hoskin, the co-designer of the garden, said it was designed to show the path as a metaphor for a journey out of homelessness.

" You start with quite a complex paving system which signifies confusion maybe, difficult journeys, boulders, it's a narrow path," he said.

"It opens up and as you turn the corner and go towards the bench and the water bowl it signifies symbolically rest and sustenance.

"Everything in the garden is recycled and upcycled and the fact its forever home is in Devon is wonderful."