Visitors to a Norfolk flower show will be transported to the Himalayas

A HIMILAYAN GARDEN will be on show at The Sandringham Flower show this month in support of Wiltshire charity The Gurkha Welfare Trust.

Jane Scott Moncrieff is designing and building the garden to raise money for the Salisbury based trust and also raise awareness of the vital work it does helping Gurkha veterans and their families and communities.

At the back of the garden, which will be on display at the celebrated show, a small structure represents a Himalayan tea house which has been built with reclaimed timber and corrugated iron as it would be in Nepal. In addition, one end of the garden is decorated with authentic Buddhist prayer flags.

The planting has been chosen to reflect the varied flora found in the Himalayas with most of the plant species chosen indigenous to Nepal, India or Tibet, selected for their colour and variety.

Jane explains: “This region has a huge altitude range and a wide variety of plants can be found in different vegetation zones from high altitude alpines such as Gypsophila cerastoides, to grasses and herbaceous perennials familiar to European gardeners.”

The Sandringham Flower Show attracts more than 20,000 people every year with the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall returning as regular visitors. Now in its 137th year, more than 200 stalls and flower displays will be arranged at this year’s event on Wednesday 25 July at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.

Adam Bentham, who works for The Gurkha Welfare Trust as head of marketing and communications based in Salisbury explains: “We are very grateful for all the work which has gone into this magnificent garden and the awareness we hope it will bring.”

Jane said: “I am proud to support such a worthy charity and hope our small Himalayan garden at Sandringham will transport visitors to another world, a place they may not have seen for themselves.”

The Gurkha Welfare Trust ensures Gurkha veterans; their widows and their wider communities can live with dignity. This is done with the provision of financial, medical and community aid in Nepal.

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