The RNIB Legacy Garden at RHS Flower Show Wentworth Woodhouse 2025 has been designed by Paul Hervey-Brookes a multi-award-winning garden designer, broadcaster, lecturer and plantsman.

Through the design of the RNIB Legacy Garden, the planting, use of sculptures and much more besides, people will have the opportunity to explore what it might be like to live with sight loss, enabling them to see the world through the eyes of someone who is visually impaired.

The garden will also be a deeply tactile space using texture, form, colour and sounds to create a truly immersive experience for everyone whether they are visually impaired or sighted.

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Paul to find out how he got into horticulture and gardening, why he wanted to help the RNIB by designing the RNIB legacy garden, what he hopes the general public will take away after visiting the garden and how hopefully the garden will help to make people think about a more inclusive world for blind and partially sighted people.

To find out more about Paul Hervey-Brookes, his work and his award-winning gardens do visit his website - https://www.paulherveybrookes.com

For more about the RHS Flower Show Wentworth Wood House and how to purchase tickets do visit the RHS website - https://www.rhs.org.uk

If you would like to find out more about leaving a gift in your will to the RNIB or other ways of supporting the work that the RNIB does do visit the Legacy pages of the RNIB website - https://www.rnib.org.uk/get-involved/fundraise/gifts-in-wills/

 

The RNIB Legacy Garden at RHS Flower Show Wentworth Woodhouse has been made possible with the support of players of the People’s Postcode Lottery who have been supporting the work of the RNIB for a number of years.

(Image shows Paul sat in an armchair next to a table with candlesticks on, looking into the camera with is dog at his feet on the tiled floor and sunlight beaming in from the left side)