In this episode, we are talking with John Greco, Head Gardner at St George’s hospital, about the grounds and their work to ensure the gardens offer relaxing and restorative spaces for staff and visitors and contribute to increasing biodiversity.

Take this podcast with you on a walk around the gardens to learn more about specific areas.

(00:00) Introduction

(00:20) Introduction to the work of the gardening team at St George's

(00:58) A walk around the garden, starting from the Hunter Arch corner, opposite the consultant car park

(02:28) Effort Street ramp entrance

(03:10) Cherry Tree Walk (opposite Effort Street entrance)

(03:47) Maternity Garden

(04:18) Memorial trees and benches

(06:25) Lawn opposite from Grosvenor Wing towards Perimeter Road

(07:20) Garden by the Pyramid building and Grosvenor Wing entrance

(08:20) St James Wing entrance

(09:06) Emergency Department entrance

(10:14) Atkinson Morley Wing entrance

(13:00) Chelsea Award Winning garden

(13:33) Staff Blackshaw Annex Garden and Dementia Garden

(15:17) Hunter Wing entrance

(16:13) Lambert Water Garden (internal)

(17:49) Walk on the Wild Side Garden

(19:04) Biodiversity on site

(20:18) London pollination path

(23:03) The Giant Atlas Pine story

(24:29) John's favourite summer space

(25:18) John's favourite autumn space

(26:12) John's favourite winter space

(27:05) John's favourite spring space

(27:59) Work with local communities

(28:50) Garden planning

(29:48) How staff can get involved

(32:02) Getting started with gardening

(33:09) Favourite thing about this job