Vote for World Horse Welfare at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

The world famous RHS Chelsea Flower Show has a garden this year for World Horse Welfare, which has been kindly funded by a private donor.

I'm really pleased to report that the garden has been awarded a gold medal :-)  

It was designed by Jonathan Smith and Adam Woolcott to celebrate the charity's 90th anniversary, and to celebrate all the support everyone has given the charity during that time.   The designers have over 35 years' experience and 3 Chelsea Flower Show gold medals

The garden brings the story of Clippy the pony to life.   He was rescued and brought back to health by World Horse Welfare.   Clippy was in a small derelict stable that was surrounded by weeds, undergrowth and plants which are poisonous to horses.   Clippy's rescue went along a pathway of rehabilitation, leading to a bright open meadow full of wildflowers, soothing herbs and beautiful wild grasses.   Clippy is in a life sized sculpture made up of horseshoes from nearly 40 celebrity horses and ponies, so the whole garden has been very cleverly thought through.  You can leave a message for Clippy here

This is a really great chance to raise awareness of the work that World Horse Welfare does.

Vote now for the World Horse Welfare Garden in the Artisan Garden section