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Horatio's Garden

Opened in Sept 2020, Horatio’s Garden London & South East located at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore is designed by Tom Stuart-Smith. The garden is on one level with smooth paths throughout ensuring that it is easily accessible to patients in beds and wheelchairs. The essential design features inc a social space, private areas for patients to seek solitude or share with a family member or friend, the calming sound of flowing water, a garden room and a greenhouse. May is the perfect time to see the carpet of tulips and other bulbs.

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Horatio's Garden
Horatio's Garden
Horatio's Garden
Horatio's Garden
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Horatio’s Garden
Horatio’s Garden
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Horatio’s Garden

About Horatio's Garden

Horatio’s Garden London & South East is located at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore home of the London Spinal Cord Injury Centre. The garden was created by celebrated garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith for patients, their loved ones and NHS staff to enjoy. It opened in September 2020. Tom’s designs carefully reflect the needs of patients and their families.

The garden is on one level, with smooth paths throughout ensuring that it is easily accessible to patients in beds and wheelchairs. The essential design features include a social space, private areas for patients to seek solitude or share with a family member or friend, the calming sound of flowing water, a garden room, pods and a greenhouse.

Throughout the garden the planting is designed to supply colour all year-round, whilst wildlife has been encouraged with bird and bee boxes. Tom Stuart-Smith’s planting plan includes rarely seen treats such as Albizzia julibrissin (the Persian silk tree), Acacia boormanii (Australian snowy river wattle) and Tetrapanax papyrifer (the rice paper plant) amongst a host of unusual shrubs and herbaceous perennials. May will be the perfect time to see the bulb bonanza of Spring.

The Head Gardener Ashley Edwards will be on hand to answer any plant questions and give guided tours of this unique sanctuary.

See YouTube video for more detailed directions to Horatio’s Garden London & South East https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzBda6VGiG4

Images courtesy of Horatio’s Garden and Lucy Shergold.

Location details

Horatio's Garden,
Stanmore,
Middlesex,
HA7 4LP

Directions to Horatio's Garden
If driving enter the Hospital via Wood Ln, Aspire entrance. Park in Aspire car park & walk back the way you drove in, taking the L before Wood Ln exit & follow the signs.

Horatio's Garden openings

This garden has now completed its National Garden Scheme openings for this year.

Accessibility

  • The whole site is designed for wheelchairs.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at Horatio's Garden at this time.

Sorry, no dogs are allowed in the garden at this time.

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at Horatio's Garden, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Yes, one or more routes at Horatio's Garden are accessible to wheelchair users.

Yes. Horatio's Garden seeks to offer a sustainable refuge for nearby fauna and wildlife. These sanctuaries host diverse habitats supporting indigenous flora and fauna and nurturing local biodiversity.