Horatio's Garden Northern Ireland

About Horatio's Garden Northern Ireland

The garden is the seventh to be opened by nationwide charity Horatio’s Garden and is a project which has been brought to life with generous support from the National Garden Scheme.

Visitors can expect a warm welcome from the Head Gardener, Garden Administrator and volunteer team, who all work together to care for people and plants alike.

Key design features
– The first Horatio’s Garden to feature a dedicated boccia court in a social area with parasols and sensory planting.
– Planting to distract from the surrounding buildings and the angular, square geometry of the existing space.
– A beautiful water feature for tranquillity.
– A warm garden room with timber cladding and a green roof and garden pods offer shelter, privacy and socialising spaces with a large Griffin Glasshouse for garden therapy and growing.
– Star plants include the tactile paperbark maple and Seven-sons trees, fragrant planting including Daphne and box leaf Azara and elegant Japanese quince, toad lily and Chinese silver grass.

Designed for patients, their friends and families, and NHS staff spending time at the Spinal Cord Injuries Unit (SCIU) at Musgrave Park Hospital in Belfast.