"The two-acre garden, created by The Royal Parks Charity to commemorate the life of the late Queen, is set to open in central London in spring next year. People were invited to sign up to one-hour slots on Saturday to plant bulbs including daffodils and snowdrops, and be given a guided tour of the garden. The garden is in addition to the UK National Memorial to Queen Elizabeth II, which will be in St James's Park, close to Buckingham Palace."
"The late queen became patron of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in 1952, the year she acceded to the throne, and attended the RHS Chelsea Flower Show regularly during her 70-year reign. The charity said the garden has been designed by London-based landscape architects HTA Design, to be "a tranquil space for reflection in the centre of London". It will feature a pond, a viewing platform and a flower garden, "with plants significant to the late Queen", it added."
"Bulbs selected for Saturday's event were chosen to add a pop of colour and "to provide nectar and pollen for vital pollinating insects", it added. HTA Design The site, which is on the Broad Walk and close to the Avenue Gardens, was once used to grow shrubs and plants for London's Royal Parks. It was decommissioned in 2018 after the opening of the Hyde Park Nursery."
The Royal Parks Charity created a two-acre commemorative garden in Regent's Park to honour Queen Elizabeth II, scheduled to open in central London next spring. Members of the public joined a spring bulb planting day, signing up for one-hour slots to plant daffodils and snowdrops and to take guided tours. London-based HTA Design designed the garden as a tranquil space for reflection, featuring a pond, a viewing platform and a flower garden planted with species significant to the late Queen. Bulbs were selected to add colour and to provide nectar and pollen for pollinating insects. The Broad Walk site was formerly used to grow shrubs for London's Royal Parks and was decommissioned in 2018. A separate UK National Memorial will be located in St James's Park with a provisional government budget of £23m–£46m excluding VAT.
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