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Harry's Garden at Butterfly World, Hertfordshire

Harry's Garden at Butterfly World, Hertfordshire

17 May 2009

Harry's Garden at Butterfly World opens 4 June.

MRF members Judi and Richard Mills, along with landscape designer Fern Alder, will open a special garden in the 'Future Gardens' project at Butterfly World, Chiswell Green, Herts, to remember 11-year-old Harry Mills who tragically died from meningitis in 2007. Read Harry's story here.

Harry's friends, family and teammates from various local sports teams have been busy growing sunflowers & sweetpeas to plant in Harry’s Garden .  On 4 June, the same day that MRF launches our 20th Anniversary year, family and friends of Harry Mills will gather at Butterfly World to see the launch of Harry's Garden. 

Fern Alder, the designer is working on site and the garden is beginning to take shape ready for Press Day on June 4th. The garden incorporates sporting references (including rugby posts!), a giant hedgehog made from grasses, a wild flower bank, ball shaped flowers and woven willow branches. A local farmer donated the straw bales (ref cricket!) and June Kingsbury has created some wonderful feature glass spheres & glass football along with ceramic poetry stones.
Noel John Heather

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