MEMBERS of a knit and natter group who meet at Winchcombe Library are creating items for the first ever full size knitted show garden installation at RHS Malvern Spring Festival in May 2018.

The garden is being created by Gloucestershire widow, Clare Young, 50, in memory of her husband, Ken, to help raise funds for Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice who helped care for him.

Called the ‘Work of Heart’ garden it will include a hospice bedroom overgrown with knitted plants known for their healing properties.

Mrs Young said: "I have been blown away by the level of support we are receiving with local knitting groups like Winchcombe Knit and Natter picking up their needles to create items for the garden.

"I am so grateful to everyone who is helping make the Work of Heart garden a reality. I hope it will help spread a message of positivity about hospice care, while raising awareness and funds for Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice.”

The garden will also feature 10,000 ‘works of heart’ – small knitted and crochet hearts – which will be made available for visitors to place on trees around the Work of Heart garden in return for a donation to the Gloucestershire hospice charity.

Mrs Young has set herself the goal of raising £50,000 for the hospice this year, the year her husband Ken would have been celebrating his 50th birthday.

Anyone wanting to contribute to the garden can visit the website to find details of a pattern to create their own ‘Work of Heart’ and details of where to send it.

To get behind Clare’s fundraising effort and make a donation visit http://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/workofheartgarden

For more information on the Work of Heart Garden in support of Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice visit workofheartgarden.org, like www.facebook.com/WorkofHeartGarden on Facebook or follow @WorkofHeartKnit on Twitter or 'workofheartgarden' on Instagram.

For more information about RHS Malvern Spring Festival visit www.rhsmalvern.co.uk