We are fundraising to create a garden around the treatment and chemotherapy suite at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.

Mount Vernon is a leading specialist cancer centre in Northwood, North West London providing chemotherapy, brachytherapy, radiotherapy as well as research and clinical trials.

This special project is the brainchild of garden writer and broadcaster Matthew Biggs who has been inspired to give the gardens a much-needed makeover when looking out of the window during his own ongoing chemotherapy treatment. He has made it his mission to turn the outdoor space into a healing garden which will bring patients, staff, volunteers and members of the local community together.

We are delighted that the following garden experts will be involved:

Interlock Surveys, under George Davenport MRICS, have already undertaken a detailed drone survey of the site.

Millie Souter from the Tom Stuart-Smith Studio and Head Gardener at The Serge Hill Project for Gardening, Creativity, and Health is designing the garden. (Tom Stuart Smith is an internationally renowned Garden designer; his wife Sue, a highly respected psychologist and author of the best-selling book ‘The Well Gardened Mind’, linking gardens to health and wellbeing.

The Garden will be constructed by Landform Consultants, led by CEO Mark Gregory. Landform are multiple-gold medal and ‘Best in Show’ winners at Chelsea Flower Show.

Plants will be grown, planted and maintained by the Sunnyside Rural Trust, a social enterprise working with young people and adults with learning disabilities, friends and volunteers from Mt Vernon Hospital.

Any donation received or any fundraiser set up will help us create the garden around our centre to make the best possible environment for local people having cancer treatment, as well as creating tranquil spaces for NHS staff and visiting families.

It has been scientifically proven that gardens are vital for health and wellbeing, so please donate and help us to meet our fundraising target so we can create a beautiful space for all to enjoy. Thank you so much.