George Plumptre visits the extraordinary Horatio’s Garden in Salisbury, an ‘inspirational place’ that shows the power of gardening.
Visiting a friend in hospital recently, I came across what passed for a garden. It was a sad affair, with more concrete than plants and, squeezed between the hospital wings, it had little light and no view. For a patient, it would not give peace or comfort, rather, the opposite — it was likely to lower their spirits. Quite different…