A CHARITY’S successful partnership with a team of garden designers has been recognised in the Scottish Parliament.

The Teapot Trust worked with Semple Begg to create a blooming marvellous floral display at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

The ‘Elsewhere Garden’, with signature ‘Dolly Mixture’ stream, collected a gold award.

Teapot Trust is based in Musselburgh and provides art therapy to children and young people with chronic conditions.

The charity worked with Semple Begg to present the garden at the famous London attraction.

The success also captured the attention of Martin Whitfield, South Scotland MSP.

He lodged a motion, which attracted support from more than 20 fellow MSPs, at Holyrood. It reads: “That the Parliament congratulates the Teapot Trust and East Lothian-based garden designers Semple Begg, alongside sponsors Project Giving Back, on their outstanding success at this year’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show, where judges awarded their Elsewhere Garden a gold medal in the All About Plants Gardens category; believes that this is very well-deserved recognition for the garden, which is intended to illustrate a child’s imagination during art therapy; understands that the garden includes hints of Willy Wonka’s factory, Oz, Alice’s Wonderland, as well as children’s artwork, kinetic water sculptures and sound art; and looks forward to the garden moving to its permanent home at Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children.”