It’s a year since the Psalm 23 Garden scooped awards at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. But it lives on and is bringing its own sense of calm and restoration to a very special place: Winchester Hospice.

The inspiration came when churchgoer Elizabeth Brandwood visited the RHS Chelsea Flower Show last year and saw Sarah Eberle’s Psalm 23 Garden.

What does Psalm 23 mean? How can it speak to us today?

In 2018 I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a form of joint inflammation that affects the spine. It’s a chronic, degenerative condition. In some ways it was a relief to have a diagnosis. I’d been in on-off pain for years. But, other...

I was born with quite a serious heart condition that affects blood flow through the heart. I felt different from everybody else. I got out of breath and found PE difficult. I gave it up when I was in Year 11. When I was 17 I had corrective heart surg...

I’m interested in memorising passages from the Bible. I do it all the time, for about an hour and a half every morning. I have memorised Psalm 23. It was the first thing I read when I became a Christian. When I pray, I pray Psalm 23.

‘My father was from a very strong Buddhist family but my mother was from a Christian family, so I learned about Jesus through her. When I was about 10, we left Sri Lanka for Zambia and my grandmother came to visit us. I was with the wrong crowd at ...

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I have been spending a lot of time in my garden. I find gardening very therapeutic. To be in contact with nature, with God’s creation, is important. If I have a bad day, I dig. It’s very good therapy. I’ve been dealing with 10 years of neglect ...

‘There was a chorus at I loved to sing as a kid: “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.” I found that encouraging. I didn’t know back then that it was from the Bible, from Psalm 23. It reminds me that my future is...

Locals gathered at St Margaret’s Church in Binsey, Oxfordshire, to create a Psalm 23-inspired garden.

A few weeks ago, I was travelling in the Milan area when the coronavirus struck. The Italian response was dramatic. We went from hearing rumours to the closure of all public buildings, schools and universities within 48 hours. I was actually in the P...

I’m a vicar, so people would expect me to say that the Bible is the foundation of what we believe in. But on a personal level, I’ve found that scripture isn’t just about guidance; it’s not just a foundation of what we believe, it’s an ongoi...

I was a nurse. When he was 19, my younger brother died. I asked for a transfer to a remote part of Sri Lanka, because I just couldn’t take it. I met a man there. We married and had two children. He became very jealous. I am an open, friendly person...

Garden designer and churchgoer, Sheila Wattley, has created a Psalm 23-inspired garden at Gouray Church on Jersey, having been inspired by Sarah Eberle’s design at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show last year.

A group of 12 adults with learning disabilities in Lancashire, held a Psalm 23 banquet as they reunited after 18 months apart due to Covid.

When 80-year-old Iona Birchall moved into a new house outside Cirencester at the start of this year, she was determined that the garden should reflect Psalm 23.

A Psalm 23-inspired garden is being created this autumn around St Nicholas’ Church in Wallasey, Merseyside. The inspiration came when churchgoer Elizabeth Brandwood visited the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and saw Sarah Eberle’s Psalm 23 Garden.

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