Buckingham Palace unveils two 30ft-long flowerbeds offering a colourful tribute to NHS workers ahead of the Health Service’s 72nd anniversary on Sunday
- Buckingham Palace have planted two specially created 30ft-long flowerbeds in tribute of NHS workers
- The flowerbeds have been planted in St James’s Park to celebrate the Health Service’s 72nd anniversary
- Park Manager Mark Wasilewski said it is the first design change Memorial Gardens has seen in decades
- This comes as people will be encouraged to stand outside and applaud NHS workers at 5pm on Sunday
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Buckingham Palace have unveiled two 30ft-long flowerbeds in tribute of NHS workers ahead of the Health Service’s 72nd anniversary on Sunday.
The flowerbeds, which spell out NHS, have been planted in the Memorial Gardens in St James’s Park amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The letters are made up of 1,500 Begonia semperflorens ‘Heaven White’ plants in each bed, while the background is formed from a staggering 21,000 plants of Echeveria imbricate, Senecio serpens and Sedum pachyclados.
Park Manager Mark Wasilewski believes it is the first change of design that the Memorial Gardens have seen in decades – perhaps since the First World War when the flowerbeds were planted with potatoes.
This comes as people will be encouraged to applaud NHS workers at 5pm on Sunday, the Health Service’s 72nd anniversary.
Broadcasters will also suspend normal transmissions as people are encouraged to join the initiative, called #Thankyoutogether, to applaud those who have helped during the coronavirus pandemic.
On July 4, people will also be asked to put a light in their windows in remembrance of those lost to coronavirus.
The Royal Albert Hall, Blackpool Tower and the Shard are also amongst buildings that will light up in blue for the occasion.
Buckingham Palace have planted two specially created flowerbeds, spelling out NHS (above), to celebrate the Health Service’s 72nd anniversary on Sunday
The two 30ft-long flowerbeds (above), in tribute of NHS workers, have been planted in the Memorial Gardens in St James’s Park
The floral tribute for NHS workers comes as people are encouraged to stand on their doorsteps and applaud those who have helped during the coronavirus pandemic at 5pm on Sunday
The letters are made up of 1,500 Begonia semperflorens ‘Heaven White’ plants in each bed, while the background is formed from 21,000 plants of Echeveria imbricate, Senecio serpens and Sedum pachyclados
Park Manager Mark Wasilewski believes it is the first change of design that the Memorial Gardens have seen in decades – possibly since the First World War, when the flowerbeds were planted with potatoes
Royal Parks staff stand at Buckingham Palace’s floral tribute for NHS workers and applaud the Health Service’s 72nd anniversary
An aerial view of the two flowerbeds, specially designed for the NHS’s 72nd anniversary on Sunday 5 July
On July 4, people will be asked to put a light in their windows in remembrance of those lost to coronavirus, as part of a number of tributes for the NHS this weekend
An aerial view of the two flowerbeds, created specially by Buckingham Palace, in the Memorial Gardens in St James’s Park
Other notable buildings will also show their support for the NHS this weekend, as the Royal Albert Hall, Blackpool Tower and the Shard are also amongst buildings that will light up in blue