Take part at a place special to you or come together with us to remember loved ones at a choice of two wonderful Cornish locations.
Petals to Remember – a unique and peaceful event to remember loved ones is taking place on Sunday 7th July. You can only attend at your chosen venue of Trebah Gardens near Falmouth, or The Lost Gardens of Heligan near Mevagissey and St Austell if you registered before 12pm on 5th July. As gentle guitar music plays we invite you to release petals, light candles and enjoy the nature all around us.
The petals are provided at each venue are sourced locally from the Kehelland Trust.
We would like to offer our sincere thank you to both venues for supporting Petals to Remember.
At The Lost Gardens of Heligan near Mevagissey, entry is at 3pm and you’re welcome to explore the gardens until 6pm. Once you arrive at the for Petals to Remember, please look for the Cornwall Hospice Care representatives near admissions who will sign you in for the event and direct you to the area of the gardens in which the petal release will take place. The petals are provided.
Heligan is one of the most mysterious estates in England. Lost to the brambles of time since the outbreak of World War One, this Sleeping Beauty was re-awakened in 1990 to become Europe’s largest garden restoration project. Today Heligan’s 200 acres are a paradise for the explorer, wildlife, plant lover and garden romantic.
If you’d like to download a garden map in advance, you can find that here.
Approximately 13 acres of this can be accessed via even paths including; Productive Gardens, Pleasure Grounds and Home Farm as well as access to the Steward’s House. The Gardens lie on a gentle downhill gradient, so please remember this when you want to make your way back to the exit. The Jungle and Wider Estate are unfortunately not easily accessible to everyone. Heligan has ample toilet facilities on arrival and at the Steward’s House, including accessible toilets.
You can view and download the Accessible Heligan garden map here. You can also find out more about accessibility and facilities at Heligan on their own Accessibility webpage.
The Lost Gardens of Heligan are near Mevagissey on the B3273 and is easily found by following the brown tourist signs to The Lost Gardens of Heligan. For more details on how to get to The Lost Gardens of Heligan, please visit their website How To Find Us page.
At Trebah Gardens near Falmouth, entry is at 3pm and you’re welcome to explore the gardens until 5pm. Once you arrive at the for Petals to Remember, please look for the Cornwall Hospice Care representatives near admissions who will sign you in for the event and direct you to the area of the gardens in which the petal release will take place. The petals are provided.
Trebah Gardens encompasses four miles of footpaths that wind through dazzling exotic planting, transporting you from a little corner of England to sunnier climes. It lso has it’s very own private beach and the countless secret corners waiting to be discovered in the garden. If you’d like to download a garden map in advance, you can find that here.
As a valley garden, the route down and back up is very steep and therefore we do not recommend manual wheelchairs. If you have any access needs, including using your own mobility scooter, please call the garden direct on 01326 252200. Toilet facilities are situated in the Visitors Centre only.
You can find out more about accessibility and facilities at Trebah on their own Accessibility webpage.
Trebah Gardens are situated a few miles to the south of Falmouth. For detailed information on how to get to Trebah Gardens, please visit their website Find Us page.
“We all had a lovely afternoon on Sunday,I found it very emotional, but it was lovely to be a part of, to remember our lost loved ones and support such an amazing charity in such tranquil surroundings.”
“Both my friend Sue & I felt that the event was very well organised allowing time for people to reflect, remember & scatter petals in memory of lost loved ones. The gentle guitar music set the scene & was most appropriate.”
