A new indoor garden has opened at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital .

The new garden, which hospital staff chose to name ‘CW+ Greenhaven’, is designed to be a restorative and calming area of the hospital for patients, their families and hospital staff.

The project was supported by Kensington and Chelsea Council and Jinny Blom Limited, the award-winning landscape designer who was chosen to create the space by CW+, the main charity supporting the work of all services that are run by the hospital.

Jinny Blom is a former psychologist and psychotherapist and worked in the public sector in residential mental health for 10 years before moving to landscape design. Her first-hand experience of using plants, nature and landscapes in a therapeutic context is brought to bear for the patients.

Lesley Watts, chief executive of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust says: “It’s really important that we develop our hospital space in a way that helps people remain resilient, calm and supported when in our hospital.

"We are very grateful for the ongoing support of the Royal Borough and the generous donations from patients and our supporters for funding this indoor garden, which will really benefit the patients we care for.”

In 2015 St Mary's Hospital covered a 12-metre high wall with blooming plants in an attempt to improve the environment and help patients.