The Lady Garden Foundation Silent No More Garden is coming to RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 to shed light on the awareness of the five gynaecological cancers.
Darren Hawkes, the landscape designer for the garden, has commissioned Hannah Hartwell, a ceramist based in Devon, and Antony Bryant, a wood-turner from Cornwall to create the five sculptures.
The Lady Garden Foundation’s 2025 Student Survey conducted in September 2025 revealed that of 15,665 students aged 18 -22 years old, 78% cannot identify the symptoms of the five gynaecological cancers.
Only 21.4% were aware that there are five types – cervical, ovarian, womb, vaginal and vulva.
Hartwell is creating maquettes in four different materials, including bronze, wood, alabaster and stoneware, whilst Bryant’s glazed sculpture will be made from Macrocarpa wood.
Each striking sculpture will be positioned within the garden amongst the plants so that visitors will discover them one by one as they progress along its meandering path.
“Each of the sculptures highlights the simple fact that so many of us are unaware that there are five Gynaecological cancers, so by including five sculptures, they will rouse curiosity about their purpose and are a clear way of stirring these vital conversations,” explains Hawkes.
“It was through our collaboration and research into cancer cell division that we began exploring the shapes and textures that would inform the sculpture design – ultimately inspiring a pebble-like form with unique anomalies in each.”
To support the RHS Chelsea Garden ‘Silent No More’ awareness campaign in 2026, the Lady Garden Foundation charity has set a mission to create a national education ecosystem where every young person can access the knowledge they need about gynae health, across every learning and career pathway.
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