Amateur Essex gardener and Mum of two, Becky Williams, (pictured) is hoping to fulfil a lifetime dream to create a Showcase Garden at BBC Gardener’s World Live to highlight the work of local charity Support 4 Sight, which provides support for the visually impaired community in the region, including her Dad, who is registered blind.
Despite having only ever designed her own gardens before, Becky has taken on the challenge of creating this special garden at BBC Gardener’s World Live, which runs from June 18-21 2026.
The four-day gardening show attracts some of the UK’s leading designers and around 90,000 visitors. It is hosted by some of Becky’s gardening heroes, including BBC Gardener’s World TV presenters Monty Don, Adam Frost and Frances Tophill.
Becky’s garden entitled “Sensed, Not Seen,” is designed to be experienced beyond sight – celebrating the other senses of smell, touch, sound and taste.
The garden highlights how inclusive garden design can make nature and green space accessible to everyone. Becky is hoping visitors to the show will take a moment to pause, imagine, and step into the world of someone living with visual impairment.
The design includes vibrant flowers bursting with colour, while water features and wind chimes create a soothing soundscape. Every element has been thoughtfully designed so blind and visually impaired visitors can connect deeply with nature.
Those wishing to support the charity further will have a chance to buy all the plants from the garden on the last day of the Show. All proceeds from the garden’s end-of-show plant sell-off, will be donated to Support 4 Sight.
Inspired by lived experience Becky’s dream of creating the garden is rooted in her own family experience. Having grown up with a visually impaired parent, she understands first-hand how isolating gardening spaces can sometimes feel – and how powerful inclusive design can be.
“This garden is about starting conversations,” Becky says. “It’s about showing that gardens are for everyone. I want people to step into this space and experience nature differently – to realise how much can be felt, heard and shared.”
“This is an exciting challenge for me as I’ve never done anything like this before. This is a chance for Essex to be represented on a national gardening stage and to highlight the work of this amazing local charity, which has supported my dad and our family and so many other blind and visually impaired people in the region.”
Anyone who would like to support Becky’s “Sensed, Not Seen, Garden can donate via her Just Giving page https://www.justgiving.com/page/beckywsupport4sight or contact Becky at williamsco4@hotmail.com or 07807041944.
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