A gold medal-winning RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016 garden will be moved to Great Ormond Street Hospital with the help of the team at DIY SOS.

The Morgan Stanley Garden for Great Ormond Street Hospital was designed by Chris Beardshaw and will be moved to the hospital permanently.

The garden is being built on a disused, second floor rooftop, surrounded by ten storey buildings.

It will provide a green, reflective space for parents and families of the children undergoing care at the hospital.

A key challenge for the rebuild is that the only way to bring in all the building and landscape materials to the central London site is via crane and it is important that the work is carried out as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Over 30 mature trees, topiary and hedging, around 1000 plants and over 30 tonnes of soil will be lifted into the hospital garden by crane.

Given the complex nature of many of the conditions treated at GOSH, parents can often spend months on end at the hospital whilst their children are in-patients.

There is currently no green space for them to use and it can be difficult for families to find a quiet place when they need to make difficult decisions or need time to reflect.

A copse of trees, topiary, hedging and herbaceous plants will create a quiet retreat that thrives in year-round in subdued sunlight, with multiple symbolic references throughout the garden to the relationships between children, parents and clinicians.

Morgan Stanley is a long-standing supporter of Great Ormond Street Hospital and commissioned Chris Beardshaw to design a garden that would work for the hospital as their contribution to this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

DIY SOS presenter Nick Knowles is a friend of Chris and heard about the plan and task of transferring the garden from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show to the hospital without impacting its life-saving work.

Nick decided to get involved to help Chris take on the challenge by assisting, adapting and building the garden.

Chris Beardshaw said: “We are delighted that Nick and the DIY SOS team are joining us to transform the disused roof space at the hospital into somewhere special for parents and families.

“At the start of the design process, we met with parents, children and clinicians and it was clear that there was a strong need for somewhere close to the wards which can provide a calm and reflective space for parents to escape, even if it’s just for a few moments.

“I am passionate about the need for green space in urban settings where it can provide a ‘visual vitamin’ to those who use it.

“This project is one of the most significant and poignant gardens of my career and I feel fortunate to be able to partner with Morgan Stanley, Nick and the DIY SOS team in making it a reality for the hospital this summer.”

Tim Johnson, chief executive at Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, said: “The Morgan Stanley Garden will be an amazing addition to the hospital, providing a much needed green garden space for families, in the heart of the hospital.

“Moving the garden here is quite an undertaking so we’re extremely grateful and excited to have this beautifully designed garden by Chris and the BBC’s DIY SOS team helping out too.”