The Erskine charity has created Falklands Memorial Garden to mark 40th anniversary of the conflict.
Erskine, Scotland’s leading veterans charity and official charity partner of the Ideal Home Show Scotland, is taking part in this year’s event, which runs until Sunday.
The themed show garden – The Shadow of the Brave – depicts the typical landscape of the Falkland Islands and marks the 40th anniversary of the conflict.
Crafted by veterans of the Erskine Reid Macewen Activity Centre in Bishopton, the garden highlights the rugged coastline, sandy beaches, and wildlife, including life-sized sheep and penguins that many of them experienced.
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The show garden will also provide visitors the opportunity to view a replica of the Erskine’s Falklands memorial, which will be officially unveiled in the summer.
Thanks to SP Energy Networks, donated seed pods will allow visitors to plant a seed within the garden’s barrels to create a Forget Me Not Garden and leave a message for a loved one.
At the end of the show the barrels and seeds will be replanted in the Erskine Falklands Memorial Garden on the Erskine Estate.
For those unable to attend the show, the online digital garden allows the creation of your own “forget me flower” and the chance to leave a message at erskine.org.uk/falklands-garden
The Ideal Home Show opened in style on Thursday with a parade led by Regimental Mascot of The Royal Regiment of Scotland, Cruachan, along with Pony Major Mark Wilkinson and the pipes, drums, and dancers of the Queen Victoria School.
Erskine CEO Ian Cumming said: “The Erskine Falklands Garden - the Shadow of the Brave is a truly remarkable piece of work to commemorate which is an extremely important part of our country’s history.”
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