Health and social care students bring new life to Prince Philip Hospital garden

23 June 2026

two students crouched in the garden by a potted plant

Coleg Sir Gâr health and social care students have brought new life to Prince Phillip Hospital’s reflective garden, creating a calm and welcoming space for patients, staff, and visitors.

The garden was already in place at the hospital but needed some tender loving care along with clearing, weeding, tidying and planting.

Students set about their work and added personal touches such as inspiring quotes and painted stones.

Colourful wooden palette white pink and purple with matching colour flowers and pots

Coleg Sir Gâr already has links with the hospital as part of the health and social care course involves work experience and the majority of students who took part in the garden project have also spent time on the hospital wards.

The work in the garden created a lot of interest and raised a few smiles during the refurbishment, drawing in a curious consultant, a dementia patient who was attracted to the sensory herbs and onlookers from hospital windows.

A row of students standing looking at the camera in the garden with a statue of two hands touching

In a letter of appreciation from Prince Philip Hospital thanking the students, hospital services manager, Colin O’Sullivan wrote: “The Reflection Garden is already making a real difference. It is used daily by patients, visitors, and staff, offering a calming space away from the clinical setting of the hospital.

“As a healthcare environment, it is essential that we provide areas of solace and quiet reflection, particularly for families going through difficult times. This garden has become exactly that, a place for comfort, support, and healing.

“We have also received very positive feedback from long-stay patients, who greatly value having access to an outdoor space. Many have shared how much they look forward to spending time in the garden, appreciating the opportunity to enjoy fresh air and a peaceful environment that supports their recovery and overall wellbeing.”