Commonwealth Games garden to be replanted in Port Glasgow
A natural garden featured in the 2026 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony is being relocated to Port Glasgow. The garden will be managed by a local charity that provides horticultural training and support for people with disabilities and community groups.
Why it matters
This initiative repurposes high-profile event infrastructure to provide long-term social and therapeutic benefits to a local community.
A large natural garden featured in the opening ceremony of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games will be replanted in Port Glasgow.
The garden was where King Charles and Queen Camilla emerged from a Tardis at the start of the show at the OVO Hydro.
It has been given to the charity Parklea Branching Out, which uses horticulture to give training, recreational and social facilities for people with support needs.
The garden will be displayed in its original saltire shape for the next few weeks, before the 2,400 trees and shrubs are permanently planted into borders.
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Athletes from 74 nations and territories paraded around the 200 sq m (2,153 sq ft) garden to mark the start of the Games.
It was designed by Amalie White in collaboration with plantsman Jamie Butterworth.
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