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Leaving a Gift in Your Will

Leaving a gift in your Will is a wonderful way to ensure that your support for the Garden Museum continues into the future.

The Garden Museum receives less than 5% of public funding and relies entirely on the generosity of individuals, trusts and foundations. Leaving a gift to the Museum in your Will, after you have taken care of your family and loved ones, no matter the size, is stepping in the muddy bootsteps of our founder Rosemary Nicholson. Her vision grew into this place we know and love today. When you leave a gift to the Garden Museum in your Will, you follow in her bootsteps, helping preserve this magical place and its many intertwining stories for future generations.

“With so much in the world which is despairing, the Garden Museum is a place of hope. I chose to remember the Garden Museum in my Will because I want to contribute, albeit modestly, to making sure this place continues into the future. If ever a place spoke about renewal, and the future it is the Garden Museum. No chilly sense of ending among the tombstones, but life and hope is everywhere.”

– Friend of the Garden Museum

Gifts to charities are tax free, so 100% of your gift will go to the Garden Museum. There are different types of gifts which you can leave:

A Residuary Gift – This is a gift of a percentage or part of the value of your estate (e.g. 5%), once all your other commitments have been settled.

A Pecuniary Gift – This is a gift of a specific sum of money (e.g. £5,000).

You can also remember a loved one by leaving a gift in
their memory. If you would prefer to do this, or leave
a gift in your lifetime, please contact our Development
Manager, Andrea Duerr, at andrea@gardenmuseum.org.uk
and we’ll be happy to assist you.

Download the Legacy Form

Your Will is, of course, completely private, but if you decide to support our work with a gift in your Will, we would be grateful if you could let us know. This means we can thank you personally and let you know about the difference your support will make.

To discuss leaving a gift in your Will please call 020 3823 2026 or contact Development Manager, Andrea Duerr, at andrea@gardenmuseum.org.uk

To remember the Garden Museum in your Will, please use our charity details:

Garden Museum, 5 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7LB

Registered Charity Number 1088221 (England and Wales)

Our work is only possible with the generosity of garden-lovers like you.