Father Christmas and his elves took a break from their duties at the Eden Project to bring seasonal cheer to patients on Eden Ward at the Royal Cornwall Hospital.

Eden has a special relationship with the women’s ward at Treliske since patients and staff decided to rename it after the project in 2015.

Father Christmas, two of his elf helpers and Eden Chief Executive Gordon Seabright called in with gifts of baobab and lavender hand creams and rosehip and lemongrass moisturisers.

Earlier this year Eden horticulturists donated an array of plants to Eden Ward to brighten up two of the waiting rooms which are often used by patients awaiting surgery. The rooms are now decorated with tropical foliage such as emerald palms, (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) areca palms (Dypsis lutescens) and luscious succulents such as Crassula.