A YOUNG gardener who won a top prize at one of the country's leading flower shows has used his green-fingered magic to transform an area of bare earth outside a hospice into a natural garden. Twenty-five-year-old Sam Ovens, from Pelynt, near Looe, won the Young Designer of the Year Award at the Royal Horticultural Society's Flower Show at Tatton Park, near Manchester, with his show garden, The Sky's The Limit. After the show was over, he wanted to donate the whole garden to St Luke's Hospice in Plymouth, so a few weeks ago the hundreds of plants were delivered to the hospice in the Turnchapel area of the city. In just a few days a small band of volunteers armed with spades, forks and plenty of energy planted the flowers from Sam's show garden, including pink verbenas, delicate blue agastaches and sweet-smelling oregano, as well as beautiful grasses. The aim of Sam's award-winning design was to reconnect people with plants and wildlife and remind them of how precious our outdoor spaces are. He said: 'I wanted to show that sometimes the simplest things are the best things. 'I think the hospice is a perfect home for the garden and I am really pleased the way the design has turned out.' Butterflies and bees have already been taking advantage of the new garden and visitors to the hospice have been stopping to congratulate the volunteers on their efforts and admire the results of their labours. Hospice communications and marketing manager Robert Maltby said: 'I can't thank Sam enough for donating his beautiful garden for our patients, visitors and staff to enjoy. 'It really is a masterpiece and you can appreciate why Sam won the designer of the year award. I am sure it will bring many years of enjoyment to all.'