The Royal Marines base in Chivenor, North Devon, and the wider community are benefiting from a nearby garden centre's help to create a new memorial garden.
Staff from Trelawney@Ashford in Barnstaple have donated and helped plant 18 evergreen shrubs within the garden.

Said regional manager Peter Burks: "We were delighted we could help RMB Chivenor with their new military memorial project. We donated 18 griselinia, which is a good coastal, hedging evergreen shrub. They will provide edging and a windbreak for the other planting in their water reflection garden.

"Evergreens provide year-round colour and as the name suggests they are constant, which we feel is a fitting attribute to a memorial garden."

Stuart Rason, padre at RMB Chivenor, thanked Trelawney@Ashford, and explained: "It is a tri-service base, which is why we wanted to create a memorial to all three services. When completed, the memorial garden will have a formal space for parades and also three individual reflection gardens. The three gardens will mirror the three elements of the services - air, land and water."

The garden will be the main military memorial for North Devon, and the public will be able to access it at any time once it is open.