Chef gets cooking in garden built for fun

He gave his seal of approval to the garden by cooking up pizza in its wood-fired stove, a feature which would delight the thousands of young people surveyed by the society to see what makes them happy.

"It's a fantastic garden. Having an outdoor space for children to be active, have fun, learn about their environment and offer fresh seasonal produce for the table is wonderful," he said.

Mr Gregory, born at West Cowick, near Selby, but now running his own company in Surrey, has been helping to build medal- winning gardens at the show for more than 20 years and is hoping for his third consecutive gold for the Children's Society design.

"The build went really well," he said. "There are always little problems like the main acer tree not coming into leaf as quick as we hoped."

The Children's Society survey showed young people put high on their list of happiness factors a family that gets along and he used that as his inspiration for a tranquil retreat with somewhere to chill out under the trees, sit around the plunge pool and enjoy family pizzas.