Orange Amps founder and CEO Cliff Cooper has donated the garden, honouring the Beatles producer and his wife Lady Judy Martin.
Orange Amps founder and CEO Cliff Cooper has donated a new rose garden at Strawberry Field, the Salvation Army site in Liverpool, in memory of Beatles producer Sir George Martin CBE and his wife, Lady Judy Martin.
The Sir George and Lady Judy Martin Rose Garden follows Cooper’s 2023 donation of Strawberry Field’s Sgt. Pepper-inspired bandstand and reflects Orange’s “Play It Home” campaign, which celebrates grassroots music and the spaces where it starts.
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The 95 square metre garden sits behind a Portland stone wall engraved with Sir George’s biography and 30 discs marking the UK No. 1 singles he produced. Designer James Wilkinson, who created the artwork on the bandstand, also designed the garden’s gates. A water feature, seating and a circular raised rose bed complete the space, which Strawberry Field describes as the first public tribute of its kind to the producer.
Lady Judy sourced many of the roses from David Austin Roses before her death in 2023, choosing red and pink varieties for their colour and fragrance, making the garden accessible to visitors with limited sight.
Sir George and Lady Judy’s children, Giles Martin and Lucie Kitchener, officially opened the garden. Guests included John Lennon’s half-sister Julia Baird, Sir Paul McCartney’s brother Mike McCartney, and Lady Ann Dodd. A summer exhibition of personal archive photos from the Martin family and Mike McCartney will also go on display, showing the couple’s connection to Strawberry Field and their love of roses.
“Strawberry Field has such a special place in music history,” Cooper said. “Sir George helped change the sound of music worldwide, and Lady Judy cared deeply about this place and its work. Their impact on music and their dedication to charitable causes align in harmony with the spirit of Strawberry Field. I’m proud Orange can help create a space that remembers them both and supports the next generation. Music should bring people together and provide both joy and peace.”
Major Michelle Lovegrove-Huggins, Mission Director at Strawberry Field, said Lady Judy was a valued patron of The Salvation Army who cared deeply about the charity’s work helping young people into paid employment.
Strawberry Field is open daily from 10am to 5pm, with garden donations supporting Steps at Strawberry Field, a programme helping neurodivergent young adults and those with learning differences into paid work.
