Rugby Borough Council came up with the idea to mark the charity's milestone and invited members of the Friends to attend the planting at the beds near the park's iconic Echo sculpture.
The latest piece of equipment that the Friends have donated to The Hospital of St Cross is a bed mover.
8 year old Mithra Sathiyamurthi, a pupil from Abbots Farm Junior School, has completed a 62 kms cycle ride from Rugby Station round several villages in Warwickshire before returning to Rugby Town Centre to raise funds for her school and the Friends of St Cross Platinum Anniversary Appeal.
First Platinum Anniversary Appeal project announced
Our Platinum Anniversary Appeal will support the purchase a second ultrasound machine for Maternity Services in Rugby which would significantly increase the number of antenatal scans that can be carried out.
Potentially life-saving research for members of the British Armed Forces is set to be carried out at the Hospital of St Cross in Rugby.