In July the show will again feature a Christian Aid Garden - this year by award-winning designer Claire Whitehouse. It will whisk flower show visitors away from the familiar picture postcard images associated with the Caribbean to the other side of Jamaica, where they will be introduced to Christian Aid partners and the vulnerable people with whom they work in HIV/AIDS projects. The Caribbean has the world’s second highest HIV infection rate after sub-Saharan Africa. There are 300,000 people living with HIV in the Caribbean and there were 30,000 new infections there in 2005. It is the leading cause of death among 15-44 year olds.
Project Manager Karen Hodges says “We want to educate visitors to the garden about the great work of our partners and encourage them to join us in the fight against this deadly disease. The garden will be both beautiful and educational”. In 2004 the Christian Aid show garden at Hampton Court focused on trade justice in Senegal and won the prestigious Tudor Rose for best in show and an RHS Gold Medal.
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