Three British charities are set to benefit thanks to donations from home improvement company Everest
Three British charities are set to benefit thanks to donations from home improvement company Everest following a visitor vote at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show earlier this month.
TV gardener David Domoney was commissioned by Everest to create three front garden displays at the show. Each of the garden displays was specially designed to reflect a charity nominated by TV personalities Bill Oddie, Julia Bradbury and Carol Klein – all of whom were participating in the RHS Celebrity Theatre at the event. In addition, each of the garden displays included an attractive front door and window from Everest’s wide range of products.
Visitors to the show were invited to vote for their favourite front garden display, with almost 2,500 votes cast in total. Carol Klein’s nominated charity, Mesothelioma UK, was the clear winner with nearly 1,700 votes. As a result the charity, which supports people with asbestos-related cancer, will receive a £4,000 donation from Everest. In addition, the other two charities involved – The Woodland Trust, chosen by Bill Oddie and Mend our Mountains, selected by Julia Bradbury – will each receive a £2,000 donation.
The winning Mesothelioma UK front garden display shows a direct contrast between its two sides, with the design reflecting the support that Mesothelioma UK brings to those suffering from asbestos related cancer, specifically those in the merchant navy. On one side, a border brims with lush planting of flowers and shrubs, representing life before mesothelioma. This stands in stark contrast to the other, predominantly lawn side. A series of concentric rings in the lawn, with a propeller water feature in the middle, resemble the fluidity of life and the sea. Surrounding this is a circular border of planting and engraved forget-me-nots, a symbol of Mesothelioma UK, reminding people to think of this cancer and the dedicated nurses the charity provides to its sufferers. A sweeping path invites onlookers to travel between the two sides.
