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Surrey women to plant garden at Chelsea Flower Show
2 April 2008
Green-fingered, Surrey-locals, Christine Hawkins and Carmen Rodrigues have been given a once in a lifetime chance to help create a garden at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Christine, a 60 year old activities co-ordinator at Bupa's Oakcroft House Nursing home in West Byfleet has been selected alongside of Carmen, a 57 year old laundry supervisor at Bupa's Crispins and Loadhams Nursing Home in Farnham, to help award winning garden designer, Cleve West as he plants Bupa's show garden at Chelsea.
Christine and Carmen, who were both tasked with the sensory garden project at each of the care homes where they work, have been nominated by their regional manager to attend the gardening show. Both ladies are set to put all their skills into planting, pruning and building the garden alongside Cleve West and their colleagues from around Bupa Care Homes.
"Gardening is a passion of mine and I'm over the moon that I will help plant Bupa's show garden at Chelsea", Christine commented. "The Bupa Garden is special not just because it has been designed by Cleve West, but also because it is specially created to meet the needs of our care home residents, especially those people with dementia."
Carmen added: "I am so excited to be attending Chelsea and to help build the Bupa Garden at such a famous event. The garden will embrace sights, smells and sounds which can be enjoyed by people of all ages. I know I am going to savour the whole experience from start to finish."
Alex Mees, regional manager Bupa Care Homes south east said: "I'm delighted that Christine and Carmen are going to Chelsea. I am especially looking forward to them bringing the new gardening skills that they will learn back into the sensory gardens at the care homes. I'm sure they will both be assets to the gardening team as they plant The Bupa Garden at Chelsea."
Bupa's show garden is the company's first foray at Chelsea. As one of the UK's leading care home providers, Bupa has ensured that its garden will contain special features that stimulate the sights, smells and sounds of a garden so that it can be enjoyed by older people and those with dementia. Over the last seven years sensory gardens have been created in over 250 Bupa care homes.
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