LONDON — The first black female garden designer in the 103-year history of the Chelsea Flower Show has won a gold medal.
Juliet Sargeant’s “Modern Slavery” garden — in the “Fresh Garden” category — was designed to raise awareness of the plight of people in Britain being held captive and forced to work. The brightly coloured doors and flowers look like those of a normal British street, but they surround a bleak centre.
An English oak tree honours politician William Wilberforce, who stood under such a tree when he dedicated his life to abolishing slavery in the 1800s. Read more…
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