Meet the designer of the Tackle HIV Challenging Stigma Garden in the Show category at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
Manoj Malde spent 18 years in the fashion industry before moving into garden design. As well as designing he is also a TV presenter, speaker and RHS judge. His style of garden design is known for its strong sense of colour that creates drama.
See the Tackle HIV Challenging Stigma Garden
Manoj says: “This garden takes me a little outside my comfort zone. It is a personal challenge that I have set myself. I decided to get involved this year because at a young age, I saw on TV the blankets being laid out at Central Park commemorating all those who had died of the HIV virus. To this day the stigma of HIV still lives on, even though the medication has advanced, allowing those with HIV to live normal, fulfilled lives. As a member of the LGBTQ community, I wanted to do my little bit to help remove the stigma of HIV. HIV is not a virus that just affects the gay community, it affects all of us in one form or another.”
Manoj Malde gardens at RHS Chelsea
2017 – Beneath a Mexican Sky - Silver-gilt
2023 – The RHS & Eastern Eye Garden – RHS Feature Garden
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