Hope Gardens Miracle: How It Survives Kingston Property Boom. Race for Hope.

Over 200 acres of prime land in Kingston belong to Hope Royal Botanic Gardens, Jamaica’s largest public green space and the largest botanic garden in the English-speaking Caribbean. Over the years, Hope Gardens has faced an ongoing battle for survival, but despite all the struggles, lack of funding, and the current booming property market in Kingston, the beautiful Hope Gardens are still here! Why does this garden exist against all odds? ► Register for Race for Hope 2025 and support Hope Gardens https://www.runningeventsja.com/registration/?event=RFH2025 ► Diaspora? Support Hope Gardens here: https://spurropen.com/HopeGardensJa ► Learn more about Race for Hope: https://www.raceforhopejm.com/ ► Visit the official Hope Gardens website: https://hrbg.org.jm/ ► Like this video? Support our media work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jamaicawithirie 🔴 REFERENCES ► Pacers Running Club https://www.pacersrunningja.org/ ► Jamaica Institution of Engineers (Jamaica Institute of Engineers) https://www.jiejamaica.org/ ► Save Hope Gardens (1999-2000 archive). The details of the controversial project with a housing scheme development in Hope Gardens (the Hope Country Club), 1999-2000, articles and research by John Maxwell. https://savehopegardens.tripod.com/ 🔴 ARCHIVES ► Newspaper Archive https://newspaperarchive.com/ Stories mentioned: A Plan For Hope Gardens' RestorationThe Daily Gleaner, 16 July 1968 (p.3) Whither Hope Gardens? The Gleaner, 10 November 1999 (p.4) Architects Want Hope Gardens Restored The Gleaner, 18 November 1995 (p.22) The Hope Country Club The Gleaner, 16 December 1999 (p.25) Hope Garden Issues Revisited The Gleaner, 17 December 1999 (p.26) Public Respond to Controversial Hope Housing Development The Gleaner, 23 December 1999 (p.4) Archive Footage: Hope Gardens in the 1950s https://youtu.be/AFZYJvncKYc?si=JcZe7fcuFvxv-TxL 🔴 CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction to Hope Gardens 02:07 About Hope Gardens 03:08 Things to do in Hope Gardens 04:10 Owners - Nature Preservation Foundation 04:43 Source of Funding 05:36 Hope Gardens Plant Nursery 06:39 Hope Gardens Endemic House 08:16 Operating Hope Gardens 09:37 What is Race for Hope? 10:16 Race for Hope Origins 12:37 Hope Gardens was ALMOST LOST!14:30 Unique Footage: Night and Sunrise16:48 Pacers Running Club 18:27 Register for Race for Hope