Climate-change scientists have won a silver medal for their debut garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show with a design that modelled possible futures for UK gardeners. The University of East Anglia garden has three parts: a traditional 1950s garden; a 2050 garden in a "low-emissions future" within which plants currently thriving in the UK survive; and a 2050 "high-emissions future" garden featuring cacti and other hardy plants that can tolerate high temperatures and variable rainfall. "It has been a tremendously fun experience, but with a very serious message: climate change is real and we must all dig deep to mitigate its dangerous effects," said Johanna Forster, an environmental scientist at UEA and one of the garden's designers.
Register to continue
Why register?
- Registration is free and only takes a moment
- Once registered, you can read 3 articles a month
- Sign up for our newsletter
Subscribe
Or subscribe for unlimited access to:
- Unlimited access to news, views, insights & reviews
- Digital editions
- Digital access to THE’s university and college rankings analysis
Already registered or a current subscriber? Login