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David Attenborough’s 100th birthday celebrated at Chelsea Flower Show with plants for every decade

The Independent·Hannah Stephenson·21 days ago
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A special exhibit at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show will honour broadcasting legend Sir David Attenborough in his 100th birthday year, celebrating his profound impact on natural history. The Bringing Nature Home display, designed by Dave Green for the Great Pavilion, will run from May 19-23. It will showcase 10 plants, each reflecting a dominant gardening theme from every decade of Sir David's life, chosen as "hero plants for wildlife". The exhibit will take the form of terraced houses, illustrating how gardens connect and form vital wildlife corridors. Helen Bostock, RHS senior wildlife specialist, who curated the plant list, said: "Nobody has opened up the natural world better to the general public than Sir David Attenborough." “We’ve come a long way in 100 years, learning to appreciate both the diversity and fragility of life on earth. Wildlife conservation is something that starts at home, in the plants we grow and the gardens we cherish.…

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