Prince Charles and gardening’s changing climate – The Yorkshire Post says

EVEN before gardening, and a new-found appreciation of local wildlife, became fashionable during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Prince of Wales was among those to champion the therapeutic benefits to be gained from tending to plants, flowers and shrubbery.
By YP Comment
Published 22nd May 2020, 11:45 BST
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall inspect a Highgrove rose.The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall inspect a Highgrove rose.
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall inspect a Highgrove rose.

His magnificent gardens at his Highgrove estate, and which would not look out of place at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show which has had to improvise this week because of the lockdown, are testament to his lifetime’s work in this field.

And while Prince Charles was careful not to stay into political territory with his virtual message to the Royal Horticultural Society, he made a profound point when he said that this new awareness of gardens, and natural habitats enjoyed on doorstep walks, needs to be sustained if climate change – a far greater long-term threat than coronavirus – is to be mitigated. Talking sense, he’s certainly sowed the seed for future debate on how best to achieve this.

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The lockdown has led to much fascination in the progress of this young family of swans after eight cygnets were hatched in North West Leeds last week. Photo: Bruce Rollinson.The lockdown has led to much fascination in the progress of this young family of swans after eight cygnets were hatched in North West Leeds last week. Photo: Bruce Rollinson.
The lockdown has led to much fascination in the progress of this young family of swans after eight cygnets were hatched in North West Leeds last week. Photo: Bruce Rollinson.

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