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The layout for the biodiversity exhibit is designed by Andrew Fisher-Tomlin
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The RHS Biodiversity Display will explain that if we must develop on gardens, those that remain need to be used to support biodiversity to maximum potential. Before the 1970s, residential development often included big gardens that were great for biodiversity with good populations of trees, ponds and hedges. Since then gardens have got much smaller, with the trend set to continue.
Guy Barter, head of RHS Advisory, explained: “Any garden, whether contemporary or more traditional, is full of living organisms and is remarkably rich compared to other environments, such as some kinds of modern farmland.
“In fact, diversity in garden types and styles, taken with other nearby features, railways, canals or parks for example, provide the range of habitats that make urban environments so effective in sustaining biodiversity."
Visitors to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show will see different planting combinations and materials to encourage wildlife and get advice on sustaining living organisms. The exhibit is one of 11 in the Continuous Learning section, which will all be highlighting the power of plants.
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, sponsored by M&G Investments takes place between 25th and 29th May and tickets are available at www.rhs.org.uk/chelsea .
For more information about what the RHS is doing to support International Year of Biodiversity, please visit www.rhs.org.uk/biodiversity .
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