Public urged to grow unusual plants to safeguard diversity of UK blooms
by Helena Horton Environment reporter from Environment | The Guardian on (#72Q00)
Plant Heritage says gardening trends mean many species in danger of disappearing as they are no longer offered for sale
More than half of garden plants previously grown in the UK are no longer offered for sale as flower fashions and modern gardening trends have reduced the diversity of blooms.
Plant Heritage is asking the public to choose unusual plants for their gardens, and maybe even start their own national collections of rare blooms, in order to stop some cultivated plants from dying out.
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