A garden has been commissioned by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) called Beyond Our Borders for RHS Chelsea 2015.
It will show one way that the UK government is working with overseas botanic gardens to protect the UK environment against alien pest and diseases.
Iconic British tree species are being used as ‘early warning’ sentinels (soldier or guard) in regions throughout the world to monitor and identify potential new plant pest and diseases that could threaten our natural environment.
In the Fresh Garden section, the eye-catching and innovative display features three different climatic zones (Australasia, Tropical and Arid) divided by water features representing oceans.
Each zone contains a single iconic UK native tree sentinel standing among plants native to each climate.
Set within the plants of each zone are coloured springs representing plant pest and diseases. These appear to emerge and disappear and some are stretched to create a wave motion over the top of each ocean. This represents the movement of plant pests and diseases within and between each zone, reflecting the threat to plant health.
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