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THE HEAT IS ON – Kirstenbosch-South Africa exhibit for 2008 Chelsea Flower Show addresses climate change.
Visitors to the world’s premier gardening show, the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show 2008 in London from 20 to 24 May, will be intrigued by this year’s South African exhibit.
With climate change on everyone’s lips it is logical that the Kirstenbosch-South Africa exhibit, co-ordinated by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), would address this topic.
Designed by the award winning team of David Davidson and Raymond Hudson, and made possible through the support of First National Bank, the exhibit takes a look at some of the global warming issues that have in recent years come strongly to the forefront in environmental, economic and political debates worldwide.
Titled “The Heat is on”, the exhibit illustrates some of the early warning signs from nature indicating that the impacts of climate change on the South African flora are already upon us.
The serious subject matter does not detract from the fact that the exhibit, while helping to create public awareness about climate change, is one of most popular and beautiful exhibits at Chelsea, and with the generous assistance of FNB, South Africans will have the opportunity to see it on home ground at Garden World in Gauteng (25 July – 24 August), in Cape Town (5 – 14 September), Pietermaritzburg (3 – 5 October) and Port Elizabeth (7 – 26 October). |
Location: Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
Contact: Kirstenbosch Information Desk on 021 799 8783.
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