News in brief

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DUNDEE GOES WILD

Cornwall’s Eden Project has started planting wildflower meadows across Dundee. The new Eden Project Dundee opens in 2024. bit.ly/eden-dundee

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PROTECTIVE FOREST

A tennis-court-sized micro-forest has been planted by the busy A205 in London to protect the Horniman Museum’s gardens from noise and pollution. horniman.ac.uk

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NO PLASTIC BAGS ON SHOW

No single-use plastic bags will be handed out at RHS flower shows this summer after it banned them as part of its sustainability drive. Cornstarch bags will be allowed. rhs.org.uk/sustainability

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PEAT-FREE PLANS

The Government is asking the public for views on ending the retail sale of peat in horticulture. Options include a ban on peat in compost by 2024 and mandatory labelling on bags containing peat. Visit bit.ly/defra-peat by 18 March

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CHERRIES BLOOM AGAIN

Over 200 ornamental cherries will bloom this spring at Brogdale in Kent, after its old flowering cherry orchard was replanted, tripling the cultivars from 40 to 120. Catch the cherry blossom festival in April. brogdalecollections.org