The Carbon Garden demonstrates the significance of carbon in sustaining life and addressing the climate crisis. Visitors enter through a colorful plant display that showcases the rise in global temperatures. Key features include a representation of underground carbon, areas with drought-resistant plants, and a rain garden for water management. The garden also features a fungi-inspired pavilion for educational activities. Kew Gardens states this is one of its most ambitious projects, aiming to inspire visitors to engage in environmental sustainability efforts.
The Carbon Garden offers a unique opportunity to showcase our ongoing research, combining scientific insight with thoughtful design and beautiful planting to highlight the role of carbon in our lives.
A rain garden and ditch lined with plants highlights ways to manage water flow, prevent soil erosion, reduce flooding and put moisture back into soil.
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