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Sat 07 Jul 2010The hidden battle behind formal gardens
With a third of the world’s plants facing extinction, the leading botanic gardens have shifted focus to make restoring degraded ecosystems their primary goal in the 21st century
WHAT USE ARE botanic gardens? Most people might respond, reasonably enough, that they are delightful places to walk at weekends, and oases of colour and calm in stressed urban contexts. Gardeners will, of course, be aware that they provide information and inspiration for their hobby (sorry, for their passion).
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