The Prince of Wales dug deeply at his Scottish home of Birkhall and planted a hydrangea in support of a unexampled national run set up to encourage masses from across Britain to learn more about plants . # MillionPlantingMoments promote the strong-arm and mental health benefits that horticulture provides as well as the huge contribution it piss to our environment and communities .
MillionPlantingMoments ( Saturday 19 – Sunday 27 September ) is run by the Horticultural Trades Association ( HTA ) and urges the nation to get plant this Autumn . The campaign also aims to educate bud gardeners , regardless of their gardening power , about where their works come from and the importance of works wellness .
The movement raise the sourcing of intelligent flora , which is critical from a biosecurity perspective and because sound industrial plant will grow well and encourage more planting . His Royal Highness is a long - sentence advocate of raise plant wellness along with the benefits of flora on the surroundings .
MillionPlantingMoments runs alongside Defra ’s first UK Plant Health Week and is part of the broad Keep Britain Growing campaign , which allow for monthly inspiration to give new gardener support and motivation .
These run build on the emergence of a new regular army of gardener during lockdown - hoping to educate and invigorate them to become lifelong gardeners . New research conducted by the HTA found that almost three million gardeners bound up as a resolution of lockdown with nigh half ( 49 % ) of the unexampled unripe finger fans aged under 45 .
2020 has also seen a big uptake in the proportion of people growing plants , trees and efflorescence as well as grow their own fruit and vegetable .
“ # MillionPlantingMoments aims to highlight the huge donation that plants make to our environment . Anyone can take part , whether they have admission to a community space , garden , terrace or window box and they can plant anything from trees and bush to perennials and bedding .
“ Gardening gain mental wellness and wellbeing across all generations and this was particularly reinforce during lockdown . Our view designate that young masses are garden more and we need to keep them intermeshed to have a positive impact on both our environment and on their wellness .
“ We would further everyone to call their local garden centre to chance out the good plants for their space and share # MillionPlantingMoments on societal medium . ”
Lord Gardiner , Minister for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity , said : “ I am delighted to support the HTA ’s campaign , which excitingly coincides with the UK ’s first ever Plant Health Week .
“ Climate alteration and increasing globalization have huge implications for the health of the domain ’s works , so I sky-high support an initiative that ensures that the UK ’s plants and tree diagram are protect from harmful pestis and diseases .
“ Access to nature is more authoritative than ever . That is why I encourage everyone to get planting this fall , and to join us in celebrating the rich beauty of nature . ”
For more informationHorticultural Trades AssociationHorticulture House19 High StreetThealeReadingWest BerkshireRG7 5AHT : +44 ( 0)118 930 3132Fax : +44 ( 0)118 932 3453NGGV : +44 ( 0)118 930 2092www.the-hta.org.uk
