How Kew Gardens is building a wild American prairie in the English countryside
In short: Experts from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, are constructing a six-acre North American landscape at Wakehurst in Sussex. This video documents a field trip to Illinois to collect wild seeds, marking the beginning of a project to conserve an endangered grassland ecosystem.
The team is transforming a portion of Wakehurst, Kew’s wild botanic garden in Sussex, into a six-acre North American prairie. By sourcing seeds directly from the wild in Illinois, the project aims to recreate the vibrant, sweeping grasslands characteristic of the American landscape.
This initiative serves as a conservation effort for an endangered ecosystem. The project highlights the importance of preserving biodiversity by transplanting the essence of North American prairies into a controlled, wild botanic environment.
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