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Europe s largest conservation charity today reveals what it s doing to mitigate against global warming and protect our heritage from rising sea levels, soaring temperatures and future storms and droughts. And it s calling on politicians of all parties for urgent legislation to help in the battle ahead. ....
Museums in many countries remain closed, but at least spring has sprung. This week’s Apollo Art Diary picks out four arty gardens to enjoy… In 1874 Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild took what was a bare hilltop, outside his manor at Waddesdon in Buckinghamshire, and with the help of landscape architect Elie Lainé created what remains one of the most sumptuous examples of Victorian horticulture in the country. Today it is renowned for the colourful, annually changing designs of the carpet beds on the parterre, its elaborate ribbon bedsits, and its aviary, home to rare birds including the Bali, or Rothschild’s mynah (the 2nd Baron, Walter, was a keen ornithologist). The art-filled house itself is shut for now, but the gardens are also dotted with artworks, ranging from 18th-century marble fountain sculptures, originally from the palaces of the Dukes of Parma, to contemporary pieces. And April is a good time to see tulips, daffodils, wallflowers and narcissus. Find out mo ....
Tulips at the aviary A BREATHTAKING display of thousands of never-before-seen tulips will hopefully be visible to Waddesdon Manor visitors when lockdown lifts in April. In 2019, 350,000 spring bulbs were planted around the grounds of Waddesdon, the Rothschild House and Gardens in Buckinghamshire, to transform the gardens into a riot of colour. However, with the first national lockdown in March 2020, the stunning flowers bloomed behind closed doors. Following the government’s announcement outlining the roadmap out of lockdown, April 2021 will (hopefully) offer the chance for visitors to enjoy these flowers for the first time. Most striking will be the thousands of tulips that greet visitors as they wander through the Aviary gardens - overwhelming the senses with bright colours and incredible scents. ....