
Horticulturists attend to the ‘Rising sun’ display at the Kew Orchid Festival: Costa Rica, at the Royal Botanic Gardens
(Picture: PA Wire)The director of Kew Gardens has admitted that he is worried that public confidence in science has been hit by the pandemic.
Richard Deverell said it would be “lunacy” to reject scientific arguments and added that he wanted Kew to play its part in educating the public.