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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Environment
Emily Beament

EXPLAINED: Roses bloom weeks early as climate change upends flowering patterns | Rare Historical Photos

Rosa robusta begins to bloom at Mottisfont (Sophie Bolesworth/National Trust/PA) -

Roses are blooming earlier than ever this year at some of the National Trust’s southern gardens, as climate change drives flowering forward, the charity said.

The famous display in the rose garden at Mottisfont, Hampshire, is expected to peak between the mid and end of May, instead of its traditional June high point, driven by a mild, wet winter and unusually warm spells in spring, the trust said.

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