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Rose’s mural message takes root

The work of  climate change champion Rose Stevens is going on show at the National Botanic Garden of Wales.

During her year as a ‘green’ champion, the former Cardiff Cathedral School pupil created a colourful mural encouraging everyone to contribute towards a brighter, ‘greener’ future.

Said 17-year-old Rose: “I was one of the six Climate Change Champions for Wales.

“The aim of this role is to inform people about climate change and the simple steps they can take to help Wales reduce its carbon footprint.”

Rose, who lives in the Vale of Glamorgan, is delighted her mural now has a new home where tens of thousands of visitors will get the climate change message. There is an official unveiling of the mural at the Garden on Tuesday April 3.

Rose, a former head girl at Cathedral School in Cardiff, added: “I was at the Garden for the Start Festival where I met the Prince of Wales, which was  one of the many great memories of my year as Climate Change Champion.  I’m so pleased my mural will be on display in the beautiful Botanic Garden, where people will be thinking about our landscape and how the climate affects the world we live in.”

Peter Davies,  Chair of the Climate Change Commission for Wales, was full of praise for Rose’s work. He said: “This is a brilliant example of the creative impact the Climate Change Champions are having. This is a particularly unusual and  innovative way of getting across the message about the importance of tackling climate change.”

National Botanic Garden Director, Dr Rosetta Plummer said: ‘We are really pleased to have this mural at the Garden.  We actively support the Sustainability Charter in Wales and believe in getting the message across to everyone that plants, biodiversity, and the resources we all use will make a critical difference to future generations.  It is excellent to see that point being put across in such a vibrant visual way.”

The mural will be visible from the children’s play area and the restaurant at the Garden, as well as being incorporated into the Garden’s popular Sustainability Trail.