"The Chelsea Flower show will explore new territory later this year by featuring the first underwater garden in its 111-year history, showcasing the world's only flowering sub-aqua plant - seagrass."
"Underwater gardens have featured in song, such as the Beatle's Octopus's Gardens and TVs in the adventures of Spongebob Squarepants. But never before have gardeners had to use snorkels to cultivate a Chelsea garden."
"Quite unlike seaweed - which is a type of algae - seagrass is a true plant, shedding leaves in the autumn, regrowing in the spring and flowering and setting seed in the summer."
"Worldwide, seagrass absorbs around 10 per cent of the world's CO2 even though it only covers 0.2 per cent of the ocean floor. It also helps stop coastal erosion, binding the seabed with its roots."
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