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 Co-created with landscape artists Andree Davies and Adam White,
Kate's "Back to Nature Garden" includes a rope swing, a tree house
and a stream with waterfalls.
Her office said Kate, wife of Prince William, was a strong advocate
in the mental and physical benefits that nature and the outdoors had
on children and adults alike.
"It's a natural space, a really exciting space, for kids and adults
alike to share and explore," she told broadcasters ahead of the
opening of the garden on Monday.
"I really feel that nature, being interactive outdoors has huge
benefits on physical and mental well-being particularly for young
kiddies."
In a video posted on their Instagram account, the couple's three
children, George, Charlotte and Louis, can be seen playing on the
swing, by a wooden den, and scrambling barefoot through a stream.
Louis, who celebrated his first birthday last month, can be seen
walking for the first time and waving a stick.
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Kate said she had been focusing on early childhood development in
her recent charity work.
"I believe that spending time outdoors when we are young can play a
role in laying the foundations for children to become happy, healthy
adults," she said.
The Chelsea Flower Show, which is open to the press and guests on
Monday and to the public from Tuesday to Saturday, is the most
prestigious event in Britain's gardening calendar.
(Reporting by Paul Sandle; Editing by Mark Potter/Guy Faulconbridge)
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