PLANTDEMIC

THIS photo taken last Oct. 28 shows pulling weeds from a bed of plants in a park in Baguio City as a spate of plant thefts from public parks in the city prompted authorities to tighten security and issue a plea for people to leave the greenery alone. A gardening craze dubbed ‘plantdemic’ has spread across the Philippines after coronavirus restrictions fuelled demand for greenery, sending plant prices soaring and sparking poaching from public parks and protected forests. (JJ Landingin/AFP)