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Speaking on the BBC’s Gardeners’ World programme, the Prince said climate change meant pests were “flourishing” like never before.
Asked what advice he would give to fellow gardeners, the future king said: “Talk to the nurseries where you are getting your plants and ask them, ‘Where do they come from, have they been properly checked or quarantined? Have you got a bio-security policy?’”
Insisting “we have to take this very seriously”, he added: “With climate change and the warming up of everything, more and more of these pests and diseases can flourish here, where they couldn’t have before.”
In the programme, the 69-year-old Prince discusses his love of gardens with presenter Adam Frost at Highgrove, his Gloucestershire home.
A fierce advocate of organic farming, Charles talks of his first-hand experience of Dutch Elm Disease and Ash Dieback gained through his management of the Duchy of Cornwall estate, which covers 130,000 acres of land across 23 counties.
The grandfather-of-three has spent nearly 40 years transforming Highgrove into one of the most innovative gardens in the UK.
In an interview with Gardeners’ Question Time in 2016, Charles said his love of gardening was sparked in childhood, playing with Princess Anne outdoors and spending a lot of time with his grandmother, the Queen Mother, at Royal Lodge in Windsor.
He also revealed he now shares similar moments with his grandson, Prince George.
“The most important thing is I got him planting a tree or two,” he said.
Gardeners’ World is on BBC Two on Wednesday at 8pm.
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