Our Conifers Series is a special programme of online webinars and in-person training days celebrating the diversity, history and future of conifers in horticulture.
Join us for five insightful webinars exploring everything from conservation to climate resilience and propagation:
31 July: Introduction to conifers & their conservation (ICCP & BGCI Global Consortia) Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
21 August: Conifers in the UK and Ireland & unusual/monotypic species
Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
4 September: Conifer propagation
Chris Trimmer
10 September: History of conifer plant hunting & global histories
Pam Smith
TBC – The impact of climate change on conifers
TBC – Conifer pests & diseases
TBC – The horticultural use of conifers
We’re also hosting six in-person training days at outstanding locations across the UK and Ireland
Bedgebury – 17 Sept
Chatsworth – 30 Sept
Dawyck – 01 Oct
JFK Arboretum – 22 Oct
Killerton – 6 Nov
Bodnant – 13 Nov
Early bird pricing is available for our in-person training days
Our Conifers Series is a special programme of online webinars and in-person training days celebrating the diversity, history and future of conifers in horticulture.
Join us for five insightful webinars exploring everything from conservation to climate resilience and propagation:
31 July: Introduction to conifers & their conservation (ICCP & BGCI Global Consortia) Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
21 August: Conifers in the UK and Ireland & unusual/monotypic species
Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
4 September: Conifer propagation
Chris Trimmer
10 September: History of conifer plant hunting & global histories
Pam Smith
TBC – The impact of climate change on conifers
TBC – Conifer pests & diseases
TBC – The horticultural use of conifers
We’re also hosting six in-person training days at outstanding locations across the UK and Ireland
Bedgebury – 17 Sept
Chatsworth – 30 Sept
Dawyck – 01 Oct
JFK Arboretum – 22 Oct
Killerton – 6 Nov
Bodnant – 13 Nov
Early bird pricing is available for our in-person training days – discount codes are in the weekly newsletter!
Our Conifers Series is a special programme of online webinars and in-person training days celebrating the diversity, history and future of conifers in horticulture.
Join us for five insightful webinars exploring everything from conservation to climate resilience and propagation:
31 July: Introduction to conifers & their conservation (ICCP & BGCI Global Consortia) Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
21 August: Conifers in the UK and Ireland & unusual/monotypic species
Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
4 September: Conifer propagation
Chris Trimmer
10 September: History of conifer plant hunting & global histories
Pam Smith
TBC – The impact of climate change on conifers
TBC – Conifer pests & diseases
TBC – The horticultural use of conifers
We’re also hosting six in-person training days at outstanding locations across the UK and Ireland
Bedgebury – 17 Sept
Chatsworth – 30 Sept
Dawyck – 01 Oct
JFK Arboretum – 22 Oct
Killerton – 6 Nov
Bodnant – 13 Nov
Early bird pricing is available for our in-person training days
Join us for this year’s Plant Records Group Meeting! Our 2025 theme is: Recording and Analysing Biodiversity Data in Plant Collections.
Explore how data drives conservation, research, and garden management through a day of thought-provoking talks and engaging discussion.
09:30 Arrival, coffee, tea & pastries
10:00 Welcome from your MC for the day, Rupert Wilson, RHS Data Wrangler.
Housekeeping and welcome to Cambridge University Botanic Garden (CUBG) from your host, Pete Atkinson, Plant Records Officer, CUBG
10:15 BGsmartR, a tool to keep track of the dynamics of living plant collections Angela Cano, Deputy Curator, CUBG
11:00 Kevin Martin, Head of Tree Collections Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
11:45 Recording biodiversity in the King’s Meadows, Ben Lyte, Plant Records Officer, English Heritage.
12:15 Phenology in Iris BG Laura Murray, GIS Coordinator and Community Outreach, Iris BG
12:45 Lunch
13:30 Lightning presentations
14:00 Recording phenological observations CUBG team
14:30 Outdoors activity: CUBG team
15:30 Group discussion: What should we record, what should we not record, how should we record it, where should we record it? Is it even our job?
16:00 Summary & farewell
Our Conifers Series is a special programme of online webinars and in-person training days celebrating the diversity, history and future of conifers in horticulture.
Join us for five insightful webinars exploring everything from conservation to climate resilience and propagation:
31 July: Introduction to conifers & their conservation (ICCP & BGCI Global Consortia) Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
21 August: Conifers in the UK and Ireland & unusual/monotypic species
Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
4 September: Conifer propagation
Chris Trimmer
10 September: History of conifer plant hunting & global histories
Pam Smith
TBC – The impact of climate change on conifers
TBC – Conifer pests & diseases
TBC – The horticultural use of conifers
We’re also hosting six in-person training days at outstanding locations across the UK and Ireland
Bedgebury – 17 Sept
Chatsworth – 30 Sept
Dawyck – 01 Oct
JFK Arboretum – 22 Oct
Killerton – 6 Nov
Bodnant – 13 Nov
Early bird pricing is available for our in-person training days
Our Conifers Series is a special programme of online webinars and in-person training days celebrating the diversity, history and future of conifers in horticulture.
Join us for five insightful webinars exploring everything from conservation to climate resilience and propagation:
31 July: Introduction to conifers & their conservation (ICCP & BGCI Global Consortia) Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
21 August: Conifers in the UK and Ireland & unusual/monotypic species
Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
4 September: Conifer propagation
Chris Trimmer
10 September: History of conifer plant hunting & global histories
Pam Smith
TBC – The impact of climate change on conifers
TBC – Conifer pests & diseases
TBC – The horticultural use of conifers
We’re also hosting six in-person training days at outstanding locations across the UK and Ireland
Bedgebury – 17 Sept
Chatsworth – 30 Sept
Dawyck – 01 Oct
JFK Arboretum – 22 Oct
Killerton – 6 Nov
Bodnant – 13 Nov
Early bird pricing is available for our in-person training days
Our Conifers Series is a special programme of online webinars and in-person training days celebrating the diversity, history and future of conifers in horticulture.
Join us for five insightful webinars exploring everything from conservation to climate resilience and propagation:
31 July: Introduction to conifers & their conservation (ICCP & BGCI Global Consortia) Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
21 August: Conifers in the UK and Ireland & unusual/monotypic species
Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
4 September: Conifer propagation
Chris Trimmer
10 September: History of conifer plant hunting & global histories
Pam Smith
TBC – The impact of climate change on conifers
TBC – Conifer pests & diseases
TBC – The horticultural use of conifers
We’re also hosting six in-person training days at outstanding locations across the UK and Ireland
Bedgebury – 17 Sept
Chatsworth – 30 Sept
Dawyck – 01 Oct
JFK Arboretum – 22 Oct
Killerton – 6 Nov
Bodnant – 13 Nov
Early bird pricing is available for our in-person training days
Soil health & no-dig gardening
This talk looks at why is soil is so important, and what is ‘no-dig’ gardening – why is it gaining popularity, and the benefits to plant and soil health.
Felicity Roos is the ‘National Consultant – Soil’ with the National Trust.
She has spent the last 10 years working with farmers and land managers in Australia, Ghana and the UK on the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices, and climate change adaptation and resiliency. Her work has focused on natural resource management focusing on the application of scientific principles to the understanding, management and conservation of soil and water resources. Specialising in soil – its management and role in delivering sustainable food systems, ecosystem services and climate change mitigation.
Passionate about plants, sustainability and the future of soil?
Join us this May & June for an inspiring webinar series all about soil health – created in partnership with @cihorticulture.
📆 Save the date!
🌱 22 May: Soil health & no-dig gardening
🎤 With guest speaker Felicity Roos, National Trust Soil Consultant
Click the link in our bio to sign up (£10 non-members / £5 for members) or to join us at PlantNetwork for year-round events, training and a brilliant network of plant professionals 🌱
Passionate about plants, sustainability and the future of soil?
Join us this May & June for an inspiring webinar series all about soil health.
📆 Save the date
🌍 29 May: Soil Carbon
🎤 With guest speaker Felicity Roos, National Trust Soil Consultant
£10 non-members / £5 for members) or to join us at PlantNetwork for year-round events, training and a brilliant network of plant professionals 🌱
Passionate about plants, sustainability and the future of soil?
Join us this May & June for an inspiring webinar series all about soil health – created in partnership with @cihorticulture.
📆 Save the dates
💧 5 June: Soil drought resilience
🎤 With guest speaker Felicity Roos, National Trust Soil Consultant
Click the link in our bio to sign up (£10 non-members / £5 for members) or to join us at PlantNetwork for year-round events, training and a brilliant network of plant professionals 🌱
Our Conifers Series is a special programme of online webinars and in-person training days celebrating the diversity, history and future of conifers in horticulture.
Join us for five insightful webinars exploring everything from conservation to climate resilience and propagation:
31 July: Introduction to conifers & their conservation (ICCP & BGCI Global Consortia)
Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
21 August: Conifers in the UK and Ireland & unusual/monotypic species
Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
4 September: Conifer propagation
Chris Trimmer
5 September: Pests & diseases
Caroline Gorton
10 September: History of conifer plant hunting & global histories
Pam Smith
We’re also hosting six in-person training days at outstanding locations across the UK and Ireland
Bedgebury – 17 Sept
Chatsworth – 30 Sept
Dawyck – 01 Oct
JFK Arboretum – 22 Oct
Killerton – 6 Nov
Bodnant – 13 Nov
Early bird pricing is available for our in-person training days
Our Conifers Series is a special programme of online webinars and in-person training days celebrating the diversity, history and future of conifers in horticulture.
Join us for five insightful webinars exploring everything from conservation to climate resilience and propagation:
31 July: Introduction to conifers & their conservation (ICCP & BGCI Global Consortia)
Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
21 August: Conifers in the UK and Ireland & unusual/monotypic species
Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
4 September: Conifer propagation
Chris Trimmer
5 September: Pests & diseases
Caroline Gorton
10 September: History of conifer plant hunting & global histories
Pam Smith
We’re also hosting six in-person training days at outstanding locations across the UK and Ireland
Bedgebury – 17 Sept
Chatsworth – 30 Sept
Dawyck – 01 Oct
JFK Arboretum – 22 Oct
Killerton – 6 Nov
Bodnant – 13 Nov
Early bird pricing is available for our in-person training days
Our Conifers Series is a special programme of online webinars and in-person training days celebrating the diversity, history and future of conifers in horticulture.
Join us for five insightful webinars exploring everything from conservation to climate resilience and propagation:
31 July: Introduction to conifers & their conservation (ICCP & BGCI Global Consortia)
Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
21 August: Conifers in the UK and Ireland & unusual/monotypic species
Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
4 September: Conifer propagation
Chris Trimmer
5 September: Pests & diseases
Caroline Gorton
10 September: History of conifer plant hunting & global histories
Pam Smith
We’re also hosting six in-person training days at outstanding locations across the UK and Ireland
Bedgebury – 17 Sept
Chatsworth – 30 Sept
Dawyck – 01 Oct
JFK Arboretum – 22 Oct
Killerton – 6 Nov
Bodnant – 13 Nov
Early bird pricing is available for our in-person training days
Our Conifers Series is a special programme of online webinars and in-person training days celebrating the diversity, history and future of conifers in horticulture.
Join us for five insightful webinars exploring everything from conservation to climate resilience and propagation:
31 July: Introduction to conifers & their conservation (ICCP & BGCI Global Consortia)
Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
21 August: Conifers in the UK and Ireland & unusual/monotypic species
Tom Christian & Hannah Wilson
4 September: Conifer propagation
Chris Trimmer
5 September: Pests & diseases
Caroline Gorton
10 September: History of conifer plant hunting & global histories
Pam Smith
We’re also hosting six in-person training days at outstanding locations across the UK and Ireland
Bedgebury – 17 Sept
Chatsworth – 30 Sept
Dawyck – 01 Oct
JFK Arboretum – 22 Oct
Killerton – 6 Nov
Bodnant – 13 Nov
Early bird pricing is available for our in-person training days
