PlantNetwork is the national network of botanic gardens, arboreta and other documented plant collections.
Promoting botanical collections in Britain and Ireland as a national resource for research, conservation and education.
Facilitating networking and training among holders of plant collections through a programme of conferences and workshops and a regular newsletter
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EuroGard V abstracts
14th June 2009
EuroGard V, held in Helsinki, 8-12th June 2009 was a great success, with many papers and posters addressing issues
surrounding Botanic Gardens and Climate Change. The book of abstracts is avaialble, and provides an excellent resume
of the work presented. Our thanks go to Drs Leif Schulman and Susanna Lehvävirta of the Botanic Garden
of the University of Helsinki for their excellent organisation.
Download the EuroGard V Book of Abstracts here (pdf, 1Mb) . . .
Pests and Diseases on Trees and Shrubs: how to recognise symptoms
24 June 2009
The Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) is pleased to host this meeting for PlantNetwork at Sand Hutton, York.
Aimed at horticultural and arboricultural staff in botanic and historic gardens, the day will focus on how to recognise
symptoms of some of the pests and diseases observed on trees and shrubs in the UK in recent years.
Read more here . . .
Botany in the Garden - conference proceedings
25 April 2009
Our spring conference at the National Botanic Garden of Wales was a great success. We had over 20 presentations outlining
the Angiosperm Phylogeny Classification, DNA barcoding projects, plant name issues, developing accessioning policies
and the practical implications of all these on managing plant collections.
Read more here . . .
PlantNetwork Target 8 Project: making progress in Scotland
15 March 2009
A meeting took place at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh on the 11 March 2009
to discuss progress in Scotland towards meeting Target 8
of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC).
Read a report of the meeting here . . .
Careers advice in Horticulture from the Grow Initiative
7th February 2009
Grow is an initiative set up by a group of organisations within the horticulture
industry to inform people about horticultural careers and the range of fantastic
opportunities horticulture has to offer. The web portal, www.growcareers.info/, is backed by a schools
pack which includes series of posters and careers information leaflets.
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