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The Chicago Wilderness alliance recently honored The Morton Arboretum for achieving the Excellence in Ecological Restoration accreditation.Continue reading...

A novel garden at RHS Chelsea 2015 (commissioned by the Animal and Plant Health Agency, APHA) will highlight how sentinel trees are being used to detect global plant pest and disease threats through the International Plant Sentinel NetworkContinue reading...

A novel garden at RHS Chelsea 2015 (commissioned by the Animal and Plant Health Agency, APHA) will highlight how sentinel trees are being used to detect global plant pest and disease threats through the International Plant Sentinel NetworkContinue reading...

The Ecological Restoration Alliance of Botanic Gardens will host its next public symposium in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens Jordan on 30th March 2015, in Amman, Jordan.Continue reading...

The Chicago Wilderness alliance recently honored The Morton Arboretum for achieving the Excellence in Ecological Restoration accreditation.Continue reading...

Bombarded with images of plants, as we are now, it is difficult to imagine a time when there weren't any. It seems odd that it took so long for a picture to be attached to a description of a plant, and so join one way of absorbing information with another. From early times, plants had been...

The Ecological Restoration Alliance of Botanic Gardens will host its next public symposium in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens Jordan on 30th March 2015, in Amman, Jordan.Continue reading...

The Chicago Wilderness alliance recently honored The Morton Arboretum for achieving the Excellence in Ecological Restoration accreditation.Continue reading...

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The deadline for submitting abstracts for the 7th European Botanic Gardens Congress - EuroGard VII has been extended to 2 February, 2015Continue reading...

BGCI, working in collaboration with the international organisation CABI, have recently updated the PlantSearch database linking it to CABI’s Invasive Species Compendium (ISC). A number of other new features are also now availableContinue reading...

The Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority (BGPA) and BHP Billiton Iron Ore have led an interactive “think tank” as part of the $5 million Restoration Seed Bank Initiative (RSB).Continue reading...

When the wall first came down in Berlin, shopping trips seemed to be all in one direction. East Berliners staggered home across the divide laden with more carriers than a bag-lady. Food and modern electronic gadgetry seemed to be top of their shopping lists, but when trade with Eastern Europe...

All at BGCI are delighted to welcome Kate Sackman as the new executive director of BGCI U.S., as from January 1, 2015.Continue reading...

All vegetables are good for you but, according to the Nutrient Rich Foods index, some are even more healthy than othersContinue reading...

It all started with the general, who after spending a lifetime in the Himalayas with the Indian army, retired to a remote plateau on the borders of Sikkim and West Bengal. There, at quarter past five every morning, he watches the sun rise on Khangchendzonga. The best place to see this is from...

'Relating social inclusion and environmental issues in botanic gardens' was published in Environmental Education Research in December. This peer reviewed article will be useful for gardens wishing to reflect on and expand their social role and promotes and enhances the rigor of Communities in...

The ArbNet website has recently been updated, making it easier to use and expanding the resources available to support the common purposes and interests of tree-focused public gardens.Continue reading...

Experts from the Royal Horticultural Society share tips for growing fragrant winter plantsContinue reading...

A new report from BGCI provides details of progress in a pilot programme to conserve and restore dry forests in Pakistan. Important features of the work have been to involve the local community and to promote the use of indigenous species.Continue reading...