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The 3rd public symposium of the Ecological Restoration Alliance of Botanic Gardens (ERA) will take place at Instituto de Ecologia, Xalapa, Mexico on 29th November 2016. The symposium will be followed by a field trip to cloud forest restoration sites and a business meeting of the ERA.Continue...

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Four new international botanic garden partnerships have been created through Phase 2 of the BGCI/ArbNet partnership programme. Small grants have been awarded to support the activities of three of these partnerships.Continue reading...

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Phil Slinger has left the Garden Centre Association after less than a year by mutual consent to pursue other business opportunities.Continue reading...

85% of children attending an organised open day at the Sharjah Seed Bank and Herbarium said their experience had: “increased their interest in science”. Just one of the conclusions that resulted from a successful Schools’ Project...Continue reading...

Relationship blossoms between Naples Botanical Garden, Puerto Rican arboretum hit by MariaContinue reading...

The Xishuangbanna Declaration on Plant Conservation was released after unanimous approval from the participants in the Xishuangbanna International Symposium, “Saving All the Plants in a Changing World”,Continue reading...

The 4th public symposium and annual meeting of the Ecological Restoration Alliance of Botanic Gardens was held from 3-5 October in Ontario, Canada. Hosted by Royal Botanical Gardens, the symposium which had the theme 'Ecological Restoration in Urban Areas', attracted 100 participants.Continue...

On October 28th, Cornell Plantations was re-named Cornell Botanic Gardens, the final step in a broad re-branding effort begun more than two years ago.Continue reading...

The Center for Plant Conservation is pleased to announce the publication of CPC Best Plant Conservation Practices to Support Species Survival in the Wild. We urge practitioners to review the new guidelines that reflect updated knowledge about best scientific practice.Continue reading...

Princeville Botanical Garden is a world-class botanical garden and residence located on the North Shore of the island of Kauai. Owners Bill and Lucinda are looking to sell the garden as they move onto the next chapter of their lives. Find out more here.Continue reading...

The First International Shenzhen Flower Show will be held at the Fairy Lake Botanical Garden (FLBG) from March 22nd to the 31st, 2019. The theme of the Flower Show is Flowering Shenzhen, Flourishing Life, and the theme flower, Matthiala incana, symbolizes eternal love and beauty.Continue...

Petersfield Growing Mediums' Christopher Husband has died aged 54 after a heart attack on 23 September.Continue reading...

BGCI's IPSN network is carrying out a research project to assess the distribution of Rose Rosette Virus in Botanic Gardens.Continue reading...

The 6th Global Botanic Gardens Congress will be held in Geneva, Switzerland from 26-30 June, 2017. The Congress will be hosted by the Conservatory and Botanical Garden of the City of Geneva,Continue reading...

Five international botanic garden partnerships have been created through Phase 2 of the BGCI/ArbNet partnership programme. Small grants have been awarded to support the activities of four of these partnerships.Continue reading...

The Watercress Company has diversified into growing wasabi, saying it is the first European commercial grower of the rhizomes, usually used in paste form in Japanese cuisine. Managing director Tom Amery said: "Wasabi is a very different type of product to watercress but it too is brimming with...

Belstane has taken back distributing Muck Boots from Worklite. Belstane introduced Muck Boots neoprene wellies to the UK and Europe in 2000.Continue reading...