Organization:PlantNetwork
| Formation | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Type | Charitable organization |
| Legal status | Active |
Region | United Kingdom and Ireland |
Honorary President | David Rae |
| Website | plantnetwork |
| Remarks | Partnered with Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, National Trust for Scotland, and Royal Horticultural Society |
PlantNetwork – the plant collections network of Britain and Ireland – is a non-profit charitable organization founded in 1996, that "aims to promote botanical collections in Britain and Ireland as a national resource for research, conservation and education and to facilitate networking and training among holders of plant collections".[1][2] The current honorary president of the charity is Fellow David Rae, who was also involved in the creation of the journal Sibbaldia in 2003.[3] The collections covered under the charity's support network include the National Trust for Scotland, the Forestry Commission, and the Royal Horticultural Society.[4] PlantNetwork routinely holds conferences and workshops on both how to plant and handle trees and how to keep up material records on trees and their growth. The group also releases a newsletter covering similar information.[5]
PlantNetwork hosted a virtual conference alongside the journal Sibbaldia in October 2020 to promote horticultural accomplishments and to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "PlantNetwork Conferences". The Horticulturist: p. 23. 2004. https://books.google.com/books?id=rCTe0E5X6G8C.
- ↑ Tilley, Jonathan (July 6, 2011). "PlantNetwork conference looks at volunteers in gardens and arboreta". Horticulture Week. https://www.hortweek.com/plantnetwork-conference-looks-volunteers-gardens-arboreta/parks-and-gardens/article/1078648.
- ↑ Cosgrove, Sarah (August 22, 2014). "Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh horticulture head Dr David Rae set to retire". Horticulture Week. https://www.hortweek.com/royal-botanic-garden-edinburgh-horticulture-head-dr-david-rae-set-retire/parks-and-gardens/article/1309076.
- ↑ Bird, Chris (2014). The Fundamentals of Horticulture: Theory and Practice. Cambridge University Press. p. 17. ISBN 9781107782549. https://books.google.com/books?id=guFSAwAAQBAJ.
- ↑ Toomer, Simon (2010). Planting and Maintaining a Tree Collection. Timber Press. pp. 169–170. ISBN 9780881929300. https://books.google.com/books?id=p-_lT8-c5JIC.
- ↑ "The Sibbaldia and PlantNetwork Conference". Botanic Gardens Conservation International. 2020. https://www.bgci.org/news-events/the-sibbaldia-and-plantnetwork-conference/.
- ↑ Symonds, Dan (December 23, 2019). "Bursaries made available for young attendees at Edinburgh horticultural conference". Horticulture Week. https://www.hortweek.com/bursaries-made-available-young-attendees-edinburgh-horticultural-conference/botanic-and-historic-gardens/article/1669583.
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