PlantNetwork

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
  1. "PlantNetwork Conferences". The Horticulturist. 2004. p. 23. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. Tilley, Jonathan (6 July 2011). "PlantNetwork conference looks at volunteers in gardens and arboreta". Horticulture Week. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. Cosgrove, Sarah (22 August 2014). "Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh horticulture head Dr David Rae set to retire". Horticulture Week. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. Bird, Chris (2014). The Fundamentals of Horticulture: Theory and Practice. Cambridge University Press. p. 17. ISBN 9781107782549.
  5. Toomer, Simon (2010). Planting and Maintaining a Tree Collection. Timber Press. pp. 169–170. ISBN 9780881929300.
  6. "The Sibbaldia and PlantNetwork Conference". BGCI.org. Botanic Gardens Conservation International. 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  7. Symonds, Dan (23 December 2019). "Bursaries made available for young attendees at Edinburgh horticultural conference". Horticulture Week. Retrieved 9 January 2021.


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