No. 32, August 2006

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Contents of issue No. 32, August 2006

PlantNetwork publishes a regular newsletter containing news and information from botanic gardens, arboreta and holders of other documented plant collections in Britain and Ireland. This newsletter is only available to members of PlantNetwork. Institutional members receive several copies of the Newsletter for circulation amongst their staff.

  • From the Chairman of PlantNetwork
  • Upcoming Meetings:
    • Winter Gardens, PlantNetwork Technical Training Day at Cambridge University Botanic Garden
    • How Low Can You Go?, PlantNetwork Glasshouse Forum at National Botanic Garden of Wales
    • Growing and Displaying South African Bulbs, PlantNetwork Technical Training Day at University of Bristol Botanic Garden
    • Plant Collections and Events in Gardens: striking a balance, PlantNetwork Spring Conference & AGM at Glasgow Botanic Gardens
  • Reports of PlantNetwork Meetings
    • Landscape Design Issues within a Plant Collection, 18 October 2006, Tree Forum at Hergest Croft Gardens
    • Data Capture and Dissemination for Gardens and Arboreta, 8-9 November 2006 at the University of Hertfordshire, Science Learning Centre, Bayfordbury
  • Appointments, Awards, Staff & Training
    • Barry Unwin Retires from Logan Botanic Garden
    • Jody Murray (1944-2006)
    • Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust: Horticultural Traineeships 2007/08
    • Historic and Botanic Garden Bursary Scheme
    • Study of Practical Training in Horticulture
    • RHS Bursaries Newsletter
    • Parks and Green Space Institute
  • CONSERVATION
    • PlantNetwork Target 8 Project
    • Plant Diversity Challenge Website
    • Irish Fleabane
    • Bluebell Research
    • Irish Lady’s Tresses and Small Cow-wheat in Scotland.
    • Starfruit Introduction at Greenham Common
    • New Invasives: do you know something the rest of us don’t?
    • Invasive Species Forum in Ireland
    • Conservation Evidence Website
    • Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation
    • Native Habitat Displays at Glasnevin
    • Manifesto for Wildlife Gardening
    • UK BAP Review
    • Natural England
    • JNCC Reports
  • NEWS
    • Botanic Gardens Education Network Programme for 2007
      • Petals, Pollen, Pips and Pods: bringing schools and botanic gardens together
      • Developing Self-led Activities for Families; & AGM
      • Horticultural Techniques
      • Making a Difference – The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
    • Plant Poster Pack from Edinburgh
    • 6th International Congress on Education in Botanic Gardens
    • Learning Outside the Classroom
    • Education Centre at Dundee Botanic Garden
    • Kibble Palace Reopens
    • Glasshouse Renovated at Winterbourne
    • Glasshouse Pest Problem Solved?
    • Rare Conifers at Sunderland Winter Garden
    • New Glasshouses
      • Biodome complex near Bedford
      • Biota!
      • Rainforest Ventures
      • Buttefly World
    • Guidelines on Legislation, Import Practices and Plant Quarantine for Botanic Gardens and Kindred Institutions
    • UK Plant Health Centre
    • Defra Plant Health Website: what’s new?
    • Naturalistic Vegetation Website
    • Edinburgh Herbarium Rearranged
    • Ethnobotanica
    • 2007: Year of the Wollemi Pine
    • Organic Fruit and Vegetables at Glasnevin
    • Medicinal Garden at Dartington Hall
    • An Update on the Darwin Family Garden at The Mount, Shrewsbury
    • Nepal Pictures to RBGE
    • Banrock Garden at Eden
    • Wild Plants Branded
    • Entrance to Durham Botanic Garden
    • Wake Up Call for Wild Plants in Europe
    • Conservation in Botanic Gardens Across Europe
    • European Botanic Gardens Consortium
    • Fourth European Botanic Garden Congress
    • Conservation Status of Chinese Conifers
    • A Day Out with Abies nebrodensis
    • Abies nebrodensis: a request for help
    • New Seed Bank for New Zealand
    • Expedition to Southern Japan 2006
    • Management of an Old Garden in a New Country: De Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
    • Global Partnership Meets at Glasnevin
  • PUBLICATIONS
    • Hollies for Gardeners
    • The Story of the Apple
    • The Northern Pomona – apples for cool climates
    • Growing Carnivorous Plants
    • Sibbaldia
    • Site/Lines
    • Hanburyana
  • Garden History Society Libraries
  • International Days 2007
  • Anniversaries in 2007
  • Linnaeus Tercentenary 2007
  • EXHIBITIONS & CONFERENCES
    • Indigo
    • Rooted in Ireland
    • Identification of Wood
    • Traditional Herbal Medicines: Opportunities and Challenges for the Future
    • Tropical Extravaganza
    • Gardening: Histories of Horticultural Practice
    • Plant Genome Horizons – Vistas and Visions
    • 3rd Global Botanic Gardens Congress, Building a sustainable future: the role of botanic gardens
    • Mediterranean Summer
    • 5th Planta Europa Conference: Working Together for Plants
  • Diary