Celebrating 25 years of PlantNetwork: 1996 – 2021
PlantNetwork is a charity and membership organisation that provides training and network support to gardens and gardeners throughout Britain and Ireland. We have been doing this for 25 years – and look forward to connecting gardens and their gardeners for many more years to come!
Through its work, PlantNetwork contributes to maintaining and developing the horticultural and plant conservation skills for which our gardens are renowned. The goals of PlantNetwork are:
- Supporting gardens and plant collections for conservation, knowledge and enjoyment.
- Providing networking and professional development for the plant network community.
Since being formed in 1996, PlantNetwork has brought together both institutional and private members and now represents over 300 gardens including all the major public horticultural and botanic gardens in the countries.
If you work in gardens, from botanic gardens and arboreta to public parks; have a professional interest in amenity or botanical horticulture; manage or care for a documented plant collection; or wish to learn more about gardening in the gardens of Britain and Ireland, then membership of PlantNetwork is for you.
An interview with Richard Baines
An interview with Frances Porter
An interview with Sam Hickmott
An interview with Phil Esseen
An interview with Philip Turvil
My employer has PlantNetwork membership but how do I access PlantNetwork resources?
Not sure how to benefit from your employer’s membership of PlantNetwork? Find out here.
Reports are available online for all previous recent conferences, training days and workshops. Go to the Meetings page for more information.
Meet our incredible supporters:
British Sugar TOPSOIL
We are pleased that British Sugar TOPSOIL are continuing their support of PlantNetwork as Silver Sponsors. British Sugar TOPSOIL are the largest UK manufacturer and supplier of environmentally sustainable subsoil, topsoil and topdressing products to the landscaping, construction and sports turf/amenity sectors, supplying over 250,000 tonnes annually.
IrisBG – PlantNetwork’s latest sponsor
We are pleased to announce IrisBG have joined us as bronze sponsors in 2021/22. IrisBG is a complete database and software solution to manage living and preserved botanical collections and operate the garden efficiently and productively.