This podcast episode carries on the discussion from a recent webinar and we learn more about the potential of biostimulants for improving plant health and resilience to pests and diseases with Julian Ives from Dragonfli and Neil Procter from Koppert Biological Systems.
Join us for the 2021-22 monthly webinar series. Free to PlantNetwork members and open to non-members. Expand your horticultural horizons!
This year is the International Year of Fruit and Vegetables so we talk to someone who is passionate abut growing vegetables. So much so that when Matt isn’t caring for Global Growth Vegetable Garden at RHS Garden Hyde Hall, he is looking after multiple allotments…
With growing recognition of the health and well-being benefits of gardening, PlantNetwork speaks with horticultural therapist Imogen Jackson about her role at Horatio’s Garden.
PlantNetwork members regularly contribute items to the weekly PlantNetwork newsletter. Some of the recent contributions have been collated into this blog.
Volunteers are crucial to many, if not most, public gardens, with friends’ groups often providing considerable support to gardens and their horticultural teams. We hear from Dr Shiona Mackie who has been instrumental in establishing the Friends of Botanic Gardens Forum, linking and supporting friends’ groups across the UK. We also find out about garden guides, the importance of inspirational teachers and ballet.
Simon Young is exploring collections of native British flora in gardens and landscapes across the country and is keen to hear from anyone working on native plant conservation. Read on…
Join the BRIGIT Project Team in Xylella Awareness Week to find out more about this disease, latest research and efforts to prevent it from reaching the UK and Ireland.
In this episode, we talk with Lucy Bell, Botanical Horticulturist at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, finding out about her responsibilities for the Broad Walk, her love of herbaceous perennials, and her plant-related modelling career!
