35 delegates representing 22 gardens met at the Elizabethan country house to discuss how we all manage our plant collections. Speakers covered such diverse topics as managing invasive species, commercial utilisation of plant cultivars and the development of collection policies. As always delegates and speakers shared their own gardens experiences and the steps they had taken to get their own policies in place.
ABS/Nagoya Protocol update – horticultural perspective
Sara Redstone , Plant Health & Quarantine Officer, RBG Kew
Progress towards the targets of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation and the role of Botanic Gardens
Suzanne Sharrock, Director of Global Programmes, BGCI
The Nagoya Protocol and the ornamental horticulture sector
John David, Head of Horticultural Taxonomy, RHS Garden Wisley
When it matters if it’s wild sourced; and when it doesn’t
Fiona Inches, Glasshouse Supervisor, RBG Edinburgh
Plant recording, from individuals to institutions: the scale of the challenge
Sophie Leguil, Plant Conservation Officer, Plant Heritage
Plant Records and the Collections Policy at Eden Project
Chris Bisson, Plant Records Manager, Horticultural Science Team, Eden Project
So how does our Collections Policy relate to our plants?
Mark Ballard Curator and Dan Crowley Dendrologist Westonbirt Arboretum
Managing plant conservation within historic gardens and collections
Simon Toomer, National Specialist for Plant Conservation, National Trust, and
Pam Smith, Gardens Adviser, National Trust Midlands Region