Evaluations of engagement programmes and interventions focused on sustaining or changing behaviours
Dr Liz O’Brien, Head of Social and Economic Research, Forest Research
Interpretation
Horticulture Explained: Interpretation of horticultural practice in UK public gardens
Read a summary of Sophie Walwin’s Kew Diploma dissertation looking at the use of interpretation in public gardens in the UK, particularly the interpretation of horticultural practice.
BOOKING CLOSED: Play & Engagement with Gardens
Explore with English Heritage and other speakers how play can be used to increase engagement with gardens and other designed landscapes.
Association for heritage interpretation (AHI)
Link to the Association for heritage interpretation (AHI) website. The AHI is a key forum for anyone interested in interpretation – the art of helping people explore and appreciate our world. It aims to promote excellence in the practice and provision of interpretation and to gain wider recognition of interpretation as a professional activity.
HLF good pratice guidance – interpretation
Link to the HLF article providing good practice guidance designed to help you think about an application to HLF for a project which seeks to achieve the outcome: ‘heritage will be better interpreted and explained’.
RBGE Plant labels
Link to a RBGE website article which offers a good explanation of plant labels and understanding plant labels.
Making Your Garden Come Alive
Link to PDF version of Konig,M. (2000) Making your Garden Come Alive! Environmental Interpretation in Botanical Gardens. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 9. SABONET, Pretoria.
ISBN: 1-919795-50-2
QR Codes for Horticulture and Botanic Gardens
Link to BGCI resource on QR Codes for Horticulture and Botanic Gardens.
The Guardian – top 10 garden apps (Spring 2014)
Link to The Guardian: Ten gardening apps now that spring is finally arriving. Getting things right is about planning as well as digging – and here is how to find the best ideas.