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Today, BGCI publishes The Red List of Tovomita, a Neotropical genus of Clusiaceae. Four species, (8%), are assessed as threatened, 26 species (52%) as Least Concern, 19 species (38%) as Data Deficient, and a single species is assessed as Near Threatened (2%).Continue reading...

BGCI Advanced Conservation Practitioner Accreditation launched by BGCI and first BGCI Accredited Advanced Conservation Practitioners accounced.Continue reading...

BGCI US has published an ex situ Cycad collection guide that provides an overview of cycad conservation worldwide and guidance on developing ex situ collections to support cycad conservation needs.Continue reading...

BGCI is calling for Expressions of Interest to host the 7th Global Botanic Gardens Congress in 2020. Deadline 31 October, 2016.Continue reading...

Price: £1,299 Battery: Lithium-ion 32.4V 3Ah Battery charge time: 50 mins Battery run time: 50 mins Speed: 0.45m/sec Slopes (max): 35 per cent Cutting width: 26cm Height of cut: 20-60 mmContinue reading...

Botanical artist Mary Grierson, who enjoyed a long association with the RHS and who received several of its top awards, has died.Continue reading...

Short on space? You can still grow vegetables throughout the year with just one potContinue reading...

Research funders have come together in a multi-million pound bid to find ways of addressing current and emerging threats to UK forests, woods and trees from pests and diseases.Continue reading...

Many thanks to all our supporters who helped us to raise over £12,000 through the Big Give Christmas Challenge! This year funds raised by BGCI will be used to support the Global Trees Campaign’s Zero Tree Extinctions project.Continue reading...

BGCI, the Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust and the Forestry Research Institute of Malawi launch a new project to save Malawi's national tree, the Critically Endangered Mulanje Cedar, Widdringtonia whytei.Continue reading...

Hardwick Agencies, run by Jason and Jane Hardwick, is to represent Bayer Garden in the South East of England, replacing Brenda and Derek Petts.Continue reading...

BGCI is delighted to welcome Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) as a new Patron Member.Continue reading...

BGCI is delight to announce the 2016 winners of the Marsh Awards are Jenny Cruse Sanders for International Plant Conservation and Iwa Kołodziejska for Education in Botanic Gardens.Continue reading...

BGEN, LEEF and BGCI, networking organisations with a focus on outdoor learning, are co-organising a networking day at RBG Kew. Find out more and book your place.Continue reading...

BGCI is conducting an analysis of ex situ collections of Theaceae taxa using information held in our PlantSearch database. If your garden has a Theaceae collection, we need your help!Continue reading...

The IPSN has launched a new European survey for the fungus Sirococcus tsugae, a fungus which causes shoot blight and defoliation on cedars and hemlocks. The aim of this survey is to map its current distribution in Europe and determine the susceptibility of host species.Continue reading...

Clematis 'Princess Kate', entered by J. van Zoest from Boskoop, has won best new plant at Plantarium 2012 in Boskoop, the Netherlands.Continue reading...

BGCI are taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge, a yearly fundraising event; this year money raised will be used to support the IPSN! Donate any time from midday Tuesday 29th November to midday Friday 2nd December 2016 for the chance to get your donation doubled and help keep trees...

The 'Queen of Preserves', Thane Prince comes to Francine Raymond's rescue, and shares some advice on what to do with an excess of homegrown fruitContinue reading...

Do you mean the EU/ACP agreement (which allows developing countries to import manufactured goods, raw materials, foods etc into the EU free of all taxes except local GST/VAT) or do you mean that we scrap GST/VAT on these imports as well? If we vote to leave the EU we'll need to put our own...