Sibbaldia - the Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture (Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Journals)
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Fit for Purpose? : The Value of Checking Collection Statistics
No full textCollection statistics provide valuable evidence against which to judge the development or decline of live plant collections. At the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) a recent audit of the collections and review of key indicators have proved very useful and will now be used on a regular basis as a sort of \u27health check\u27 of the collections. Additionally, targets have been set to improve weak aspects of the collection and to drive up standards. It is intended that, over time, these measures will increase the value of the collections and ensure that they are \u27fit for purpose\u27
Phenological Monitoring at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
No full textPhenological monitoring at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) began in the mid 19th century, and is now being developed as a number of projects. In view of the wide range of plantclimate interactions, it is recommended that projects are designed with clear and limited objectives, and are then conducted consistently and to a high standard over a long period. The projects at RBGE are outlined, and the suitability of botanic gardens in general for phenology is discussed. A distinction is drawn between \u27organism phenology\u27 and \u27population phenology\u27, and also between \u27extensive\u27 and \u27intensive\u27 approaches to project design. The variety of possible projects is illustrated by a number of completed and on-going projects in the UK, USA and northern Eurasia. It is suggested that botanic gardens can enhance their service to society by becoming phenological monitoring stations
Repatriation of Rhododendron Plants to China
Get PDFA Darwin Initiative grant awarded to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 1994 gave the opportunity to train some Chinese horticulturists and repatriate a number of rhododendrons back to China from the Garden in Edinburgh. The Chinese partners in the programme were Hua Xi Alpine Botanic Garden and Guizhou Botanic Garden. The initial stages of the project involved training and the selection of suitable species. Following some trials and discussion about possible genetic contamination of native populations from imported material, work on propagating the plants started. Once rooted the plants were packed and transported to China. Following site preparation the young plants were planted in nursery beds. Two hundred and thirty plants, representing almost 100 species, were planted. Of these more than 80% established successfully. Seed was also collected in China from small populations of endemic species of rhododendron to include in the project. The final stage of the project involved help with garden design at Hua Xi
The Role of Botanic Gardens in Species Recovery :: The Oblong Woodsia as a Case Study
Get PDFA translocation experiment to reintroduce the rare fern Woodsia ilvensis (L.) R.Br. to former sites in England and Scotland is described. The demands of this kind of conservation work brings the work of scientists and horticulturists together. High losses of transplants are to be expected and in order to gradually build up populations in the wild, translocation programmes may have to adopt a multi-phased approach. The facilities at botanic gardens are well suited to this type of conservation work
An Introduction to the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
Get PDFThe background to, and development of, the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation is described and the agreed global targets for 2010 are listed. The 16 targets are arranged in five groups as follows: understanding and documenting plant diversity, conserving plant diversity, using plant diversity sustainability, promoting education and awareness about plant diversity and building capacity for the conservation of plant diversit
Cultivation Techniques for Six Alpine Taxa
Get PDFBrief descriptions and cultivation techniques are given for six alpine taxa — Androsace tapete Maxim., Daphne cneorum L. var. pygmaea.Stoker, Helichrysum montanum DC., Lilium souliei (Franch.) Sealy, Primula dryadifolia Franch. and Stellera chamaejasme L
A New Approach to Targeting Verifications at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Get PDFVerification is the process of identifying and accurately naming the plants in the Living Collections. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has had a well organised system for verifying plants in place for many years but, despite this, only 26% of the Living Collections has been verified. The process is slow and time consuming and is biased towards groups and geographical areas in which Garden staff have a research interest. In the last two years, however, a new, more targeted approach to verification, to run in tandem with the existing system, has been developed that is more timeefficient. With this approach herbarium material is collected for each accession and the whole group is verified in one intensive session. Trial runs have been conducted on Alnus and Acer to great effect and further tests are being conducted on Mahonia and Spiraea
