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McEwen, Ron. "The Northern Lads :." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 11 (October 29, 2013): 109–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2013.55.
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It is well known that a disproportionate number of plant collectors for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in the late 18th and 19th centuries were Scottish gardeners. Another important source of plants for Kew in its early days were the specialist London plant nurseries that were run by Scots. Less well known is the preponderance of Scots found in other areas of Kew’s work – gardeners in charge of the botanic garden, curators of various departments and gardeners who transferred to colonial botanic gardens. This Scottish phenomenon was not unique to Kew: it was found in other botanical and non-botanical institutions in London and the provinces. This paper charts the extent of the phenomenon and, on the basis of 18th- and 19th-century sources, analyses its causes.
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Kohlleppel, Tammy C., Jennifer C. Bradley, and Steve Jacob. "525 A Walk through the Garden: Can a Visit to a Botanic Garden Reduce Stress?" HortScience 35, no. 3 (June 2000): 485E—485. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.35.3.485e.
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Stress has been called the epidemic of the 90s and has been found to play an important role in causing many diseases. To help cope with the stresses of life, people often seek out leisure activities and nature. Botanic gardens provide a place for experiencing recreational activities and the natural environment. Researchers at the Univ. of Florida developed a survey to gain insight into the influence of a botanic garden on visitor stress. Three botanic gardens in Florida participated in the survey of garden visitors; these included Bok Tower Gardens, Fairchild Tropical Garden, and Mounts Botanical Garden. More than 300 surveys were administered to and completed by visitors of these gardens in Apr. 1999. The survey consisted of three main sections: 1) visitor perceptions of botanic gardens, 2) visitor personal perceptions, and 3) demographic variables. A stress process model was developed that incorporated botanic gardens as a coping strategy. The relative importance of a visit to a botanic garden and other stress process factors were examined for their importance in stress reduction. Also, botanic gardens were placed in context of the stress process model with the development of a multivariate framework. The stress process model included individual factors, stressors, stress mediators, and stress outcomes. Findings from this study provided insight into the role of botanic gardens as a method to cope with the effects of stress. Results showed that a visit to a botanic garden is important in the context of the stress process model as a coping strategy. Data also showed that visitors receiving the most benefit of stress reduction were persons most needing a coping strategy, those having higher depression index scores.
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YUZAMMI, YUZAMMI. "The diversity of aroids (Araceae) in Bogor Botanic Gardens, Indonesia: Collection, conservation and utilization." Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity 19, no. 1 (January 1, 2018): 140–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.13057/biodiv/d190121.
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Yuzammi. 2018. The diversity of aroids (Araceae) in Bogor Botanic Gardens, Indonesia: Collection, conservation and utilization. Biodiversitas 19: 140-152. Bogor Botanic Gardens is an ex-situ conservation centre, covering an area of 87 ha, with 12,376 plant specimens, collected from Indonesia and other tropical countries throughout the world. One of the richest collections in the Gardens comprises members of the aroid family (Araceae). The aroids are planted in several garden beds as well as in the nursery. They have been collected from the time of the Dutch era until now. These collections were obtained from botanical explorations throughout the forests of Indonesia and through seed exchange with botanic gardens around the world. Several of the Bogor aroid collections represent ‘living types’, such as Scindapsus splendidus Alderw., Scindapsus mamilliferus Alderw. and Epipremnum falcifolium Engl. These have survived in the garden from the time of their collection up until the present day. There are many aroid collections in the Gardens that have potentialities not widely recognised. The aim of this study is to reveal the diversity of aroids species in the Bogor Botanic Gardens, their scientific value, their conservation status, and their potential as ornamental plants, medicinal plants and food. The methods of the research include direct observation in the garden and nursery collections, analysis of the Gardens’ long-term registration database, as well as herbarium studies in both the Herbarium Bogoriense and the Gardens’own herbarium. A total of 130 species of aroids belonging to 36 genera have been cultivated in the Bogor Botanic Gardens. It is estimated that the gardens has 29% of the total number of genera in the world (21 genera are native to Indonesia). The aroid collection consists of terrestrial plants, aquatic plants and climbing plants (61 species, 12 species and 57 species, respectively). Amorphophallus paeoniifolius has developed further as a food plant. Genera such as Aglaonema, Alocasia, Apoballis, Rhaphidophora and Scindapsus have long been used as ornamental plants. Futhermore, some Homalomena species can be extracted for essential oils, while Epipremnum pinnatum has application in the treatment of cancer. Descriptions of some endemic, rare and high value species are discussed in this paper.
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Lindsay, Stuart, and David Middleton. "The Gardens of Singapore." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 16 (July 26, 2018): 169–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2018.254.
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Singapore has several public gardens of which two, Singapore Botanic Gardens and Gardens by the Bay, are of particular national and international renown. These two gardens have contrasting but complementary ways of enthusing and educating the public about plants and of gaining their support for horticultural excellence, botanical research and conservation. Founded in 1859, Singapore Botanic Gardens is an old and established garden with a long history of horticultural and botanical research, plant exploration and conservation. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2015, the world’s first tropical botanic garden to receive this accolade. Gardens by the Bay opened in 2012 and its focus is on large-scale displays in spectacular settings, thereby attracting huge numbers of visitors since its opening. In their contrasting ways, both gardens enthuse and educate the public about plants and the natural world. This work lays the foundations for public advocacy of conservation efforts in Singapore, resulting in a very high level of public support for greening efforts and the protection of natural areas in land-scarce Singapore.
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HICKMAN, CLARE. "‘The want of a proper Gardiner’: late Georgian Scottish botanic gardeners as intermediaries of medical and scientific knowledge." British Journal for the History of Science 52, no. 4 (October 4, 2019): 543–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007087419000451.
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AbstractOften overlooked by historians, specialist gardeners with an expert understanding of both native and exotic plant material were central to the teaching and research activities of university botanic gardens. In this article various interrelationships in the late Georgian period will be examined: between the gardener, the garden, the botanic collection, the medical school and ways of knowing. Foregrounding gardeners’ narratives will shed light on the ways in which botanic material was gathered and utilized for teaching and research purposes, particularly for medical students, as well as highlighting the importance of the garden as a repository of botanic material for the classroom. In this way, the blurred lines between art and science, skill and scholarly activity, and shared pedagogic practices between botany and anatomy will be revealed.
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Ariati, Siti Roosita, and Didik Widyatmoko. "Bogor Botanic Gardens." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 17 (February 5, 2019): 11–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2019.265.
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Bogor Botanic Gardens (BBG) was established in 1817 and is the oldest botanic garden in South East Asia. The garden has long been a centre for scientific research and has been the founding institution of a number of other research centres in Indonesia, particularly in the life sciences. The garden initially covered 47 ha but has expanded over the years and is now 87 ha. It has evolved over its 200-year history from a collection of economically valuable plants to the multi-faceted institute it is today, undertaking activities in plant conservation, research, education, ecotourism and environmental services. In recent years, it has strengthened its role in plant conservation through the establishment of 32 new botanic gardens across Indonesia. These new gardens are managed by local government and universities and supervised by BBG. In its bicentenary year, 2017, BBG organised a number of activities, programmes and celebrations and these are highlighted in thisarticle.
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Meyer, Mary Hockenberry, Stan Hokanson, Susan Galatowitsch, and James Luby. "Public Gardens: Fulfilling the University's Research Mission." HortTechnology 20, no. 3 (June 2010): 522–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/horttech.20.3.522.
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Research at botanic gardens, from medieval times to the present day, has evolved to encompass a wide range of topics. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, part of the University of Minnesota, is an example of a diverse, successful research program within a public university garden setting. Collaboration, mission, organization, and publications are keys to a successful research program. Future research for public gardens, including putting collections to work for conservation, understanding global change, ecological genomics, restoration ecology, seed banking, and citizen science are collaborative ideas for all botanic gardens to consider. Research can strengthen the botanic garden's role by providing public value while improving ties to the university.
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Nekrošienė, Rita. "FACILITY OF EDUCATION ACTIVITIES IN THE BOTANICAL GARDENS AND PARKS: EXPERIENCE OF SOUTH GERMANY." GAMTAMOKSLINIS UGDYMAS / NATURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION 4, no. 1 (March 25, 2007): 29–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.48127/gu-nse/07.4.29.
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Some facilities of education activities in south Germany botanical gardens and parks are presented in this article. Research was carried out in Munchen-Nymphenburg, Alpengarten Schachen and Augsburg botanical gardens, Munchen zoological garden, Munchen city parks (in the Museum of Man and Nature). The role of botanic gardens is as an advocate for the maintenance of biodiversity and therefore botanic gardens need to reorient their education programmes and incorporate a vision for a more socially and environmentally sustainable future. Botanic and zoo gardens can use a variety of techniques to convey these messages from guided tours, cultural activities and exhibitions to interpret signs and media such as the internet, radio, television and newspapers. Botanic gardens should develop and promote these institutions as centers for environmental education to schools and develop child-friendly policies and train staff in these policies, conduct regular audits to ensure that the gardens is 'child friendly' e. g. access points, eating areas, storage areas, activity/play areas. The subject areas covered by the Museum of Man and Nature are: the history of the earth and its forms of life, biodiversity, man’s place within the natural world, man’s role in shaping the natural world. The Museum presents an interesting and entertaining approach to natural science, in line with modern educational theory. Authentic natural objects, reproductions, models, interactive exhibits and audio-visual programs are employed to create a lively and stimulating setting. The section “Natural history playtime” successfully combines traditional and modern exhibits and appeals to young and old alike. Attractive exhibits and a convenient location make the Museum of Man and Nature a worthwhile destination for visitors of all ages. The official educational mission of this Museum “… to instruct and inform humans about themselves, their environment and about the threats to nature posed by technical civilization”. Key words: botanic garden, zoological garden, parks, education, natural science.
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Steinhauer, Melissa, M. A. Brennan, Dennis McConnell, Carrie Reinhardt-Adams, and David Sandrock. "Visitor Responses to an Ethnic Garden Display in a Botanical Garden." HortTechnology 17, no. 4 (January 2007): 537–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/horttech.17.4.537.
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Program developers and administrators in settings such as botanical gardens are increasingly in need of information on the needs and interests of various groups. A need also exists for information on how to broaden interests in garden displays (exhibits including both plants and signs centered on a theme or topic) and increase the diversity of visitors. This article reports on research that explored visitor perceptions of an ethnic garden display highlighting African-American contributions to horticulture. The research also examined overall attitudes toward a botanic garden in Florida where the display was constructed. The results suggested that race did not affect visitors’ overall attitudes toward a botanic garden. Younger visitors, those who visit gardens more, and weekend visitors had a more positive attitude toward botanic gardens. Race was, however, related to visitor attitude toward the ethnic display. African-Americans liked the African-American horticulture display more than any other ethnic group. Sociodemographic characteristics, frequency of botanic garden visits, and time of year for visits all shaped visitor attitudes and opinions.
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Arshad, Waheed, Havard Ostgaard, Mats Havström, Jo Elworthy, Jon Hall, Keenan Simons, and Helen Allsebrook. "Candide and Botanical Software: technology cultivating garden visitation and collection management." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 20 (June 3, 2021): 163–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2021.318.
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It is clear that the biodiversity crisis and overarching threat of climate change are having a fundamental impact on the biology of the planet. Botanic gardens, and related institutions, are uniquely positioned as centres of expertise in plant biodiversity. Their efforts in the exploration and documentation of biodiversity are also a fundamental prerequisite for the conservation of plants. The systematised and structured documentation of a garden’s collection of plant material, together with the collection policy and overall mission, characterises an institution as a botanic garden. However, the currently available tools and processes are not cost-effective, accessible at a global level, and do not provide the necessary efficiency for the needs and workflows of botanic gardens and plant collection management. In the context of gardens and visitation, there is also a growing disconnection between people and plants, particularly in an increasingly urbanised world.
Here, we present numerous innovative initiatives towards tackling these challenges, assisted by technology. We discuss the application of machine-learning in the automatic identification of plants (including composite tools such as Augmented Reality), and digital engagement through mobile-based complementations to visitors’ experiences. We also explore the documentation of quality data for botanical collections, and how advancements in collection management systems will play a major role in the efforts of the botanic garden community, and use of their richly-diverse plant collections in the vanguard of research, conservation, education, and visitation. Thus, ongoing technological developments in tools for botanic gardens and their visitors, present positive and influential contributions in tackling global challenges associated with plant conservation and engaging the broadest and most diverse audiences.
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Rae, David. "The Value of Living Collection Catalogues and Catalogues Produced From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 6 (October 31, 2008): 115–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2008.38.
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Many botanic gardens produce catalogues of plants growing in their gardens on either a regular or ad hoc basis. These catalogues are useful for reference and archive purposes and their production has added benefits such as the necessity to stocktake the collection and clarify nomenclature prior to publication. Many now also contain interesting introductory material such as collection statistics, histories of the gardens and information about significant plants in the collection. This paper describes the value of producing catalogues, reviews four diverse approaches to catalogues (from the Arnold Arboretum, Ness Botanic Gardens, Oxford Botanic Garden and Utrecht Botanic Garden) and then describes the catalogues produced by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, before culminating in a description of Edinburgh’s 2006 Catalogue.
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Talhouk, Salma, Yaser Abunnasr, Matthew Hall, Tony Miller, and Asaad Seif. "Ancillary Botanic Gardens in Lebanon." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 12 (October 29, 2014): 111–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2014.27.
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Botanic gardens are integral to the process of plant conservation and development, but international conservation targets set down in the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation are unlikely to be met in countries such as Lebanon, where land is limited, real-estate value is high, conservation as a national priority is low and scientific botanical knowledge is not prevalent.This paper proposes the recognition of a complementary category of gardens, ancillary botanic gardens (ABGs), which formalise local garden initiatives and facilitate options to tackle space limitations. ABGs are informal, deregulated gardens for the conservation of plant diversity and cultural plant knowledge; they are established by local communities in open sites which have existing levels of land protection owing to their primary purpose as archaeological sites, educational institutions, religious landholdings, private institutions and touristic sites.
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Badley, Cathy, David J. Hill, and Nicholas Wray. "Inadequate Accession Data Compromises the Conservation Value of Plant Collections." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 2 (October 31, 2004): 5–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2004.97.
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The accession data quality and record keeping at 21 botanic gardens, 35 gardens with National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens (NCCPG) collections, and eight other significant gardens in the UK was surveyed in January 2001, with special reference to Hebe.Nearly half of all the gardens in the survey had no written policies or procedures on accessions. This correlated significantly (p<0.05) with poorer quality accession data. Only 14% of botanicgardens and 17% of NCCPG gardens recorded all the minimum accession data fields recommended by the Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). Only a third of all types of garden stored all their data on computer; a third of the botanic gardens updated their data less frequently than every two years, and the information transferred from the accession records to labels was sometimes scant. There was a significant negative correlation between the average number of accessions per member of staff, and accession data quality — more than 250accessions per member of staff often corresponding to poor data quality.We challenge the view that botanic gardens should only concentrate on plants from the local indigenous flora (Action Plan for Botanic Gardens in the European Union, BGCI 2000) becauseit restricts the educational role and research potential of the garden and limits the world-wide collections of endangered species being kept safe from indigenous hazards. However, with a need to limit the plants in gardens to a manageable number with good records, criteria will be needed to select which species to represent in collections. A list of criteria, developed from areview of the Hebe collection in the University of Bristol Botanic Garden, is suggested for all plants in botanic and similar gardens.
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Hobbs, Jack, and Rebecca Stanley. "Garden Profile: Auckland Botanic Gardens." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 12 (October 29, 2014): 11–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2014.20.
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Auckland Botanic Gardens is a relatively young botanic garden that opened in 1982 and covers 64 hectares in Manurewa, South Auckland. The plant collections include both exotic and New Zealand (NZ) native plants. The native plant collections are described and illustrated. The use of native plants for environmental and ecological enhancement is also explained.
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Nagodă, Eugenia, Petronela Comănescu, and Paulina Anastasiu. "„Dimitrie Brandza” Botanic Garden, Potential Centre for the Dispersal of Invasive Plants?" Acta Horti Botanici Bucurestiensis 41, no. 1 (November 1, 2014): 13–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ahbb-2014-0002.
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Abstract Botanic gardens are important centres for the conservation of plant diversity, but at the same time they can be responsible for plant invasions. As such it is paramount that botanic gardens evaluate their collections of exotic plants, monitor them and seek to minimise the risk of some species becoming invasive. In this context an evaluation of the collection of woody plants in the „Dimitrie Brandza” Botanic Garden, Bucharest, Romania was carried out, and it was established that although there are over 70 species with invasive potential, these do not represent a source of dispersal as the botanic garden is surrounded by artificial habitats undergoing regular maintenance. Nevertheless, indirectly, the Botanic Garden might have contributed to the process of invasion of some species as over the years it has offered vegetal material of plants known as invasive in international exchanges with other botanic gardens and even to the general public for private gardens.
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Abdul Aziz, Sohaimi. "Rethinking Botanic Gardens: The Human Dimension of Nature in Selected Poems by Muhammad Haji Salleh." Malay Literature 28, no. 2 (December 1, 2015): 256–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.37052/ml.28(2)no5.
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Botanic gardens have not changed much from the day they were established until today. Generally, a botanic garden is devoted to the collection, cultivation and display of a wide range of plants. In principle, its role is to maintain a documented collection of living plants for the purpose of scientific research, conservation, display and education. However, one of the major functions of botanic gardens is being ignored, that is, to instil and generate the sense of oneness between man and nature. Basically, man is inclined to destroy nature rather than preserve it for commercial reasons. Efforts to curb this problem have not been successful. Educational programmes conducted by botanic gardens to educate visitors with scientific information regarding nature have not been adequate. They have neglected the human dimension of nature which is so important in developing a sense of oneness between man and nature. Where and how to derive the human dimension from? This paper will explore the human dimension of plants as discovered in poetry written specifically about the human dimension to reveal the closeness between man and nature. Muhammad Haji Salleh, a well-known Malaysian poet, has written poems about plants that are common in tropical botanic gardens. Textual analysis has been used to study the poems and has uncovered the human dimension in them. This discovery gives insight into a new model of botanic gardens as the manifestations of botany (science of plants) and poetry, thus providing the human dimension absent in previous models. According to this new model, then, botanic gardens have a new role to play in providing the educational programmes for the public. Keywords: poem, human dimension, botanic garden, nature Abstrak Sejak dahulu hingga ke hari ini, taman botani tidak banyak berubah dari segi fungsinya. Umumnya, taman botani memberi tumpuan pada koleksi, kultivasi dan pameran pelbagai jenis tumbuhan. Pada prinsipnya, taman botani berperanan memelihara koleksi tumbuhan hidup bagi tujuan penyelidikan saintifik, konservasi, pameran dan pendidikan. Walau bagaimanapun, salah satu fungsi taman botani telah diabaikan, iaitu menanam dan memberi kesedaran tentang kesatuan antara manusia dan alam. Atas alasan komersial, manusia cenderung untuk memusnahkan alam daripada memeliharanya. Usaha mengawal masalah ini masih belum berjaya. Program pendidikan yang berasaskan informasi saintifik yang dilaksanakan oleh taman botani untuk mendidik para pengunjungnya didapati tidak mencukupi. Dimensi manusia yang ada pada alam yang menjadi satu aspek penting kepada penyatuan manusia dengan alam telah diabaikan. Di mana dan bagaimana untuk mendapatkan dimensi manusia itu? Makalah ini meneroka dimensi manusia yang ada pada tumbuhan khususnya pokok melalui puisi-puisi yang dicipta oleh Muhammad Haji Salleh, seorang penyair terkenal di Malaysia yang telah menghasilkan puisi yang berkaitan dengan pokok-pokok yang terdapat di taman botani tropika. Analisis teks telah digunakan untuk mengkaji puisi-puisi tersebut. Kajian dapat membuktikan bahawa wujud dimensi manusia dalam puisi-puisinya. Dapatan ini telah memberikan satu wawasan baharu tentang satu model taman botani yang menjalinkan antara botani (science of botany) dengan puisi. Dengan demikian, model baru ini memberikan dimensi manusia kepada taman botani yang tiada dalam model-model taman botani yang ada sekarang. Dengan model yang baru ini, taman botani mempunyai peranan baharu dalam memberikan pendidikan kepada masyarakat umum. Kata kunci: puisi, dimensi manusia, taman botani, alam
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Ives, Julian. "Biological controls in botanic gardens." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 18 (February 21, 2020): 117–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2020.292.
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Biological control of insect pests in horticulture is evolving rapidly but use in botanic gardens can be difficult due to the variety and extent of the plant collections held at these gardens. This paper describes examples of successful biological control of mealybug species at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and looks at some of the challenges to extending the use of such controls in all environments.
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KAYMAZ, Işıl, Ecem BAKİ, Faruk SARIHAN, and Halim PERÇİN. "RE-CONNECTING WITH THE NATURE: A DESIGN FOR BİLECİK CITY BOTANIC GARDEN." INTERNATIONAL REFEREED JOURNAL OF DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE, no. 16 (2019): 0. http://dx.doi.org/10.17365/tmd.2019.1.8.
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Aim: This study aims to determine the design dynamics for botanic gardens within the framework of landscape design. It is also aimed to emphasize the importance of unique characteristics of botanic gardens and to raise awareness on their scientific, education and social roles. Method: The methodology of this study is based on analysis of the literature on design of botanic gardens and worldwide examples; synthesis of these data through a landscape project for a proposed botanic garden in Bilecik, Turkey; and finally, evaluation of overall findings in order to determine the dynamics that influence design of a botanic garden. Results: Diversity of the plants proposed in the design scheme was determined based on the ecological conditions of the site and the budget. The design also proposes places for recreational purposes that will help to support both physical and mental health of the visitors and for educational purposes which will raise the public awareness. However, it is also concluded that spatial design, solely, is not a determining factor for realizing their missions. The effective operational management of a botanic garden is important for sustaining the conservation and the education missions. Conclusion: The quality and the functionality of a botanical park cannot be solely determined through the design process although spatial characteristics of a site have a considerable influence on the design scheme and content. The effective design and implementation of operational program of plant conservation, educational and recreational activities are essential in order to sustain the identity of any botanic garden.
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Galera, Halina, and Barbara Sudnik-Wójcikowska. "Central European botanic gardens as centres of dispersal of alien plants." Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 79, no. 2 (2011): 147–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.5586/asbp.2010.020.
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The aim of the work was to estimate the specific role that Central European botanic gardens play in the dispersal of alien plants, which results from the wide variety of plants cultivated in the gardens and regular international exchange of plant material between these institutions. We compared the results of recent field studies (in eight Polish botanic gardens) and a review of older literature data and herbarium collections (from Central European botanic gardens). We found that in Poland the proportion of botanic garden escapes was lower (3%) than would be expected from the "tens rule". Botanic gardens have played a considerable role in the development of the synanthropic flora of Central Europe in the last 200 years. We determined a group of species introduced through a network of botanic gardens and propose 5 theoretical patterns to describe the mode and pathways of the early stages of introduction of these species.
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Knott, David. "Botanic Garden Profile: Dawyck Botanic Garden." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 5 (October 31, 2007): 15–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2007.3.
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Dawyck became the third Regional Garden and part of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 1978. Today the garden extends to some 25 hectares (60 acres) (See Map, Fig. 1) and is the woodland garden of what was once a considerably larger designed landscape centered on Dawyck House, which is currently a private residence. The garden today has some of the oldest plants in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s living collection including an Abies alba, planted in 1690, and several Larix decidua, planted in 1725. It has recorded perhaps the greatest extremes of temperature, –19.8 °C in December 1995 and 29.9 °C in August 2006, of any of the four gardens.
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Helfer, Stephan. "Plant Health and How it Affects Private Gardens: Experience from a Botanic Garden Pathologist." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 3 (October 31, 2005): 51–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2005.112.
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Like many other botanic gardens the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) provides advice about plant pests and diseases to amateur gardeners. This paper summarises the main problem plant categories (such as trees and vegetables), plant problems (such as pests or fungal infection) and other observations, such as number of enquiries by month noted by pathology staff at the Garden over the last twenty years.
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Thomas, Adrian P. "The Establishment of Calcutta Botanic Garden: Plant Transfer, Science and the East India Company, 1786–1806." Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland 16, no. 2 (July 2006): 165–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1356186306005992.
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AbstractCalcutta Botanic Garden occupies a prime riverside site three miles downstream from the centre of Calcutta. It is most famous as the home of the world's largest tree, a vast spreading banyan. Its grand avenues, named after its founders and the fathers of Indian botany, convey something of its former glory. In the nineteenth century it was the greatest of all the colonial botanic gardens and an important scientific institution; two of its superintendents were knighted and one went on to become Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, the very centre of the imperial botanical network. The Garden is of considerable importance as it was one of the earliest institutions in India based on western science. This survey will look at the reasons for its foundation, and how it successfully established itself in its first twenty years.
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ENDERSBY, JIM. "A garden enclosed: botanical barter in Sydney, 1818–39." British Journal for the History of Science 33, no. 3 (September 2000): 313–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007087499004033.
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The creators of Sydney's botanic garden were a varied group of people with diverse agendas and interests, only some of whom saw themselves as men of science. While several were trying to advance botany, others were more concerned with self-advancement or financial gain. Yet they collaborated, almost unintentionally, to found Australia's first scientific institution. Exchanges of plants were crucial to forming and maintaining the relationships between these different figures. Studying these exchanges allows hitherto neglected figures to take their place in the garden's story alongside well-known ones. This study also takes issue with the notion that British colonial botanic gardens were established as part of a botanical empire, with Kew Gardens at its centre. It also seeks to extend Susan Leigh Star and James R. Griesemer's idea of ‘boundary objects’, by suggesting that relationships based on barter, gift-exchange or patronage rather than cash played a key role in mediating between the participants in colonial scientific institutions.
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SALVARCI, Simge, and F. Kubra AYLAN. "Visitor Comments about Botanic Parks and Gardens in the Context of Botanical Tourism." Journal of Tourism Management Research 8, no. 2 (December 28, 2021): 173–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.18488/journal.31.2021.82.173.183.
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Botanical parks and gardens present different natural beauties together and allow the recognition of flora varieties. Within the scope of botanical tourism, botanical parks and gardens constitute one of the important visiting points of tourists. In this study, visitor comments on botanical parks / gardens are analyzed. Qualitative research method was used in the study. The study data consists of visitor comments on TripAdvisor website for "Ankara Botanical Park", "Atatürk Botanical Park", "Gaziantep Botanical Park", "Karaca Botanical Garden" and "Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanical Garden" in Turkey between May 2014 and November 2020. In the study, when the visitor's comments were evaluated, it was concluded that the comments on the botanical parks and gardens consisted of panoramic, peaceful / relaxing, lush place, nostalgic, natural wonder, tree museum codes. In addition to these, it was concluded that activities such as walking and sports, picnics, photographing, viewing the scenery, resting, and obtaining information about flora can be done by visitors in these parks and gardens.
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Aplin, Dave. "Assets and Liabilities:." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 11 (October 29, 2013): 87–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2013.53.
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The living collections of botanic gardens can be described as dynamic, varying over time to suit the demands of the institute. The majority of gardens throughout the world have insufficient resources to maintain ever-increasing collections. In order to keep collections meaningful to research and conservation activities and to distribute plant material in accordance with the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) they need to be carefully directed; a mechanism to facilitate this is the process of evaluation. Evaluation is the periodic assessment of part of the collection to determine whether it remains fit for purpose. If a garden’s aim is to strive at improving the potential usefulness of its holdings then evaluation should be omnipresent.This paper outlines the necessity for evaluation and suggests tried and tested procedures to conduct such analyses. Examples from evaluations carried out at the Royal Botanic Garden, Jordan and the National Botanic Garden of Belgium (NBGB) are cited to illustrate the value of the process.
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Montes Espín, Rosalina, Ileana Fernández-Santana, Amanda Lucía Vitlloch Ramos, Leosveli Vasallo Rodríguez, Mario A. Lima Cruz, and Javier Francisco-Ortega. "The expeditions of the research yacht Utowana and the building of the plant living collections of the oldest botanical garden of Cuba." Webbia 76, no. 2 (September 7, 2021): 143–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/jopt-10929.
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Cienfuegos Botanical Garden is the oldest functioning botanical institution of Cuba. It was established originally as a joint endeavor between sugar magnate Edwin F. Atkins and Harvard University in 1901. Between 1925 and 1934, the research yacht Utowana performed ample plant germplasm collections for the USDA in the New and Old World as well as archeological and zoological surveys in the Neotropics. The botanical expeditions were conducted mostly, under the leadership of David Fairchild. In this contribution we review to what extent Utowana expeditions and collections were instrumental in building the living collections of Cienfuegos Botanical Garden. A total of 278 accessions (comprising 254 species) were introduced into this garden directly or indirectly through these expeditions. Currently 57 of these species (132 individuals) are still part of its living collections. Interestingly, five of the Caribbean expeditions of this research yacht carried plant material between the Cienfuegos Botanical Garden and two other botanic gardens that were operated by US entities, namely the Lancetilla Botanical Garden in Honduras (owned by the United Fruit Company) and the Summit Gardens in Panama City (managed by the Panama Canal governmental agency). Our study also shows that plant material collected during Utowana expeditions was sent from Old World and Caribbean Island botanic gardens to Cienfuegos Botanical Garden. Thomas Barbour, director of this botanical institution between 1927 and 1946 joined four of these plant hunting endeavors. He provided strong support for the growing of the Cienfuegos Botanical Garden living collections with plant material collected during Utowana expeditions.
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Martin, Suzanne. "Climate Ready? Exploring the Impacts and Lessons from Recent Extreme Events at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh for Climate Change Adaptation in the Horticulture Sector." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 12 (October 29, 2015): 155–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2014.44.
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This article explores climate change and its current and potential impacts on botanic gardens. It highlights experiences of recent weather anomalies at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) and its Regional Gardens and discusses how the learning gained from these anomalies is being used to increase the resilience of the Gardens to future climate change. This understanding is set in the context of a wider range of activities being pursued in relation to climate change adaptation in the horticulture sector, highlighting challenges and opportunities, and further sources of information which can be used by the managers of botanic gardens to inspire and inform climate change resilience planning.
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Al Farhan, Ahmed H., Ibrahim M. N. Aldjain, Jacob Thomas, Anthony G. Miller, Sabina G. Knees, Othman Llewellyn, and Ali Akram. "Botanic Gardens in the Arabian Peninsula." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 6 (October 31, 2008): 189–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2008.43.
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Botanic gardens in the Arabian Peninsula and adjacent countries, along with institutions such as museums, universities and research centres, have long played a major role in the exploration, identification and conservation of this region’s flora and vegetation. The primary aim of botanic gardens in the past was to study the plant world from the horticultural point of view and to cultivate plants of economic or medicinal importance. However, at present, particularly in arid regions such as the Arabian Peninsula, the activities of botanic gardens are focused primarily on (i) the study and exploration of the region’s rapidly vanishing flora, thereby safeguarding gene pools of wild species, and (ii) the assessment and preservation of species that may be of importance to humans and animals for food, medicines, fibre and amenity. Recently established botanic gardens in the region, including the proposed King Abdullah International Gardens in Riyadh and Oman Botanic Garden near Muscat, will enhance existing conservation activities concerning the ailing and rapidly vanishing floristic components of the Arabian Peninsula.
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Lobin, Wolfram, Michael Neumann, Markus Radscheit, and Wilhelm Barthlott. "The Cultivation of Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) :." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 5 (October 31, 2007): 69–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2007.8.
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One of the most exciting plant species is the Titan Arum, Amorphophallus titanum, which can truly be regarded as a flagship species for botanic gardens. Wild populations suffer from an increasing pressure on their natural habitat, but botanic gardens can play an important role in the ex-situ conservation of the species. The cultivation of A. titanum is not easy but it offers an irresistible challenge for any keen horticulturist. The University of Bonn Botanic Gardens (Germany) has more than seventy years of experience in the cultivation of this giant and the purpose of this paper is to help the botanic garden community to achieve success in the cultivation of this fascinating plant.
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Rae, David. "The Role of Horticulture in the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 2 (October 31, 2004): 95–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2004.105.
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The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation contains 16 targets for plant conservation to be met by the year 2010. All 16 are applicable to the work of botanic gardens and at least 8 are relevant to the type of horticulture that is practiced in botanic gardens. This paper argues that the skills of botanical horticulturists are needed if the GSPC is to be successful. It encourages horticulturists in botanic gardens to join with other scientists and practitioners in helping to realise the potential of the GSPC to make a real impact in plant conservation.
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Sim, Jean. "Queen's Parks in Queensland." Queensland Review 19, no. 1 (June 2012): 15–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/qre.2012.3.
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Queen's Park in Maryborough is one of many public gardens established in the nineteenth century in Queensland: in Brisbane, Ipswich, Toowoomba, Warwick, Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville, Cairns and Cooktown. They were created primarily as places of horticultural experimentation, as well as for recreational purposes. They formed a local area network, with the Brisbane Botanic Garden and the Government Botanist, Walter Hill, at the centre – at least in the 1870s. From here, the links extended to other botanic gardens in Australia, and beyond Australia to the British colonial network managed through the Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG), Kew. It was an informal network, supplying a knowledge of basic economic botany that founded many tropical agricultural industries and also provided much-needed recreational, educational and inspirational opportunities for colonial newcomers and residents. The story of these parks, from the time when they were first set aside as public reserves by the government surveyors to the present day, is central to the history of urban planning in regional centres. This article provides a statewide overview together with a more in-depth examination of Maryborough's own historic Queen's Park.
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Chernysheva, Tatyana. "The role of university botanic gardens in implementing the third mission." E3S Web of Conferences 296 (2021): 03002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202129603002.
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The paper reveals a new dimension of implementing the third mission of a university - through the activities rolled-out by Russian universities in their botanic gardens. For urban residents, botanic gardens, in addition to their main functions, are gradually becoming a place for integrating different population groups, from schoolchildren to pensioners. These public spaces conduct active educational policies aimed at many segments of a broader university community, taking into account the experience of regional environmental organizations and international Associations of Botanic Gardens. The author argues that the ecological vector is a priority for productive communication of a university with regional and global audiences at the site of its Botanic Garden, which becomes a measure of the university entering upon the way of sustainable development
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Da Costa, Maria Lucia M. N., Mike Maunder, Tania S. Pereira, and Ariane L. Peixoto. "Brazilian Botanic Gardens." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 14 (January 17, 2017): 97–117. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2016.194.
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We argue that botanic gardens, as plant conservation focused institutions, have been tested in temperate regions that possess a relatively robust conservation infrastructure and a relatively low number of threatened species. The ability of the Brazilian botanic gardens to support plant conservation is especially challenging, given their small number relative to Brazil’s plant diversity and the increasing rate of habitat loss and plant endangerment. This study, the first for Brazil, assesses the conservation capacity of Brazilian botanic gardens. An assessment is made of the status of conservation facilities in Brazilian botanic gardens and the conservation status of their plant collections.This was based on a survey sent to thirty-six Brazilian botanic gardens in 2011– 2013 using information from the 2008 Brazilian Red List, and seven state conservation lists. The results identified a small percentage of threatened species (n =102/21 per cent) in ex situ collections of 22 botanic gardens and less than 10 per cent representation for each state red list. An assessment based on the updated Brazilian Red List (2014) showed that 425 threatened species were maintained in living collections of 18 botanic gardens. Despite the extensive size of some collections, the proportion of threatened species in the collections was found to be very low. Improvement in infrastructure, technical capacity, including horticultural skills, and development of policies and protocols will benecessary to increase the effectiveness of the collections for conservation aims.
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Curtis, Eric W. "GLASGOW BOTANIC GARDENS." Acta Horticulturae, no. 350 (November 1993): 253–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.1993.350.39.
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Ellis, Christopher J. "A Role for Lichens in Botanic Gardens?" Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 6 (October 31, 2008): 155–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2008.40.
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Lichens are biologically diverse and ecologically important. They infuse a botanic garden with character, and are sensitive indicators for the health of our environment. Their continued recolonization of botanic gardens should be celebrated, yet is frequently greeted with trepidation. Acknowledging the under-played significance of lichens and other cryptogams, PlantNetwork organized a conference on Mosses, Ferns and Lichens in Gardens (September 2007). This article summarizes a talk presented at the PlantNetwork conference. It discusses the role of lichens in botanic gardens, and also includes general themes (aesthetics, monitoring and education) which may be applied across other cryptogam groups, for example mosses, liverworts, ferns and non-lichenized fungi.
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Symes, Peter, and Clare Hart. "The Climate Change Alliance: botanic garden horticulturists as agents for change." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 20 (June 4, 2021): 95–122. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2021.352.
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In 2016, the publication of the pioneering Landscape Succession Strategy heralded a horticultural response by Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria to climate change risks faced by their living collections. This initiative led to the botanical world’s first Climate Change Summit in 2018 and the subsequent establishment of the Climate Change Alliance for Botanic Gardens. This article describes some of the anticipated climatic changes facing the Melbourne Gardens site, the strategic management of collections when considering these challenges, and how other botanical organisations can benefit from this approach through collaboration and sharing of expertise.
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Stephens, Matt, Melody Gray, Edward Moydell, Julie Paul, Tree Sturman, Abby Hird, Sonya Lepper, Cate Prestowitz, Casey Sharber, and Aaron Steil. "ENDOWMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS." HortScience 41, no. 3 (June 2006): 495A—495. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.41.3.495a.
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The University of Delaware Botanic Gardens (UDBG) is at a critical juncture in its development. Momentum of shared interest at the University of Delaware and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources favors the Gardens' advancement as an institution. Having identified endowment planning as a critical and immediate need for UDBG, the goal of this research was to gather pertinent institutional knowledge from select university-based public gardens throughout the United States that had already created an endowment. Key staff were interviewed during the summer of 2005 at Cornell Plantations, JC Raulston Arboretum, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, and the State Botanic Garden of Georgia. Valuable insights into the procurement and management of endowments within a university-based garden environment were gained through these interviews. Utilizing these results, as well as input from an advisory Task Force, specific recommendations for the University of Delaware Botanic Gardens were made from within the following topic areas: Organizational Structure, Planning, Current Strategies, The Endowment, and The Donor.
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McCracken, D. P. "William Keit and the Durban Botanic Garden." Bothalia 16, no. 1 (July 22, 1986): 71–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v16i1.1075.
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William Keit was born in Saxony in 1841 and in early life travelled across Europe working in many famous nurseries and gardens. In 1872 on the recommendation of the director of Kew Gardens, Keit emigrated to Natal to become curator of the Durban Botanic Garden. So dilapidated was this garden that Keit was faced with the task of virtually re-establishing it.Though he was largely successful in this endeavour, as he was in fortifying the link between Natal and Kew, Keit could not solve the problems of a severe drought,a labour shortage and a scarcity of funds. In 1881 he resigned his position leaving a solid foundation on which the renowned botanist, John Medley Wood was to build. Keit in later Ufe ran a successful nursery in Durban and for 30 years was curator of the Parks and Gardens Department,in which capacity he did more than anyone else to beautify Durban.
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Smith, Paul. "Building a Global System for the Conservation of all Plant Diversity." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 14 (December 20, 2016): 5–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2016.208.
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Botanic gardens and arboreta offer the opportunity to conserve and manage a wide range of plant diversity ex situ, and in situ in the broader landscape. The rationale that botanic gardens have a major role to play in preventing plant species extinctions is based on the assumptions that (1) there is no technical reason why any plant species should become extinct, and (2) that, as a professional community, botanic gardens possess a unique set of skills that encompass finding, identifying, collecting, conserving and growing plant diversity across the entire taxonomic spectrum. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) is the pivotal centre of a global network of c. 2,600 botanic gardens and arboreta, which includes living collections representing at least one-third of known plant diversity; world class seed banks, glasshouses and tissue culture infrastructures; and technical knowledge networks covering all aspects of plant conservation. Following the example of the crop conservation community, BGCI is promoting the concept of a cost-effective, rational,botanic garden-centred Global System for the conservation and management of plant diversity.This system will aim to collect, conserve, characterise and cultivate samples from all of the world’s rare and threatened plants as an insurance policy against their extinction in the wild and as a source of plant material for human innovation, adaptation and resilience.
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Davis, Ada. "Singapore Botanic Gardens: Gardens of Heritage." CITYGREEN 01, no. 12 (2016): 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.3850/s2382581216010954.
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Kohlleppel, Tammy, Jennifer Campbell Bradley, and Steve Jacob. "A Walk through the Garden: Can a Visit to a Botanic Garden Reduce Stress?" HortTechnology 12, no. 3 (January 2002): 489–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/horttech.12.3.489.
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Stress has been characterized as an epidemic and has been found to play an important role in causing many diseases. In contrast, people often seek out nature and green spaces to help cope with life stress. Botanic gardens provide opportunities for people to immerse in nature, explore their horticultural interests, and experience recreation and leisure. The literature suggests that all of these activities are effective coping strategies against life stress. This study explored the effectiveness of botanic garden visits as a coping strategy. The findings of this study suggest that botanic gardens could be a place for coping with the effects of stress. Botanic garden visitation, along with gender, stressful life events, perceived health, and selfesteem, was found to be important in explaining reported levels of depression. Data also showed that visitors who received the most benefit of stress reduction were those most needing a coping strategy.
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Graham, Andrew. "England Before and After the Hurricane of 1987." Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 16, no. 10 (October 1, 1990): 269–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1990.060.
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The October 1986 hurricane that struck southern England was the first of its magnitude since 1703. Extensive destruction and damage occurred to numerous old trees in forests and gardens. Morris Arboretum arborists traveled from Philadelphia to Sussex County, England to help the staff of Wakehurst Place (an outpost of Royal Botanic Garden, Kew) restore their garden. While there we observed damage patterns, and tree species wind tolerance while noting significance tree losses to the scientific collections and garden landscapes. The Royal Botanic Garden's data collection forms may prove useful to American arborists in collecting and analyzing storm damage data. The Morris Arboretum team cleared debris from a winter interest garden, removed overhead hazards from a half mile of walking paths, and made life-long friends of grateful Wakehurst staff.
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Morgan, Susan Conlon, Susan L. Hamilton, Michael L. Bentley, and Sharon Myrie. "Environmental Education in Botanic Gardens: Exploring Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Project Green Reach." Journal of Environmental Education 40, no. 4 (July 2009): 35–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.3200/joee.40.4.35-52.
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Meyer, Mary Hockenberry, and David Michener. "Academic, Internship, and Cooperative Extension Programs at Botanic Gardens." HortTechnology 23, no. 5 (October 2013): 635–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/horttech.23.5.635.
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Fifty-five online survey responses, 15 phone interviews, and 9 site visits were conducted to collect information on academic (for credit) classes, internships, and Cooperative Extension programs at botanic gardens and arboreta in the United States. Academic programs investigated were primarily instructional credit classes. Thirty-five (64%) of the respondents indicated their garden offers an entire or partial academic class on-site. The most limiting factor in offering more academic classes was faculty time or staff limitations, as indicated by 21 participants (38%). Thirty-one (56%) gardens offer some type of internship, although only 16 (30%) were offering an academic (for credit) internship. Respondents indicated extension involvement as follows: Extension Specialists/Extension Master Gardeners (EMG) teach classes on-site, 23 (42%); EMG training was held on-site, 17 (31%); EMG answered questions on-site, 16 (29%); and 26 (47%) indicated “other” extension collaboration. Sixty-six percent reported their working relationship with extension as minimal or fair as opposed to 33% who described their extension relationship as good to excellent. Examples of successful programs in these three areas are presented, which offer models for collaborative work between botanic gardens, academia, and extension.
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Shaw, Kirsty. "Encouraging and Enabling a Science-Based Approach to Ecological Restoration." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 13 (November 10, 2015): 145–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2015.80.
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Botanic gardens harbour many of the skills necessary for undertaking ecological restoration. This includes strong horticultural and taxonomic expertise, seed collection, conservation and propagation skills, the ability to design and lead monitoring programmes, as well as providing training and outreach to the public. This unique set of skills is rarely found within other institutions. Many of the world’s botanic gardens share a common mission: to secure plant diversity, working within the framework of national and international policies. Botanic gardens are therefore not only well-placed to lead ecological restoration initiatives, but it is their goal and responsibility to apply their knowledge, expertise and skills to addressing ecological degradation.
In recognition of this, the Ecological Restoration Alliance of Botanic Gardens (ERA) was formed in 2011, a consortium of botanic gardens applying their skills to lead successful ecological restoration initiatives in diverse habitat and cultural contexts across six continents. The ERA is coordinated by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).
This article summarises ERA progress to date, and provides a case study from Kenya, which demonstrates botanic gardens’ ability to undertake ecological restoration and highlights the value of the ERA.
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Heyd, Thomas. "Thinking through Botanic Gardens." Environmental Values 15, no. 2 (May 1, 2006): 197–212. http://dx.doi.org/10.3197/096327106776678906.
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Unwin, Barry. "Development of the 'Australasian' Woodland at Logan Botanic Garden." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 3 (October 31, 2005): 33–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2005.110.
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Logan Botanic Garden, one of the Regional Gardens of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, has a very mild climate when its northerly latitude is considered. This allows the cultivation of a remarkable range of what would normally be described as exotic, semi hardy plants to be grown. This paper describes the species selection, design and development of a newly refurbished part of the garden, the 'Australasian' woodland.
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Frachon, Natacha, Martin Gardner, and David Rae. "Data Capture Project at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 7 (October 31, 2009): 77–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2009.152.
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Botanic gardens, with their large holdings of living plants collected from around the world, are important guardians of plant biodiversity, but acquiring and curating these genetic resources is enormously expensive. For these reasons it is crucial that botanic gardens document and curate their collections in order to gain the greatest benefit from the plants in their care. Great priority is given to making detailed field notes and the process of documentation is often continued during the plants formative years when being propagated. However, for the large majority of plants this process often stops once the material is planted in its final garden location. The Data Capture Project at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is an attempt to document specific aspects of the plant collections so that the information captured can be of use to the research community even after the plants have died.
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Upson, Tim, and Peter Kerley. "The Winter Garden at Cambridge University Botanic Garden." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 5 (October 31, 2007): 155–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2007.15.
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The history of the Winter Gardens at Cambridge University Botanic Garden is described with particular reference to the one planted in 1978–79 with discussion of the design philosophy, planting and current management practices needed to maintain this maturing garden.
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Knott, David. "Garden Profile: The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh at 350." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 20 (June 2, 2021): 5–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2021.374.
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The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) was founded in 1670 and celebrated its 350th anniversary in 2020. In Edinburgh, Scotland, the institution has occupied four different sites in that time and has been at the current site in Inverleith since 1823. Three other gardens in Scotland are also part of RBGE: Dawyck in Peebleshire, Benmore in Argyllshire and Logan in Dumfries & Galloway. 13,750 species from 2721 genera representing 344 families are cultivated in these four gardens and this article describes some of these collections. It also describes the issues facing the Garden today in common with many large and botanic gardens, those of plant health, implementing environmentally sustainable working practices, and managing collections in the face of a changing climate and growing visitor numbers. The Garden is also planning an exciting future with ambitious plans for new buildings and the refurbishment of historical structures to not only improve plant cultivation facilities, but also to increase visitor engagement and education about the value of plants for a healthy future.