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Botanic Gardens Conservation International
An international clearing house mechanism for botanic gardens, based in Surrey.
www.bgci.org.uk
Arboricultural Information Exchange.
The AIE site has news, links and collections of resources for arboriculture.
www.aie.org.uk
A useful set of web links to research, information, collections and educations sites. Based at the RBG Kew website.
www.rbgkew.org.uk
Wye College National Fruit Collections
The UK National Fruit Collection maintains the genetic stock of cultivated top and bush fruit.
www.nfc.u-net.com
National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens
Organises and coordinates the conservation and preservation of plants in national collections. Information on collections, local groups, news and events.
www.nccpg.com
An informational resource for urban and garden trees, including details of fungi and mycorhizza.
www.webmesh.co.uk
Details of the national standard for parks and green spaces in England and Wales.
www.greenflagaward.org.uk
Describes the experiences of a couple who became smallholders, and offers information and resources to others seeking to do the same.
www.accidentalsmallholder.net
The People and Plants Initiative, involving WWF, UNESCO, and Kew Gardens, working on applied research projects, community workshops, exchanges and training courses with young ethnobotanists.
peopleandplants.org
Organisation tasked with carrying out horticultural research and development and transferring the results to industry. Site provides details of research across horticultural sectors.
www2.warwick.ac.uk
Garden Organic Heritage Seed Library
Aims to conserve and make available vegetable varieties that are not widely available. Who's who, details of varieties, and information for potential volunteers.
www.gardenorganic.org.uk
Promotes the planning, design, management and use of public parks and open spaces (formerly the Urban Parks Forum).
www.green-space.org.uk