Climate Change and Planting for the Future

This timely conference on planning for an unpredictable future in the face of climate change is organised by the PlantNetwork and takes place from 10 to 12 September 2008.

Suitable planting plans for public gardens will no doubt be dependent upon local conditions as well as the regional, national and global effects of a changing climate. Collating phenological data on cultivated plants in Britain and Ireland presents us with opportunities to consider possible future scenarios, and to plan accordingly.

Topics covered at the conference will include climate-change projections and their implications, phenology records, water and drought tolerance, potentially invasive species, pests and diseases and soil fungi.

Planting and maintenance of suitable trees, shrubs, lawns and herbaceous plants will need to be assessed in relation to practical issues as well as their heritage and conservation importance.

Details and booking forms available from Judy Cheney, PlantNetwork Administrator on 01223 763901 or email jc151@cam.ac.uk

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For bursaries towards travel and attendance click here