News published: 13 August 2025

The recording of the June Climate Change Alliance of Botanic Gardens Horticulture Forum is now available for viewing.

This was a great collection of rapid-fire presentations from Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, touching on their newly published Living Collections Policy, how the Climate Assessment Tool is used in living collections management, and opportunities for living collections to provide nature-based solutions for water management in botanic gardens and urban spaces. Please check out both the recording and the associated resources provided.

Upcoming

Presenting at the next Horticulture Forum is Anthony Aiello, the Associate Director of Collections at Longwood Gardens (USA), who will be discussing their climate adaptation work and the challenges of landscape succession in such a high profile site. Mark it in your calendars!

Date & Time: 1100 Thursday 4 September EDT/ 1700 Thursday 4 September CEST, SAST/ 0100 Friday 5 September AEST

Do you have climate adaptation work you are undertaking in your landscape or living collections that you would like to share with the community? We are open to applications to present at our quarterly Horticulture Forums. Celebrate your achievements and share the insights you’ve learned in your climate adaptation journey. For further information please contact us. We would love to hear from you.

And remember! BGCI’s data tools are important resources for botanic gardens around the world, and the Climate Assessment Tool relies upon the data in both PlantSearch and GardenSearch, and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Upload your records, refresh them regularly, and help us strengthen these tools.