PlantNetwork Conference
Urban Public Gardens:
challenges and opportunities
Thursday 11 & Friday 12 April 2013
Clare College Cambridge & Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Many of our botanic and historic gardens are in urban settings going through a period of rapid
change. Cambridge University Botanic Garden is a prime example, with major housing and
office developments close to its boundaries. Increases in local population density, changing
communities and flats without gardens present new challenges and demands, but they also
offer opportunities that we seek to embrace. Public gardens in cities can be oases of highquality green space; special places for relaxation, and formal and informal education; and, most
importantly, places for people of all ages to interact with the environment.
Speakers from a range of urban gardens, parks and organisations will consider some of the
many challenges and opportunities, focusing on public gardens and spaces, rather than
domestic gardens:
Role of horticulture in creating dynamic urban landscapes
Habitats, climate and wildlife in cities
Public engagement and exciting an interest in plants
Cultural and social roles
Health and well-being.
Please see overleaf for speakers and talks; details will be posted on the PlantNetwork website
as the final few speakers are confirmed.
The first day will be held at Clare College, the second oldest college in Cambridge, situated on
either side of the River Cam. The second day will be at Cambridge University Botanic Garden,
with talks in the Sainsbury Laboratory, winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize 2012. See overleaf for
outline timetable.
Tim Upson and his staff at the Botanic Garden look forward to welcoming you to the conference
and showing you the Garden.
All are welcome.
Booking and accommodation
Bed & breakfast in single rooms at Clare College Cambridge on 11 April 2012
See enclosed booking form, download one from the website, or request one from
Judy Cheney, PlantNetwork Administrator, tel. 01223 763901, jc151@cam.ac.uk
Places for students at reduced prices – please see booking form and ask for details.
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Urban Public Gardens: challenges and opportunities
11–12 April 2013
Outline timetable (timings my change slightly)
Thursday 11 April at Clare College Cambridge
CB3 9AJ
9.30 am: Registration, talks and discussion, Conference Dinner, B&B
Friday 12 April at Cambridge University Botanic Garden
CB2 1JE
9.40 am: Talks and discussion in Sainsbury Laboratory Lecture Theatre (at Botanic Garden)
From 2.30 pm: Tours of Botanic Garden, on aspects relevant to the conference
Talks will include:
High-quality green space responding to change in Cambridge
Tim Upson, Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Jon Green, Bute Park, Cardiff
NT Cities project
Victoria Bradford-Keegan, National Trust
People and nature in urban botanic gardens
Katja Neves, Concordia University, Montreal
Creating community hubs through urban food
Philip Turvil, Master Gardener Programme Manager, Garden Organic
‘Communities in Nature’ project
Julia Willison, Botanic Gardens Conservation International
Jenny Foulkes, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Ruth Godfrey, Univeristy of Leicester Botanic Garden
Urban Veg project
Winterbourne House & Garden, University of Birmingham
Seed Ballast Garden project
Nicholas Wray, University of Bristol Botanic Garden
Outreach planning at Kew
Chandan Mahal, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
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Ecosystems and urban greening
Leigh Hunt, Royal Horticultural Society
Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems
Simon Bunn, Cambridge City Council
Future development of the Olympic Park
Phil Askew, London Legacy Development Corporation
Recent developments in urban tree management
Mark Johnston, Research Fellow – Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, Myerscough College
Urban biodiversity and conservation
Nancy Harrison, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
Precise titles of talks have yet to be confirmed.
Urban Public Gardens:
challenges and opportunities
11–12 April 2013
Clare College & Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Booking form
Name of delegate:
Garden or
organisation
& address:
Telephone (for inclusion on delegate list):
Special dietary requirements, e.g. vegetarian meals
Email of delegate (for inclusion on delegate list):
Do you have any medical conditions of which you
would like to make us aware?
All are welcome
I am (or my institution or garden is) a member of PlantNetwork, or BGEN
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Conference & accommodation fees include dinner, bed and breakfast at Clare College on 11 April
2013; all talks and tours; delegate pack; lunch on 11 & 12 April and tea and coffee throughout.
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The conference will run from registration from 9.30am on 11 April to about 4.30pm on 12 April 2013.
Please note that cancellations will incur a minimum fee of £30. No refunds will be available for bookings cancelled
after 28 February 2013.
Please return your completed form to Judy Cheney, PlantNetwork Administrator
c/o University Computing Service, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QH
tel 01223 763901, email jc151@cam.ac.uk
PlantNetwork: The Plant Collections Network of Britain and Ireland is a company limited by guarantee registered in England
3777793; registered charity 1081747; registered office as above.