Welcome to the Plant Collections Network!
The resources on this page are designed to help you make the most of your particiaption in the Network.
For Plant Collections Network logos and Nationally Accredited Plant Collections™ logos, click here.
For any problems, contact Pam Allenstein at pallenstein@publicgardens.org.
ELEVATOR SPEECH
The Plant Collections Network is one of the most significant networks of cultivated living plant collections on Earth. The Network stewards diverse living collections at public gardens across North America to safeguard plants and share them with the world. Known for excellence and high curation standards, we use the collections for education, demonstration, and research. Through a collaborative community, the Network also mentors garden professionals and strengthens collections by coordinating efforts. Documented collections are maintained according to professional standards by trained curators. The Network, a program of the American Public Gardens Association in cooperation with the USDA- Agricultural Research Service, currently includes over 140 Nationally Accredited Plant Collections™ at 80 gardens across the country enabling us to support education, curation, and conservation.
Developed by Plant Collections Network Committee and staff at American Public Gardens Association, September 2018
GREAT COLLECTION PROFILES
Primula Collection at Jensen-Olson Arboretum
Sarracenia Collection at Atlanta Botanical Garden
Nymphaea Collection at Longwood Gardens
TIPS FOR TURNING UP YOUR COLLECTIONS PAGE
• Keep the description concise and tailored to your collection’s special attributes
• Make sure the stats and contact info is up to date
• Include a great picture. Provide 5-8 great pics and we can create a slideshow!
• New for 2018 – add a list of your collection holdings as a PDF
EXAMPLES OF NETWORK PRESENCE ON GARDEN WEBSITES
See how your fellow Network members recognize their Nationally Accredited Plant Collections™.
Chicago Botanic Garden (Baptisia, Geranium, Quercus multisite, Spiraea)
- listed under "National Collections"
Dawes Arboretum (Acer multisite, Aesculus, Hamamelis, Metasequoia)
- dedicated page to the Plant Collections Network
Rogerson Clematis Collection (Clematis)
- dedicated link in main navigation, accredidation page
Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden (Heath & Heather)
- accredited collections logo with links
Polly Hill Arboretum (Stewartia)
- accredited collections logo with links
Reiman Gardens (Rosa)
- dedicated page to the Plant Collections Network
EXAMPLES OF NETWORK PRESENCE BY MEMBER GARDENS
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Jensen-Olson |
Atlanta Botanical Garden |
NETWORK RESOURCES IN THE ASSOCIATION LIBRARY/MEDIA CENTER
Digitization, integration, and optimization of collections data can pay dividends across the board from management efficiency to innovative research activity. Unfortunately, this data often...
Plant Collections Network Manager, Pam Allenstein, provides an overview of the Plant Collections Network.
This document provides a voluntary code of conduct regarding the management of invasive plant species. Learn how to conduct an institution-wide review examining all departments and activities that...
Why Benchmark Plant Collections? Compare your collection with others Define your collection’s scope Verify what’s special, unique, common Use results to make decisions –...
What is a plant collection? Like objects in a museum, plants that are documented and labeled can be part of a public garden’s living collection. This Powerpoint presentation, by Plant...
The Curators Committee of the American Association of Museums (CurCom) first developed A Code of Ethics for Curators in 1983 and revised the document in 1996. Recognizing that museums and museum work...
These links connect to the following collections planning resources: 1. A Method for Evaluating the Use of Living Plant Collections in Public Horticultural Institutions. Patricia Lindemann. Thesis,...
This link connects you to a prominent plant collections procedure manual: Curatorial Practices for Botanical Gardens. Timothy C. Hohn. AltaMira Press. 2008.
With 10% of trees (>8,000 species) threatened with extinction there is an urgent need for botanical gardens to protect threatened trees in dedicated conservation collections. Species conservation...
