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As a network of plant educators from green spaces big and small, we have a wealth of experience between us and are always happy to share. Join the Bgen network for access to up to date information, tips and tricks to help keep your work refreshed and thriving.

 

  • Presentations and reports from bgen Training Days, Networking Events and our Annual Conference
  • Up to date links to the best online teaching resources for plant educators
  • Case studies of successful plant education delivery across the UK and Ireland

 

Resource categories available:
  • Plants and the Curriculum
  • Outdoor and Environmental Learning
  • Gardening and Growing
  • Sustainable Development and Climate Change
  • Diversifying your Audience
  • Interpretation and Informal Learning
  • Fundraising
  • Gardens, Gardening and Growing Your Own

In the meantime. . .

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Is taxonomy missing from our teaching — or just hiding in plain sight?

By Dr Lauren Daly & Dr Seb Stroud

  Taxonomy is having a moment.

Blog

Meet our Gail Bromley Award winner – Samantha Dobbie

By BGEN, Coordinator

Quick-fire Q&A with Samantha Dobbie. We’re delighted to introduce Samantha Dobbie, winner of the BGEN Gail Bromley Award and speaker at our upcoming Virtual Coffee Morning on 15th April. Samantha is Learning and Engagement Lead at BIFoR, based at the University of Birmingham, where she works at the intersection of climate research, education and community […]

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BGEN Announces New Training Partnership with BSBI

By BGEN, Coordinator

The Botanic Gardens Education Network (BGEN) is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI), creating expanded professional development opportunities for our members.  

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Join Our Board — We’re Recruiting a New Bgen Trustee!

By BGEN, Coordinator

Bgen – the Botanic Gardens Education Network – is seeking a new Trustee to join our Board.

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Pop Culture, Plants, and the Power of a Hook: ‘Tayloring’ botanical education for young adults

By : Blog post for BGEN by Lauren Baker, Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum

“Can Taylor Swift inspire a love for plants? In this blog, Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum) reflects on how pop culture ‘hooks’—from music videos to media moments—can spark fresh curiosity about botany and help tackle plant blindness.”

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