News and media coverage of Plant Alert.
- PlantAlert – Results from the first year.
In November 2020 we reported on the events of our first year, at the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland’s virtual Annual Exhibition Meeting. Find out what we’ve been up to!
- Jumping the fence-The Garden, RHS Magazine.
If you are a member of the RHS you will have seen the piece on Plant Alert in Septembers edition of The Garden. If you missed it you can read the full article here.
First published in The Garden, magazine of the RHS, September 2020. www.rhs.org.uk
- The Countryman – On the alert for invasive plants.
The Countryman is one of the oldest and most respected countryside magazines in the world, sharing concerns for the countryside, the people who live and work in it, and its wildlife. PlantAlert has been featured in the August 2020 issue! Read the full article now.
- Gardening with Dave Allan: Invasive foreign plants can play havoc if we let them
Read this informative article by Dave Allan of The Herald focusing on the purpose of PlantAlert and the importance of our garden flora.
4th July 2020
- Top 20 recorded UK invasive Plants
On the 23rd June 2020 PlantAlert featured in Horticulture Weeks regular publication to the horticultural industries leading professionals. Article by Mathew Appleby.
- BBC Radio 4 Gardeners Question Time At Home.
Check out BBCGQT Episode 11 for an introduction to PlantAlert and to hear the panellists views! 15th June 2020
- Spy the garden invaders and nip them in the bud.
The Daily Express 2nd June 2020. Read the printed article here
- Be on ‘Plant Alert’ citizen gardeners urged.
See the 2nd June 2020 printed article featured in The Telegraph here
- Gardeners recruited to help spot next Japanese knotweed before it ‘jumps the garden fence’
The Telegraph online 1st June 2020 by Helena Horton. Read it here
- The Wildlife Gardening Forum.
The Wildlife Gardening forum is the go-to place for any gardener of any ability wanting to garden with wildlife in mind. PlantAlert featured in their May newsletter which goes out to all forum members. (membership is free!) The forum provides scientifically backed expert advice from a huge range of individuals with practical experience along with news on research and conservation matters. http://www.wlgf.org/index.html Read the article on PlantAlert below.
- PlantAlert – Results from the first year.
- Jumping the fence-The Garden, RHS Magazine.
- The Countryman – On the alert for invasive plants.
- Gardening with Dave Allan: Invasive foreign plants can play havoc if we let them
- Top 20 recorded UK invasive Plants
- BBC Radio 4 Gardeners Question Time At Home.
- Spy the garden invaders and nip them in the bud.
- Be on ‘Plant Alert’ citizen gardeners urged.
- Gardeners recruited to help spot next Japanese knotweed before it ‘jumps the garden fence’
- The Wildlife Gardening Forum.