ArbNet Stories

2025 BGCI/ArbNet Partnership Programme Recipients Announced

ArbNet is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 BGCI/ArbNet Partnership Programme.

Garden Tested, Planet Approved: Arboreta Inspiring Sustainable Lifestyles

One of the most powerful impacts our institutions can make in sustainability is to educate and inspire our guests and members to take action in their own lives.

Arboreta Utilizing Grants for Accreditation

Learn how arboreta like Forest Home Cemetery are taking advantage of grant funding opportunities to meet ArbNet accreditation requirements.

Why Create an Arboretum at Your School?

By becoming an accredited arboretum, your school can become an outdoor classroom, living laboratory, and an inspiration for a greener, healthier, and more beautiful world.

2024 BGCI/ArbNet Partnership Programme Recipients Announced

ArbNet is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 BGCI/ArbNet Partnership Programme.

Typhoons, Trees, and Teamwork: A Case Study from the BGCI/ArbNet Partnership Programme

This partnership grant project was a great catalyst that supported collaboration between the Northwestern University Ecological Park, & Botanic Gardens (NUEBG), Philippines and Dr. Cecilia Koo Botanic Conservation Center (KBCC), Taiwan.

Brunswick Park Arboretum: Community-Led Arboreta as a Long-Term Strategy

What started as a project for one park is quickly growing into a network of tree planting and advocacy throughout Birmingham, UK.

2023 BGCI/ArbNet Partnership Programme Recipients Announced

ArbNet is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 BGCI/ArbNet Partnership Programme.

The Garden Cemetery Movement

In a sense, the movement for garden cemeteries marked the first whispers of American environmentalism.

Trees, People, and Arboreta: An Interview with ArbNet Leader, Dr. Andrea Brennan

Get to know ArbNet leader, Andrea Brennan, as she shares her passion for trees, her journey through public horticulture, and her vision for ArbNet’s growing future.

ArbNet Honored with Program Excellence Award

ArbNet was honored with the 2022 American Public Gardens Association (APGA) Program Excellence Award. The award celebrates an original and pioneering public horticulture program.