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Botany links & credits

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Botanical & Horticultural Links

The Himalaya Foundation was set up to promote dialogue between plants men in Europe and indigenous peoples in the Himalayas and to establish relationships between the two societies based on sustainable benefit-sharing.

The Tree Register of the British Isles

A selection of books based around individual Trees
Irish Garden Club
Australian National Botanic Gardens
Bermuda Botanical Gardens
Bio diversity and Biological Collections
Canadian Public and Botanical Gardens
The Institute of Horticulture
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, South Africa
Missouri Botanical Garden
National Botanical Institute, South Africa
The National Trust
The National Trust for Scotland
Natural History Museum (London)
New York Botanical Gardens
Reykjavik Botanic Garden
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of Natural History
US Department of Agriculture: National Seed Storage Laboratory
US Fish and Wildlife Service
US National Herbarium

Credits

GALLAHER (DUBLIN) LIMITED
SUPPORTING AN ENTERPRISE IN HORTICULTURAL RENEWAL.

The Millennium Gardens at Birr Castle have been described as 'the real jewel' of the Demesne and tobacco manufacturer, Gallaher (Dublin) Limited is pleased to demonstrate its commitment to the conservation and preservation of our heritage by giving support to their restoration. Through its patronage Gallaher (Dublin) Limited supports an enterprise in horticultural renewal which is acknowledged as being of international significance and will result in the re-creation of the Millennium Gardens to their former magnificence - a richly rewarding experience awaits all who visit them.

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