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Sources of plant related advice*

General gardening | Trees | Pests & Diseases | Scientific

General gardening enquiries

Contacts

Books

  • The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening by Christopher Brickell (Editor). 1992. ISBN: 0863189792 c.£35

  • The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants by Christopher Brickell (Editor). 1996. ISBN: 0751303038 c.£55

  • RHS Plant Finder: 2001/2002. ISBN: 0751332542 , price c. £12.99 (the definitive guide for sourcing any plant available in the UK; also available free online.

  • RHS Gardeners' Yearbook by C. Quest-Ritson, & C. Blair. Dorling Kindersley

Websites

The latter three sites all have discussion forums where you can post horticultural queries

Trees

Contacts

  • Tree Advice service (Arboricultural Advisory Service) 09065 161147 (staffed by trained and experienced experts; calls cost £1.50 per minute)

  • Local Authority arboricultural departments (first point of contact for Tree Preservation Orders, disputes etc.)

  • Rural Development Division, DETR 020 7890 5623 (Tree Preservation Orders, disputes etc.)

  • Arboricultural Association 01794 368717 (can provide a list of approved contractors in your area)

  • Oxford Forestry Institute 01865 275000 (scientific enquiries only, not gardening advice)

Books

  • Protected trees: a guide to tree preservation procedures. Leaflet available from the Department of Environment, Transport & the Regions Tel: 0870 122 6236

  • Tree Preservation Orders: a guide to the law and good practice by DETR. £8 or free online. Tel: 01709 891318

  • Tree felling – licences and permissions by the Forestry Commission. Tel: 0131 314 6156

  • Also see general gardening books above

Plant pests & diseases

Contacts

Books

  • The Royal Horticultural Society: Pests and Diseases by Pippa Greenwood, Andrew Halstead. 1997. ISBN: 0751303666 c.£20.00

  • Collins Photoguide: Pests, Diseases and Disorders of Garden Plants by Stefan Buczacki, Keith Harris, Brian Hargreaves. 1998. ISBN: 0002200635 c.£20

General scientific questions (conservation, ecology etc.)

Contacts

  • Scienceline 0808 800 4000

  • English Nature 01733 455000

  • The Environment Agency 0845 9333 111

  • The Environment Council 020 7836 2626

  • DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affirs) Helpline 0645 335577

Books

  • Good encyclopaedias and dictionaries

  • Who's Who in the Environment from the Environment Council Tel: 020 7632 0110

Websites

*Please note, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew can take no responsibility for the advice or information given by any of the sources listed above.

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