27 Mar 2008
Liz Falkingham has been appointed by the NFU as its new director of communications from 2 June. Falkingham previously worked as the editor of Farmers Guardian. She replaces Anthony Gibson who is retiring after 36 years at the NFU.
14 Feb 2008
Professor David Mabberley, author of the Plant Book, has been appointed as keeper of the herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Mabberley is currently director of the University of Washington Botanic Gardens in Seattle, US. He will take up his appointment in March.
14 Feb 2008
Glenn Dack is the new general manager of Delamore, following the recent management buy-out by Wayne Eady. Dack has worked at Delamore for four years in a supervisory role, prior to which he worked for Darby Nursery Stock.
07 Feb 2008
Tom Keay, curator of the Eden Project s 10ha outdoor area and Mediterranean Biome, is leaving after 10 years to start a new life with his young family in rural France. He was one of the original members of the Eden Project team and plans to develop a new 4ha garden with his wife Helen. The Eden Project...