Seminar "Tree success stories"

There is widespread concern that many tree planting projects do not have the rate of success   that they should. This seminar considers the issues under 4 themes to demonstrate what success looks like and how it was achieved. 

Chair:  Tony Kirkham, author, tree expert, TDAG Patron and former Head of the Arboretum, and Horticultural Services at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 

A project that has stood the test of time
Jane Findlay, Founder, Fira and Past-President of the Landscape Institute

The importance of social and cultural values for resilient treescapes
Rachel Bryan, Green and Healthy City Project Officer, City of Portsmouth 
 
Achieving tree success in complex, dense urban environments
Sharon Durdant-Hollamby, Director, Sharon Hosegood Associates 

Regeneration led by landscape – Sighthill, Glasgow
Rory Wilson and Kirstin Taylor, Directors, LDA Design 

Partners: 
Landscape Institute, Town and Country Planning Association, Urban Design Group