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Meise Botanic Garden becomes judging location for Excellence Roses
The Dutch-Belgian inspections for Excellence Roses has added a new location: Meise Botanic Garden. The Excellence Roses quality mark stands for strong, healthy, rich and repeat-flowering roses, which give good results to end users without the use of plant protection products.
[Science News] - A six-year experiment reveals the secrets behind the germination of creeping marshwort
Heliosciadium repens or creeping marshwort grows in moist grasslands and requires a very specific management such as grazing by horses. In Flanders, only a few populations are left...
Memorandum on Flemish scientific institutions 2024
Several Flemish scientific institutions play an important role in international research infrastructures. These cross-border research infrastructures promote frontier and strategic basic research. They are funded through the Fund for Scientific Research. In their memorandum, the FWO argues for more stable funding for these projects.
Mary Ann Armstrong: A 19th-century businesswoman with a passion for ferns and art
Meise Botanic Garden houses collections of significant botanical, historical, and heritage interest, including the unique collection of Henri Van Heurck. Among its treasures is a book-shaped herbarium of New Zealand ferns with a unique history...