Resources related to starting an arboretum. To contribute a resource to the Arboretum Management database, please contact the ArbNet Coordinator at arbnet@mortonarb.org.
General
- What is an arboretum? (interactive virtual piece by The Morton Arboretum)
- What is an arboretum? (Arborist News article by Paist & Luley 2019)
- Modern arboreta: What is the 21st century arboretum? (recorded ArbNet presentation, Brennan 2024)
- Introduction to ArbNet: A step by step guide to becoming an accredited arboretum (recorded ArbNet presentation, Copic 2022)
- Questions to ask in developing the key purpose and focus of the garden (excerpt from Rakow & Lee 2011)
- Guide and Toolkit for New and Emerging Public Gardens (Longwood Fellows)
Collections Development
- How to plant a tree video tutorial (Iowa DNR)
- Sample Collections policy (ArbNet)
- Collection Development Planning Guide (American Public Gardens Association)
- Characteristics of an exemplary living plant collection (excerpt from Rakow & Lee 2011)
- List of required information for plant records (excerpt from Rakow & Lee 2011)
- Collections Software Comparison (ArbNet)
- Image of example label
BGCI's Manual on Planning, Developing and Managing Botanic Gardens
- Chapter 1 - Planning and Implementing Botanic Garden Design Projects
- Chapter 2 - Governance Models, Human and Financial Resources Development
- Chapter 3 - No Plant Collection without a Strategy or Policy
- Chapter 4 -The Plant Collection in the International Policy Context
- Chapter 5 - Collection Record Management Systems
- Chapter 6 - Horticulture Mananagement
- Chapter 7 - Using the Plant Collection - Research, Conservation, Education, Public Engagement, Recreation, and Tourism
- Chapter 8 - Managing Environmental Sustainablity
- Cemetery Arboretum Toolkit (ArbNet)
- City Arboretum Toolkit (ArbNet)
- School Arboretum Toolkit (ArbNet)
- University/College Arboretum Toolkit (ArbNet)
