What is the future for botanic gardens? - Directors of leading botanic gardens debated their role last month at an event at Kew.

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Three issues stood out as top of the bill at a debate between four heads from the largest botanic gardens in the British Isles. Climate change, funding issues and public perception of botanic gardens were the hot topics discussed during the in-depth exchange at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Kew director Stephen Hopper was joined by National Botanic Garden of Walesdirector Kevin Lamb, Dublin-based National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin director Dr Peter Wyse-Jackson and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh director Professor Stephen Blackmore. The debate on 18 February was organised by Kew students and chaired by garden writer Noel Kingsbury and bio-technologist Professor Denis Murphy of the University of Glamorgan.