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- ↑ Cosgrove, Sarah (August 22, 2014). "Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh horticulture head Dr David Rae set to retire". Horticulture Week . Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ↑ Bird, Chris (2014). The Fundamentals of Horticulture: Theory and Practice. Cambridge University Press. p. 17. ISBN 9781107782549.
- ↑ Toomer, Simon (2010). Planting and Maintaining a Tree Collection. Timber Press. p. 169-170. ISBN 9780881929300.
- ↑ "The Sibbaldia and PlantNetwork Conference". BGCI.org. Botanic Gardens Conservation International. 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ↑ Symonds, Dan (December 23, 2019). "Bursaries made available for young attendees at Edinburgh horticultural conference". Horticulture Week . Retrieved January 9, 2021.
