The Public Gardens as Sentinels against Invasive Plants Database is a controlled access database for public gardens in North America to share information about plant taxa that they are observing escaping from cultivation on site. The goal of maintaining the database is to collect information about plant species escaping cultivation that are not widely known to be invasive and/or are not widely available in trade. These compiled garden data can be used to inform policy decisions at public gardens, to improve plant risk assessments, and to help guide propagation research and development decisions away from taxa showing strong invasive potential.
Watch our new video to learn more about Public Gardens as Sentinels against Invasive Plants, including how to access the resources being developed by this initiative, and how to get involved. Watch the video
