News from the John Innes Centre

In celebration of the first ever International Fascination of Plants Day with over 39 countries taking part, the John Innes Centre home to some of the best plant scientists in the world asked some of them, amongst other things, why plants? What is that fascinates them about plants and what is it they want to [...]

The first International Fascination of Plants Day was celebrated at JIC with over 550 children from 23 Norfolk schools. The Blue Peter gardener and plant fanatic Chris Collins was on hand to share his own fascination of plants, and there was a huge range of activities that brought home the amazing versatility of plants, and [...]

Imagine a world without plants. We rely on them for everything, yet plants are often overlooked. Now, thousands of plant scientists, botanists, farmers and gardeners from all over the world are coming together to share their Fascination of Plants. On Friday May 18th the importance of having plants on our planet will be in the [...]

The UK’s plant lovers will be in for a treat next year when the first ever “Fascination of Plants” day takes place. Organisations such as Kew Gardens, the Natural History Museum, The Eden Project, The British Science Association, universities, botanic gardens and plant research labs will open their doors to highlight the amazing world of [...]