Celebration of Calendula 2019 - celebrating the conservation of calendula through the dirspersed National Collection held at Bristol zoo, woth the help of local community groups
Author: Plant Heritage
Plant Heritage works to conserve the nation’s garden plants for people to use and enjoy today and tomorrow.
The National Plant Collections® are at the heart of what we do – living plant libraries representing the diversity of our nation’s cultivated plants (plants that we have collected, bred and grown). They are created and curated by individuals or organisations who are passionate about protecting the diversity of our rich flora.
Our pioneering Threatened Plants research helps us identify plants at risk of disappearing so we can aim to put conservation plans in place to protect them.
Our members are working together to grow, share and save the diversity of garden plants. They can become Plant Guardians® who grow and nurture one or more rare and unusual plants in their own house or garden. They can take part in our annual Plant Exchange, hard-to-find plants are shared for free to members across the nation.
AGM & Members Weekend – Harrogate 2017
Many thanks to our Yorkshire group for the wonderful 2017 AGM, based in Harrogate, with some excellent garden visits and talks. Particular thanks go to Richard Laurence, Cathryn Denby, Dean Lockwood, Simon Crawford and Ruth Wood. Plus many thanks to Pat Cooke from Floral Tours for organising the event. The weekend kicked off with a very successful …
Debut Daffodil Festival puts Scotland’s Backhouse Daffodils on the map
2017, the year of Scotland's History, Heritage and Archaeology, was the perfect time to launch Scotland’s first Daffodil Festival. It was held on 15-16 April at Backhouse Rossie Estate in Fife. It was a great success with visitors enjoying woodland walks, an egg hunt, artisan stalls, talks, planting demonstrations, nine-hole putting and, of course, the …
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London in bloom in February
A superb gold medal winning display was created by our Plant Heritage London Group, at the RHS Early Spring Plant Fair. The display illustrated a range of plants that are in flower or fruit now. At first glance the display catches your eye with the wide variety of plants, but then you start looking at the details. It's a feast for the …
Love your rose Collections on Valentine’s Day
We have 11 National Plant Collections of Rosa, spanning the UK from Edinburgh to Hampshire. From old English roses to Scottish and Japanese roses, rambling, shrub and ancient Gallica roses – there’s a Collection to woo all lovers of the nation’s favourite flower. Wherever you live, why not plan some visits to see them this summer? …
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Plant Heritage at Borde Hill Gardens
The sun shone on our first national Plant Heritage event this year, held at Borde Hill Gardens, near Haywards Heath in Sussex, described as ‘One of the country’s truly great gardens’ by Country Life magazine. Huge thanks to the generous Eleni Stephenson-Clarke of Borde Hill Gardens, our hostess, to our Sussex Group committee, and for the support from NFU …
Bressingham Gardens
At the AGM weekend in Norfolk, Bressingham Gardens provided a contrast to the visit to The Harralds, but proved equally fascinating, with interesting vistas throughout. The garden was first developed by Alan Bloom (1906-2005), and opened to the public in 1962, showing the new concept of using perennials in island beds. These island beds are still evident today …
Autumnal colours at Savill Garden
Despite persistent rain a highly informative talk was given by Mark Flanagan, Keeper of the Gardens, at a recent visit by the Surrey Group to Savill Garden in Windsor Great Park. The Crown Estate, which includes Savill Garden along with the adjacent Valley gardens, holds 9 National Plant Collections ranging from Rhododendron spp. to Prunus incisa. Savill Garden …
Autumn Delights by the London Group
The London Group have again put on a colourful display at the RHS London Shades of Autumn Show, displaying a wide variety of plants donated by individual and corporate members. The kaleidoscope of colours from the orange/red colours of Autumn to the purple Asters resulted in a well deserved Silver-Gilt Flora award. See photos below. Congratulations to the National Collection holders at the …
