Share our passion for saving garden plants

The home of the National Plant Collections®

Dahlia 'Gallery Pablo' ^PBR

Why conserve cultivated plants?

When it's gone it's gone. Over decades and sometimes centuries, our nation's dedicated gardeners have bred and cared for a rich diversity of garden plants. The genetic heritage contained in these living organisms can only be preserved by active gardeners.

A nation of growers

We are a nation of gardeners so let's live up to our reputation. From public gardens to small back yards there are rare plants that need saving.

The lost garden of Britain

When production of garden plants is commercially streamlined we risk losing the most precious cultivars. Let's save these plants by growing and sharing them.

Cultural and social history

Pests, diseases and changes of fashion mean plants can simply disappear. We may help medicinal cures or disease resistance by saving garden plants.

Why does this matter?

We know and love the plants from our nation's stories, poems and paintings. Let's make sure future generations get to appreciate them as much as we do.

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Plant Heritage aims to conserve the diversity of our garden plants

We are the only national charity to ensure the cultivated plants we grow now will be available to future generations for cultural, medical, culinary and aesthetic use. We do this through the National Plant Collection scheme, our Plant Guardians and our local group network.

Support us

Help us sustain the amazing diversity of our garden plants, through the National Plant Collections, by making a donation today.

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Become a member

Support our conservation work, with access to rare and unusual plants, by taking out a membership for only £36 a year.

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Virtual talks & workshops

See our programme of virtual events

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Sponsor the National Plant Collections

Follow a Collection throughout the year

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Enter the Threatened Plant of the Year competition 2021!

Celebrate your unusual plant

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Talk

17 April 2021 9.30am - 12.30pm

Plant Heritage members day and AGM 2021

Virtual

Morning programme of virtual talks with National Collection Holders.

Plant Heritage National AGM at 11.00am.

Talk

20 April 2021 6.00pm - 7.30pm

Hergest Croft Gardens

Virtual

Hergest Croft Gardens is described as ’one of the finest collections of trees and shrubs in the British Isles’ and holds National Plant Collections of Acer, Betula and Zelkova, with Lawrence Banks, first Chairman of Plant Heritage and Rowan Griffiths, Keeper of the Records

Talk

17 April 2021 9.30am - 12.30pm

Plant Heritage members day and AGM 2021

Virtual

Morning programme of virtual talks with National Collection Holders.

Plant Heritage National AGM at 11.00am.

Event

17 April 2021 10.00am - 18 April 2021 4.45pm

Scotland's Daffodil Festival

Virtual , Fife

A sparkling festival programme of internationally respected speakers, tours, workshops and Q&A

Open Day

18 April 2021 1.30pm - 5.30pm

Corokia

London

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Talk

20 April 2021 6.00pm - 7.30pm

Hergest Croft Gardens

Virtual

Talk

21 April 2021 7.00pm - 8.00pm

Permaculture on Sark, by Helen Magell

St Peter Port , Guernsey

A talk on the unique Permaculture Garden beside Stocks, which provides organic vegetables, fruit, herbs and cut flowers for the hotel.

Talk

22 April 2021 6.30pm - 8.30pm

Celebrating Spring Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles) by David Ford

Virtual

National Collection Holder, David Ford will tell about Chaenomeles, also known as flowering or Japanese Quince, and his journey in creating the collection.

Open Day

24 April 2021 10.00am - 5.00pm