Plant Heritage

We are the home of the National Plant Collections®

Together with our members, we are safeguarding nearly 100,000 different plants so they can be enjoyed today and by future generations.

Find out more

Get involved

Donate

Join our Board of Trustees

If you care about plants and conservation why not join us as a trustee?

Special Offer on Membership - £10 off your first year

Choose individual or joint membership

Our garden for Chelsea 2026

We are putting plant conservation at the heart of the world's greatest flower show

Start a National Collection

Could you be the Missing Collector?

Become a Plant Guardian

Keen on conservation but don't have room for a full National Collection?

Visit

Thursday, 14 May 2026 1.30pm - 5.00pm

Private garden visit SOUTH WOOD FARM

COTLEIGH, HONITON ,Devon

Open Day

Saturday, 16 May 2026 10.00am - 1.00pm

Wisteria

Sittingbourne ,Kent

Open day to see the National Plant Collection. Please note that you must book in advance it will not be open entry on the day.

Open Day

Sunday, 17 May 2026 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Astrantia

Norwell ,Nottinghamshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Sunday, 17 May 2026 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Carpinus betulus cvs., Catalpa, Taxodium spp. & cvs.

Barnet ,Hertfordshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collections.

Open Day

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 11.00am - 6.00pm

Iris (Sir Cedric Morris introductions)

Ipswich ,Suffolk

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 1.00pm - 4.00pm

Jovibarba, Sempervivum

Hope Valley ,Derbyshire

Garden open day (NGS) with examples from the collection on view. Full collection viewable by appt., not on NGS days.

Open Day

Saturday, 23 May 2026 10.00am - Sunday, 24 May 2026 4.00pm

Meconopsis (George Sherriff Group & related M. gakyidiana)

Canonbie ,Dumfries & Galloway

Open weekend to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Saturday, 23 May 2026 11.00am - 4.00pm

Baptisia

Rayleigh ,Essex

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Saturday, 23 May 2026 1.00pm - Sunday, 24 May 2026 5.00pm

Dionaea, Sarracenia

Telford ,Shropshire

Open weekend to see the National Plant Collections.

Event

Sunday, 24 May 2026 10.00am - Monday, 25 May 2026 4.00pm

Spring Plant Fair at Helmingham Hall 2026

Stowmarket ,Suffolk

One of the biggest events in the Suffolk calendar. Specialist plant fair & artisan crafts with live music and free entry to Helmingham Hall gardens. Hundreds of rare and unusual plants from specialist nurseries plus displays and plants from National Collections. Expert advice and demonstrations (programme below). Buy tickets in advance from Helmingham Hall website or at the gate.

More upcoming events

Latest News

11th May, 2026

Share our passion for saving garden plants

Join Our Growing Community

Nurturing a Greener Future Together

The Missing Collector Garden

Plant Heritage

Join our Board of Trustees

Special Offer on Membership - £10 off your first year

Our garden for Chelsea 2026

Start a National Collection

Become a Plant Guardian

Our Events

Private garden visit SOUTH WOOD FARM

Wisteria

Astrantia

Carpinus betulus cvs., Catalpa, Taxodium spp. & cvs.

Iris (Sir Cedric Morris introductions)

Jovibarba, Sempervivum

Meconopsis (George Sherriff Group & related M. gakyidiana)

Baptisia

Dionaea, Sarracenia

Spring Plant Fair at Helmingham Hall 2026

Latest News

Meet expert growers at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Full Grown chair takes pride of place on the Plant Heritage Missing Collector Garden

Plant Heritage aims to raise £10,000 in Earth Raise 2026

The Plant Heritage Missing Collector Garden, a garden made in Cheshire to find a home at Chester Zoo

New Awards to Recognise Plant Heritage Volunteers

Plant Matchmaking service launching in time for Valentine’s Day

Women’s Prison awarded its second National Plant Collection® for pollinator friendly Agastache

The Plant Heritage Missing Collector Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026

Orchard gains National Plant Collection® status

A bumper crop of new National Plant Collections approved by Plant Heritage

Our partners