Events

Open Day

Rebutia, Aylostera & Weingartia (incl. Sulcorebutia)

11 May 2024 10.00am - 5.00pm

Ellon , Aberdeenshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Oncidium, Pleione

11 May 2024 10.30am - 12.30pm

West Sussex

Open day to visit the National Plant Collections. Booking essential.

Visit

Spring Plant Fair at Athelhampton House

12 May 2024 10.00am - 3.00pm

Athelhampton , Dorset

A welcome return to this beautiful venue with 20 - 25 specialist plant stalls

Event

Plant Fair: RHS Garden Rosemoor- May

12 May 2024 10.00am - 3.00pm

Torrington , Devon

There will be a wide variety of rare and unusual trees, shrubs and perennials from local nurseries for sale, a must for all keen gardeners and plant collectors.

Save the date!

Open Day

Ceanothus

12 May 2024 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Pimlico , London

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Geranium phaeum cvs. & primary hybrids

18 May 2024 10.00am - 19 May 2024 4.00pm

Desford , Leicestershire

Open weekend to visit the National Plant Collection.

Visit

Himalayan Garden and Sculpture Park

18 May 2024 10.00am - 12.00pm

Ripon , Yorkshire

A visit to the Himalayan Garden and Sculpture Park, where Joel, the Head Gardener, is giving the Plant Heritage members of the Yorkshire Group a tour of the National Collection of Rhododendrons and the propagation unit which the Group sponsored.  Refreshments are available.

Open Day

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

19 May 2024 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Barnet , Hertfordshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collections.

Event

Spring Plant Fair & Artisan Crafts - Helmingham Hall

26 May 2024 10.00am - 27 May 2024 4.30pm

Stowmarket , Suffolk

Plant Heritage Spring Plant Fair and Artisan Market at Helminghall Hall

Open Day

Quercus

26 May 2024 1.30pm - 4.30pm

Tiverton , Devon

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Dionaea, Sarracenia

01 June 2024 10.00am - 5.00pm

Telford , Shropshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collections.

Open Day

Digitalis

06 June 2024 11.00am - 08 June 2024 4.00pm

Melksham , Wiltshire

Open weekend to see the National Plant Collection.

Visit

Visit to Hoyland Plant Centre

07 June 2024 10.00am - 12.00pm

Hoyland , Yorkshire

A visit to Hoyland Plant Centre to see new developments at Steve and Elaine Hickman nursery to include National Collections of Agapanthus, Tulbaghia and Clivia

Open Day

Rosa persica hybrids

08 June 2024 10.00am - 4.00pm

Kenninghall , Norfolk

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Dryopteris (hardy cvs.), Polystichum (hardy cvs.)

09 June 2024 10.00am - 4.00pm

Nr. Exeter , Devon

Open day to visit the National Plant Collections.

Open Day

Siberian Iris cvs. (with the RHS AGM)

11 June 2024 10.00am - 13 June 2024 4.00pm

by St Andrews , Fife

Open weekend to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Rosa (Alba roses)

12 June 2024 10.00am - 5.00pm

Ashford , Kent

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection. Booking essential

Open Day

Tradescantia Andersoniana Group & T. virginiana cvs.

13 June 2024 11.00am - 4.00pm

Cheltenham , Gloucestershire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Aeonium spp., cvs. & interspecific hybrids

21 June 2024 11.00am - 4.00pm

Clun , Shropshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Visit

Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens Summer Plant Fair

23 June 2024 10.00am - 3.00pm

Abbotsbury , Dorset

Summer Plant Fair at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens with up to 30 plant & garden craft stalls and many exotic plants. Entry to fair includes free access to Gardens.

Open Day

Rosa (rambling)

30 June 2024 2.00pm - 6.00pm

Cirencester , Gloucestershire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Mentha

06 July 2024 10.00am - 07 July 2024 4.00pm

Broxton , Cheshire

Open weekend to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Hemerocallis (spider & unusual forms)

06 July 2024 2.00pm - 5.30pm

Lymington , Hampshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Sedum (incl. Hylotelephium, Petrosedum, Phedimus, Prometheum & Rhodiola)

07 July 2024 10.00am - 3.30pm

Choppington , Northumberland

Open day to visit the National Plant Collections.

Open Day

Aeonium spp. & interspecific hybrids.

07 July 2024 10.30am - 4.30pm

Eastleigh , Hampshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Hemerocallis (spider & unusual forms)

13 July 2024 2.00pm - 5.30pm

Lymington , Hampshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Event

Plant Fair : South Molton Pannier Market- July

14 July 2024 10.00am - 2.00pm

South Molton , Devon

There will be a wide variety of rare and unusual trees, shrubs and perennials from local nurseries for sale, a must for all keen gardeners and plant collectors.

Also the Group will have a sales and information stand.

Save the date!

Open Day

Achillea millefolium

20 July 2024 10.00am - 4.00pm

Algarkirk , Lincolnshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Penstemon

28 July 2024 11.30am - 5.00pm

Kettering , Northamptonshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Quercus

28 July 2024 1.30pm - 4.30pm

Tiverton , Devon

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Event

Flower Show at RHS Garden Rosemoor with Devon Plant Heritage hub

16 August 2024 10.00am - 18 August 2024 5.00pm

Torrington , Devon

The annual flower show sees specialist nurseries from the South West and others from further afield.

The Devon Group of Plant Heritage will have a display of the collections in the county, come and speak to members of the group and collection holders about plants and how you can get involved with Plant Heritage!

Open Day

Brugmansia spp. & cvs.

17 August 2024 11.00am - 7.00pm

Lydney , Gloucestershire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Event

Denbies Plant Fair 18th August 2024

18 August 2024 10.00am - 2.00pm

Dorking , Surrey

A Plant Fair Consisting of Specialist Nurseries and our own Plant Stand

Event

Plant Fair: RHS Garden Rosemoor- September

07 September 2024 10.00am - 3.00pm

Torrington , Devon

There will be a wide variety of rare and unusual trees, shrubs and perennials from local nurseries for sale, a must for all keen gardeners and plant collectors.

The Group will also have a plant sales and information stand.

Save the date!

Talk

'People, Plants and Places' with Iain Parkinson

12 September 2024 7.00pm - 9.30pm

Cobham , Surrey

A talk by Iain Parkinson, Living collections and Conservation Manager at Kew's Wakehurst Place

Attend in person in Cobham or via Zoom. 

Please note the deadline for requests for a Zoom invitation for this talk is 11am on the morning of the event.

Event

Harrogate Autumn Flower Show

13 September 2024 10.00am - 15 September 2024 4.00pm

Harrogate , Yorkshire

Harrogate Autumn Flower Show which includes Plant Heritage Yorkshire Group's promotional display and table selling members' plants.

Event

Autumn Plant Fair & Artisan Crafts: Helmingham Hall

15 September 2024 10.00am - 4.30pm

Stowmarket , Suffolk

Autumn Plant Fair & Artisan Crafts: Helmingham Hall

Open Day

Chlorophytum comosum cvs.

15 September 2024 12.00pm - 5.00pm

Herne Bay , Kent

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Event

Autumn Plant Fair RHS Hyde Hall

21 September 2024 10.00am - 22 September 2024 4.00pm

Creephedge Lane, Rettendon , Essex

RHS Hall Hall Autumn Plant Fair. Great selection of nurseries and stalls, refreshments, visitors centre

Talk

Derry Watkins 'Gravel Gardening'

21 September 2024 2.30pm - 2.00pm

Park Road, Wetherden , Suffolk

Derry Watkins who grows and sells unusual plants from all the world talks on 'Gravel Gardening' - including maintenance and suitable plants.  www.specialplants.net

Open Day

Symphyotrichum (Aster) novae-angliae

22 September 2024 1.00pm - 4.00pm

Callow End , Worcestershire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Salix

04 October 2024 10.00am - 06 October 2024 4.00pm

Carmarthen , Carmarthenshire

Open weekend to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Malus domestica (cvs. bred & grown in Hampshire & Isle of Wight pre 1960)

09 October 2024 10.00am - 12.00pm

Winchester , Hampshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Polypodium (hardy cvs.), Polystichum (hardy cvs.)

12 October 2024 10.30am - 3.30pm

Sevenoaks , Kent

Open day to visit the National Plant Collections.

Open Day

Camellia (autumn & winter flowering)

13 October 2024 10.00am - 5.00pm

Colchester , Essex

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Malus domestica (cvs. bred & grown in Hampshire & Isle of Wight pre 1960)

16 October 2024 10.00am - 12.00pm

Winchester , Hampshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Dionaea, Sarracenia

19 October 2024 10.00am - 5.00pm

Telford , Shropshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collections.

Open Day

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

20 October 2024 1.00pm - 4.00pm

Barnet , Hertfordshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collections.

Open Day

Quercus

27 October 2024 1.30pm - 4.30pm

Tiverton , Devon

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.