Events

Visit

Private garden visit SOUTH WOOD FARM

Thursday, 14 May 2026 1.30pm - 5.00pm

COTLEIGH, HONITON , Devon

Open Day

Wisteria

Saturday, 16 May 2026 10.00am - 1.00pm

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

Astrantia

Sunday, 17 May 2026 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Norwell , Nottinghamshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

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

Sunday, 17 May 2026 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Barnet , Hertfordshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collections.

Open Day

Iris (Sir Cedric Morris introductions)

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 11.00am - 6.00pm

Ipswich , Suffolk

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Jovibarba, Sempervivum

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 1.00pm - 4.00pm

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

Meconopsis (George Sherriff Group & related M. gakyidiana)

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

Canonbie , Dumfries & Galloway

Open weekend to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Baptisia

Saturday, 23 May 2026 11.00am - 4.00pm

Rayleigh , Essex

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Dionaea, Sarracenia

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

Telford , Shropshire

Open weekend to see the National Plant Collections.

Open Day

Acer (excl. palmatum cvs.), Sorbus (British endemic spp.)

Sunday, 24 May 2026 1.00pm - 4.00pm

Seaton Burn , Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Open day to visit the National Plant Collections.

Event

Wild Flower Walk with Simon Harrap

Tuesday, 26 May 2026 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Norfolk

With Simon Harrap at Ashwellthorpe Lower Wood Wildlife Trust Reserve.

Visit

Visit to The Old Vicarage, Wellington Heath

Wednesday, 27 May 2026 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Ledbury , Herefordshire

Visit to The Old Vicarage, Wellington Heath by kind invitation of Gavin James.

Please book by Wednesday 20th May.

Open Day

Ajuga spp. & cvs.

Saturday, 30 May 2026

Croydon , Surrey

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Sarracenia

Saturday, 30 May 2026 10.00am - Sunday, 31 May 2026 4.00pm

Hereford , Herefordshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Quercus

Sunday, 31 May 2026 1.30pm - 2.30pm

Tiverton , Devon

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Iris Siberian cvs. (with the RHS AGM)

Tuesday, 2 June 2026 10.00am - Thursday, 4 June 2026 4.00pm

by St Andrews , Fife

Open event 2-4 Jun to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Jovibarba, Sempervivum

Wednesday, 3 June 2026 1.00pm - 4.00pm

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

Iris series Sibiricae, Iris Siberian cvs. (with the RHS AGM)

Friday, 5 June 2026 9.00am - Monday, 8 June 2026 2.00pm

Leven , Fife

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

Event

Members' Weekend and Plant Exchange 2026 in Suffolk

Friday, 5 June 2026 6.30pm - Sunday, 7 June 2026 12.00pm

Bury St Edmunds and Helmingham Hall near Stowmarket , Suffolk

Welcome to Suffolk for the annual National Members' get together and Plant Exchange. Beautiful Helmingham Hall near Stowmarket and Bury St Edmunds are at the centre of what promises to be a memorable weekend for all. Please note this event is now sold out.

Open Day

Geranium phaeum cvs. & primary hybrids

Saturday, 6 June 2026 11.00am - Sunday, 7 June 2026 4.00pm

Desford , Leicestershire

Open weekend to visit the National Plant Collection.

Visit

Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens - Specialist Plant Fair

Sunday, 7 June 2026 10.00am - 3.00pm

Weymouth , Dorset

Large, specialist fair, approx 30 stalls with the emphasis very much on plants and gardening, offering a very wide range including exotics, subtropical, succulents, alpines, herbs, shrubs, hardy perennials, houseplants, scented plants and annuals. Rare and unusual special or cultivars. Also, wildlife charities and craft stalls. Fresh Italian coffee stall.  Free parking. Dogs on short leads welcome.

Open Day

Codonopsis & related genera

Sunday, 7 June 2026 10.30am - 4.30pm

Louth , Lincolnshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Yucca

Sunday, 7 June 2026 12.00pm - 5.00pm

Burwell , Cambridgeshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Stewartia

Sunday, 7 June 2026 1.00pm - 5.00pm

Haywards Heath , West Sussex

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Ceanothus

Sunday, 7 June 2026 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Pimlico , London

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Visit

Garden Visit - Vicarage House, Great Hockham

Sunday, 7 June 2026 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Great Hockham , Norfolk

Visit to the garden at Vicarage House, Great Hockham.

Visit

Visit and guided tour West Dean Gardens

Wednesday, 10 June 2026 10.00am - 3.00pm

Chichester , West Sussex

Visit

Private garden visit to THORN HOUSE

Friday, 12 June 2026 2.15pm - 5.00pm

WEMBURY , Devon

Open Day

Dionaea, Sarracenia

Saturday, 13 June 2026 10.00am - Sunday, 14 June 2026 5.00pm

Telford , Shropshire

Open weekend to see the National Plant Collections.

Event

Specialist Plant and Garden Fair at Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens

Saturday, 13 June 2026 10.00am - 3.00pm

nr. Durham , Co Durham

Large Plant Heritage North East stall with locally grown plants, plus nurseries from elsewhere in the north-east, Borders, Cumbria, Yorkshire and further afield.  Garden crafts. Ample parking, restaurant, and superb grounds and historic chapels to explore at this exceptional site.

For a full list of nurseries who will be attending see Ushaw.org website. 

Event

Surrey Group Summer Social 2026

Saturday, 13 June 2026 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Croydon , Surrey

I am delighted to announce that Paul and Neil have invited us all back (again!) for another knees-up at their fabulous garden in Croydon, Surrey

Thank you both so much.

Open Day

Citrus

Sunday, 14 June 2026 11.00am - 4.00pm

Bedfordshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Jovibarba, Sempervivum

Sunday, 14 June 2026 1.00pm - 4.00pm

Hope Valley , Derbyshire

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

Visit

Borde Hill - Special Visit to the Restored Garden

Tuesday, 16 June 2026 11.00am - 4.00pm

Haywards Heath , West Sussex

A personal invitation from our President, Eleni Stephenson-Clarke, for a visit to the newly restored Walled Garden at Borde Hill.

Open Day

Rosa (Alba roses)

Thursday, 18 June 2026 10.00am - 5.00pm

Ashford , Kent

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection. Booking essential

Event

Summer Social

Thursday, 18 June 2026 6.00pm - 8.30pm

Little Plumstead , Norfolk

The Walled Garden Community Shop and Café

Open Day

Polypodium (hardy cvs.)

Friday, 19 June 2026 5.00pm - 8.00pm

Malvern , Worcestershire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collections.

Open Day

Salix

Saturday, 20 June 2026 10.00am - 4.00pm

Carmarthen , Carmarthenshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Fragaria vesca, Polemonium, Collomia, Gilia & Leptodactylon (Polemoniaceae)

Saturday, 20 June 2026 1.00pm - 4.00pm

Trimdon Station , Co Durham

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Iris (Sir Cedric Morris introductions)

Sunday, 21 June 2026 11.00am - 5.00pm

Ipswich , Suffolk

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Eucalyptus spp.

Sunday, 21 June 2026 11.00am - 5.00pm

Eynsford , Kent

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Crataegus spp. & cvs. (ornamental trees suitable for small gardens), Rosa (Hybrid Musk intro by Pemberton & Bentall 1912-1939)

Sunday, 21 June 2026 1.00pm - 5.00pm

Ribchester , Lancashire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collections.

Visit

NGS Open Day at Dutton Hall

Sunday, 21 June 2026 1.00pm - 5.00pm

Gallows Lane, Ribchester , Lancashire

Dutton Hall will be open for adults and children. There will be a Plant Heritage plant sale and home made cakes and tea/coffee for sale. There is a formal garden at the front of the 17th Century house and a 2 acre garden at the rear which includes a large collection of old fashioned roses, many interesting trees, water feature, wild orchid meadow and viewing platforms with extensive views over the Ribble Valley.

Open Day

Rosa (rambling)

Sunday, 21 June 2026 2.00pm - 6.00pm

Cirencester , Gloucestershire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Visit

Norwell Nurseries, Nottinghamshire

Friday, 26 June 2026 10.30am - 3.00pm

Yorkshire

This will be a visit of many delights to a nursery of high repute, home of two National Plant Collections, Astrantia and Chrysanthemum (hardy) dispersed. With refreshments on arrival, and then a guided tour of the nursery by Andrew and Helen Ward. This promises to be a real treat. Described in the National Garden Scheme book as a jewel box of 3000 different, beautiful and unusual plants sumptuously set out in a 1-acre plantsman’s garden including cottage garden borders, alpine and scree areas, shade and woodland areas and a pond. 

Visit

Tithe Barn, Wellow Dyke: home of Andrew & Carrie Young

Friday, 26 June 2026 2.15pm - 4.00pm

Wellow , Yorkshire

On the edge of the Wellow Dyke, bordered by a woodland garden, this garden promises contrast with mature shrubs, weeping trees, herbaceous beds, irises, roses and rambling roses scrambling into fruit trees coupled with a generous terrace and the formality of yew hedges and wide sweeps of lawn. Andrew is  the National Garden Scheme organiser for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.