Follow Monarda
Carole and Pete Whittaker hold a National Plant Collection of Monarda in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The collection is displayed in 2 polytunnels and exhibition beds with more Monarda planted in mixed perennial beds, within the 6 acre wildlife friendly garden at Glyn Bach Gardens.
Monarda are aromatic summer flowering herbaceous perennials or annuals, attractive to pollinators. They are long flowering and fully hardy, but not keen on wet winters. Commonly known as bergamot or bee balm.
The collection has featured on BBC Gardeners World and in a number of publications including RHS The Garden, Garden News and The English Garden. Carole and Pete are looking forward to keeping you up to date with developments in the collection.
Find out more about the National Plant Collection scheme
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Monarda 'Squaw'
Glyn Bach Gardens
You will receive
Your sponsorship will give you a welcome pack, regular updates, and a deeper connection to the conservation of unique plant collections.
- A personalised certificate.
- An introductory newsletter about the collection.
- Expert growing tips from the Collection Holder.
- Three newsletters a year about this National Collection.
- Our National Plant Collections Directory or Plant Heritage Journal.
Sponsorship
Your sponsorship will help us protect the diversity of our rich garden flora, so we can:
- Work with new collection holders to save plant groups missing from the National Plant Collection scheme.
- Work with gardeners to establish more dispersed National Plant Collections.
- Train more volunteers to help collection holders across the country.
- Create a comprehensive resource about the incredible plants in our National Collections.
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