Local Group

We're a friendly group with members from across London and also organise events with nearby groups like Essex. The region is home to a diverse range of around 20 National Plant Collections.

Our Highgate plant fairs in April and September are a major event - find them on the events page. New members are very welcome - you don't have to have a garden. Find out more below.

We run two plant fairs a year - the last Saturday in April and the first Saturday in September, both in Highgate (see the events page for details). As well as raising funds for the charity, they're a great place to meet other members and get quality plants from specialist nurseries. 

We also organise events like propagation workshops and visits to beautiful gardens and local National Collections. We are keen to do more, so if you would like to help or you have suggestions for places you'd like to go or workshops you'd like us to organise, just get in touch. We send newsletters a few times a year (let us know if you'd like to be added to our mailing list), and you can follow us on Instagram

We had a fantastic visit to Mona Abboud's amazing National Collection of Corokia in her garden in north London. She was a great host and we enjoyed chatting about all things plants. We will be visiting again in early 2027. 

Even if you don't have a garden, you are still very welcome. We are just as passionate about houseplants, and plants for allotments and community gardens. As well as the well-known National Plant Collection scheme, Plant Heritage also runs the Plant Guardian scheme which means any member can get involved in plant conservation by looking after just one or a few rare or unusual plants, and members can take part in our free annual Plant Exchange. Get in touch to find out more.

<p>Mona Abboud holds a National Collection of <em>Corokia</em> in her London garden: <em>Corokia cotoneaster</em></p>

Mona Abboud holds a National Collection of Corokia in her London garden: Corokia cotoneaster

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<p>A detailed National Plant Collection of <em>Begonia</em> - Mesoamerican spp. and form of the section G<em>ireoudia</em>:<em> Begonia pustuata</em></p>

A detailed National Plant Collection of Begonia - Mesoamerican spp. and form of the section Gireoudia: Begonia pustuata

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