National Plant Heritage Group

Local Group

All Plant Heritage members are part of the national charity and can attend events across the UK

You're also welcome to join your local group (or more than one group). If there isn't a local group in your area and you would like to help organise activities as a volunteer, please get in touch. We would love to hear from you.

Read on to find out more about joining us. Our national workshops and events are listed below and on our events page.

Join us as a member?

As a member, you will be supporting our plant conservation work. Together, we are safeguarding 100,000 plants for the future, from tiny orchids to enormous oak trees. You're welcome to get directly involved in plant conservation - perhaps by becoming a Plant Guardian, starting a National Collection or taking part in our annual free Plant Exchange - but it's not compulsory.

All members receive our Journal twice a year, full of stories and advice from plant experts, as well as our National Collections Directory (you can search the Collections here). You'll also receive our regular newsletters, and be able to take part in our many events across the UK. You'll also get exclusive access to our website members' area.

Please join us and share our passion for saving garden plants.

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Hyacinthus orientalis 'Grande Blanche Imperiale' Copyright Alan Shipp

The National Collection of Banksia (South East Australian species) is held by R Blackhall-Miles in Gwynned. Picture is Banksia ericifolia

Ben Ram

Madeleine Tinson holds the National Plant Collection of Lilium (Mylnefield Lillies) in Perth & Kinross: Lilium 'Eileen North'

Stan Farrow

Event

Saturday, 1 August 2026 10.00am - 4.00pm

Dibleys Flower Show

Ruthin ,Denbighshire

Experience a slice of the Chelsea Flower Show in North Wales with award-winning plants and expert gardening advice. Dibleys Nursery are running a new flower show and we're excited to welcome our nursery friends who will showing their stunning plants, including Farmyard Nurseries from Carmarthenshire, GreenJJam Nurseries from Worcestershire, Hare Spring Cottage Plants from Devon, Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants from Hampshire, H.W.Hyde, Berkshire and Pheasant Acre from Vale of Glamorgan, with more to be announced soon!

Tickets available on the Dibleys website: Click Here

Workshop

Tuesday, 8 September 2026 7.30pm - 8.30pm

Explore Persephone (Evening Session)

Online via Zoom ,Virtual

Join us to discover more about the latest exciting features added to Persephone. Register here.

Workshop

Wednesday, 7 October 2026 10.00am - 3.00pm

Growing peat free - Melcourt site visit

Long Newton, Tetbury ,Gloucestershire

This will be our second visit to the Melcourt Industries production site in Gloucestershire. Melcourt is a longstanding partner for Plant Heritage and this is a great opportunity to find out more about what goes into their peat free product and how to get the best out of it. Spaces limited to 35. More information and booking form to follow.

Workshop

Tuesday, 13 October 2026 7.30pm - 8.30pm

Recording Seasonal Observations (Evening Session)

Online via Zoom ,Virtual

Get ideas on what kinds of seasonal observations are useful to record as well as learning how to record them in Persephone. Register here.

Event

Thursday, 12 November 2026 9.30am - 5.00pm

National Collection Holders' Conference 2026

Ripon ,North Yorkshire

We are delighted to be hosted by Newby Hall and Gardens for our biennial conference that brings National Collection holders together to share knowledge, ideas and inspiration. Newby Hall has an extensive National Collection of more than 100 Cornus specimens and is a stunning setting for this popular event. More information to follow.

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