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Cotinus 'Candy Floss'

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Cambridgeshire

Welcome to our Group pages. Our meetings are held at Madingley Hall at Madingley, Cambridge CB23 8AQ.

Members of our Group hold 14 National Collections, with genera almost spanning the alphabet (Alchemilla to Yucca). Nine of these are at Cambridge Botanic Garden, one is at Wimpole Hall (National Trust) and the others are in private hands.

The Group has been in existence since 1983.

We have a varied programme of meetings, usually with outside speakers. Most are free to Plant Heritage members, £3 to non-members.

In addition we have at least one outing each summer and hold one or two plant sales each year. You’ll find us a friendly group whose members range widely in depth of plant knowledge and range of skills and specialisations.

*Hyacinthus* National Plant Collection, held by Alan Shipp, in Cambridgeshire.

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National Plant Collection held at Cambridge Botanic Gardens: *Tulipa schrenkii*

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NT Wimpole Hall hold a National Collection of Juglans (incl. *regia* cvs.): *Juglans regia*

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Talk

20 November 2021 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Max Walters Memorial Lecture - "Looking to the Future: The Development of RHS Garden Bridgewater"

Madingley , Cambridgeshire

Dr Tim Upson, Director of Horticulture, Education and Communities for the RHS will describe the creation of the latest of the RHS gardens.

Tim is closely involved with Plant Heritage as the Chair of the Plant Collection Committee, a member of the Plant Conservation Panel and was, until his move to RHS Wisley, Collections Co-ordinator for Cambridgeshire.

Talk

11 December 2021 2.30pm - 5.00pm