News

12th May, 2025

New Plant Heritage Zone at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025

8th May, 2025

Missing Collections at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025

2nd Apr, 2025

Historic Kelways peony collection gains National Collection status

12th Feb, 2025

Join the 'Hunt for rare daffodils' that are slipping from history

15th Jan, 2025

Plant Heritage expands leadership team with seven new Trustees

22nd Nov, 2024

Three significant tree collections gain National Plant Collection status - Hamamelis, Amelanchier and Eucalyptus

1st Oct, 2024

Plants previously listed as Missing Collections have found their forever homes, and now have National Plant Collection status

29th Aug, 2024

New National Plant Collections accredited in Spring and Summer 2024

10th Jul, 2024

A gold medal for 'National Collections Everywhere and for Everyone' at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival

1st Jul, 2024

The Mathers Foundation wins prestigious Brickell Award 2024 at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival for outstanding orchid conservation

23rd Jun, 2024

Missing collections campaign 2024

6th Jun, 2024

HRH King Charles III continues as patron for Plant Heritage

25th Mar, 2024

Horticultural milestone - UKs first pub and prison are both awarded National Plant Collection status

11th Mar, 2024

New CEO for Plant Heritage

2nd Jan, 2024

Catherine Penny awarded MBE for services to plant conservation

5th Dec, 2023

Four horticultural experts appointed as new Vice Presidents for Plant Heritage

27th Nov, 2023

New online catalogue holding vital information about rare garden plants launched

17th Nov, 2023

Plant Heritage scoops a top prize at the UK IT Industry Awards 2023

1st Aug, 2023

Incredibly rare Chaenomeles speciosa cultivar wins national horticultural competition

3rd Jul, 2023

Brickell Award 2023 presented to Saxifraga specialist, Adrian Young at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival

25th Jun, 2023

Plant Heritage launches pollinator friendly Missing Genera 2023 campaign

18th Jun, 2023

Newly accredited Tradescantia National Plant Collection gives genus a vital boost, securing the longevity of this much-loved houseplant

22nd May, 2023

Harkness Roses launch the Rosemary Day Rose at Chelsea

15th May, 2023

Plant Heritage relocated to world-renowned RHS Garden Wisley

1st May, 2023

Prunus Crystal Falls by Frank P Matthews - shortlisted for Plant of the Year 2025 with Plant Heritage, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

12th Apr, 2023

Plant Heritage reaches milestone of 700 National Plant Collections in 45th anniversary year

1st Feb, 2023

Threatened Plant of the Year Competition 2023

16th Jan, 2023

Collection of over 100 orchids saved by next generation

2nd Nov, 2022

Two historic estates are awarded for bringing historic plants back to life

24th Oct, 2022

Volunteers helping to safeguard rare garden plant information

5th Sept, 2022

Handle with care - poisonous aconites gain National Plant Collection status

31st Aug, 2022

Plant Heritage peat statement

1st Aug, 2022

Paeonia Gleam of Light wins Threatened Plant of the Year 2022

4th Jul, 2022

Pioneering snowdrops win prestigious Brickell Award at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2022

30th Jun, 2022

Plant recording gets a boost with the relaunched Persephone database

26th May, 2022

Plant Heritage wins two awards at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022

6th May, 2022

Missing Genera 2022 campaign launched at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

8th Apr, 2022

New spring tree National Plant Collections

1st Mar, 2022

Two National Plant Collections awarded scientific status for outstanding contributions to research

7th Feb, 2022

Threatened Plant of the Year 2022 competition launched this spring

31st Jan, 2022

Plant Heritage had a record year in 2021 with 48 new National Plant Collections accredited

13th Dec, 2021

Digital volunteers set to make big impact for Plant Heritage thanks to National Lottery funding

6th Dec, 2021

Cornwalls famous Dahlia National Plant Collection safely relocated to a new home

11th Nov, 2021

Allotments take centre stage for thriving new National Plant Collections

11th Oct, 2021

Irish heritage plant group awarded National Plant Collection status

15th Sept, 2021

Autumn Chelsea Flower Show - National Collections Everywhere!

3rd Sept, 2021

Ventnor Botanic Gardens palm tree collection - awarded National Plant Collection status

2nd Aug, 2021

16 New National Collections accredited in spring and summer of 2021

19th Jul, 2021

Threatened Plant of the Year 2021 winners announced

5th Jul, 2021

Winner of prestigious Brickell Award announced at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2021

10th May, 2021

Green-fingered volunteers needed to help save the UKs garden plants

12th Apr, 2021

Ten new National Plant Collections accredited this spring, including Sir Bernard Lovells historic oak collection and the first ever Paulownia foxglove tree collection

9th Apr, 2021

Condolences for HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

7th Apr, 2021

The National Plant Collections. The year 2020 in review

15th Mar, 2021

Sponsor the National Plant Collections and help save garden plants. New sponsorship scheme launched by Plant Heritage

1st Feb, 2021

Threatened Plant of the Year Competition 2021 launched. Plant Heritage is calling for garden and plant enthusiasts across the UK to enter.

19th Jan, 2021

Two National Plant Collections rescued during 2020s spring lockdown are saved by new Collection Holders, plus 13 new collections accredited

19th Oct, 2020

Two collections handed down to younger generations, and seven others including the UKs first Hollyhock collection, are awarded National Plant Collection status.

27th Aug, 2020

Plant Heritage accredits a further eight National Plant Collections, including a collection named after 20th century horticulturalist Ellen Willmott, and the UKs first gladiolus collection

10th Aug, 2020

The Brickell Award 2020. We are delighted to annouce that Malcolm Pharoah has been awarded the prestigious Brickell Award 2020 for his National Plant Collection of Astilbe

20th Jul, 2020

Threatened plants need you! Charity calls for help saving the UKs garden plants Plant Heritages Missing Genera 2020 campaign highlights ten plant groups that need saving.

7th Jul, 2020

Plant Heritage is adapting to changing circumstances due to Covid 19. Our Seed Shop and talks from Collection Holders are offered online

29th May, 2020

Five new National Plant Collections are awarded by Plant Heritage in Spring 2020. Find out more about these unique collections of Spider Plants, Medlar, Box, Metasequoia and Liriodendron.

21st May, 2020

Plant Heritage at Virtual RHS Chelsea 2020. Tune into our video to see four Collection Holders and their collection of Iris, Lillies, Eucalyptus and South American cacti.

3rd Apr, 2020

Covid 19 update - 'Think Local' - where to buy plants from local National Collection Holders and independent nurseries

1st Mar, 2020

Dr Darwins Medicine Chest at Erasmus Darwin House Herb Garden and 8 New Collections awarded

3rd Feb, 2020

Plant Heritage calls for threatened plants to be entered into a new competition, with the winner crowned at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival in July

9th Dec, 2019

Plant Heritage launches new website, enabling you to search for rare and interesting plant collections with interactive map search.

30th Sept, 2019

Plant Heritage awards 12 new National Collections from Aeonium to Stewartia

4th Jul, 2019

Plant Heritage and the National Garden Scheme in new working partnership

1st Jul, 2019

Plant Heritage honours Roger Parsons, Sweet Pea expert, with prestigious Brickell Award

24th Jun, 2019

Plant Heritage highlights a further ten pollinator friendly plant groups missing from National Collections

14th Jun, 2019

Plant Heritage showcases fascinating plant collections at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2-7July 2019

6th Jun, 2019

Plant Heritage was honoured to receive a Gold medal for their educational display at the RHS Chatsworth Show 2019.

30th May, 2019

Plant Heritage highlights Peperomia at RHS Chatsworth Flower Show 5-9 June