Plant Heritage

We are the home of the National Plant Collections®

Together with our members, we are safeguarding nearly 100,000 different plants so they can be enjoyed today and by future generations.

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Special Offer on Membership - £10 off your first year

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National Plant Collection Holders Conference 2026

Thursday 12th November 'Growing for a Resilient Future' Newby Hall, North Yorkshire - book now.

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Become a Plant Guardian

Keen on conservation but don't have room for a full National Collection?

Our award-winning garden at Chelsea 2026

We are putting plant conservation at the heart of the world's greatest flower show

Open Day

Wednesday, 23 September 2026 1.00pm - 4.00pm

Symphyotrichum (Aster) novae-angliae

Callow End ,Worcestershire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Sunday, 27 September 2026 1.00pm - 5.00pm

Stewartia

Haywards Heath ,West Sussex

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Sunday, 27 September 2026 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Chrysanthemum (hardy)

Norwell ,Nottinghamshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Talk

Wednesday, 30 September 2026 1.30pm - 3.00pm

Talk: ‘A Walk on the Wild Side’

Mere, Knutsford ,Cheshire

Join our friendly Cheshire group for a talk by Jane Allison of Mayfield Plants: ‘A Walk on the Wild Side’. Talk starts at 2pm but come along from 1.30pm. All welcome. If you are a regular to our Cheshire group talks, please note the new venue.

Open Day

Friday, 2 October 2026 10.00am - 4.00pm

Begonia (Mesoamerican spp. & forms of the Section Gireoudia)

Plumstead ,London

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Workshop

Thursday, 8 October 2026 10.00am - 3.00pm

Seed workshop at RHS Wisley

Wisley, Woking ,Surrey

Join us to learn more about collecting, cleaning and storing seeds to grow more plants, and for the Plant Heritage Seed Shop. Kindly hosted by the RHS Seed and Wellbeing team. Get in touch to find out more.

Talk

Thursday, 8 October 2026 7.00pm - 9.30pm

'The Long Border' talk with Steve Edney and Lou Dowle

Cobham ,Surrey

A talk by Steve Edney and Lou Dowel, Holders of four Plant Heritage National Collections and Owners of The No Name Nursery

Attend in person in Cobham or via Zoom.

Please note the deadline for requests for a Zoom invitation for this talk is 11am on the morning of the event.

Talk

Saturday, 10 October 2026 1.45pm - 5.00pm

Fab plants for October

Shurdington, Cheltenham ,Gloucestershire

Talk by Josh Egan-Wyer, with live material

Open Day

Sunday, 11 October 2026 11.00am - 4.00pm

Camellia (autumn & winter flowering)

Colchester ,Essex

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

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.

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Plant Heritage

Special Offer on Membership - £10 off your first year

National Plant Collection Holders Conference 2026

Start a National Collection

Become a Plant Guardian

Our award-winning garden at Chelsea 2026

Our Events

Symphyotrichum (Aster) novae-angliae

Stewartia

Chrysanthemum (hardy)

Talk: ‘A Walk on the Wild Side’

Begonia (Mesoamerican spp. & forms of the Section Gireoudia)

Seed workshop at RHS Wisley

'The Long Border' talk with Steve Edney and Lou Dowle

Fab plants for October

Camellia (autumn & winter flowering)

Recording Seasonal Observations (Evening Session)

Latest News

Gwen Hines talks to Noel Kingsbury from Garden Masterclass

Two new Trustees join leading plant conservation charity Plant Heritage

A busy six months for Plant Heritage, with 17 new National Plant Collections®

Plant Heritage celebrates conservationists and volunteers at inaugural RHS Badminton Flower Show

Success for Plant Heritage Missing Collector Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Medals for National Plant Collection Holders in the Plant Heritage Zone

Meet expert growers at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Full Grown chair takes pride of place on the Plant Heritage Missing Collector Garden

Plant Heritage aims to raise £10,000 in Earth Raise 2026

The Plant Heritage Missing Collector Garden, a garden made in Cheshire to find a home at Chester Zoo

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