Events

Open Day

Quercus

26 May 2025

Tiverton , Devon

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Quercus

02 June 2025

Tiverton , Devon

Open period 2-8 Jun to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Dryopteris (hardy cvs.), Polystichum (hardy cvs.)

08 June 2025 10.00am - 4.00pm

Nr. Exeter , Devon

Open day to visit the National Plant Collections.

Event

Summer Plant Fair at Abbotsbury

08 June 2025 10.00am - 3.00pm

Dorset

Up to 30 plant and garden craft stalls.  Lots of rare, exotic, interesting and unusual plants.  Entry to fair includes free access to gardens.

Open Day

Crassula spp.

08 June 2025 11.00am - 5.00pm

Hook , Hampshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Event

PHNE Plant Fair, Ushaw House & Gardens

14 June 2025 10.00am - 3.00pm

Durham , Co Durham

Large Plant Heritage North East stall with locally grown plants, plus nurseries from elsewhere in the north-east, Borders, Cumbria and Yorkshire.  Garden crafts. Ample parking, restaurant, and superb grounds and historic chapels to explore at this exceptional site.

Open Day

Fragaria vesca, Polemonium, Collomia, Gilia & Leptodactylon (Polemoniaceae)

15 June 2025 1.00pm - 4.00pm

Trimdon Station , Co Durham

Open day to see the National Plant Collections.

Open Day

Rosa (Hybrid Musk intro by Pemberton & Bentall 1912-1939)

22 June 2025 1.00pm - 2.00pm

Ribchester , Lancashire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Rosa (rambling)

29 June 2025 2.00pm - 6.00pm

Cirencester , Gloucestershire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Dierama spp.

03 July 2025 11.00am - 4.00pm

Stafford , Staffordshire

Open day to see National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Quercus

07 July 2025

Tiverton , Devon

Open period 7-13 Jul to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Dierama spp.

10 July 2025 11.00am - 4.00pm

Stafford , Staffordshire

Open day to see National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Symphytum

12 July 2025 1.00pm - 5.00pm

Coventry , Warwickshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Event

Plant Fair : South Molton Pannier Market- July

13 July 2025 10.00am - 2.00pm

South Molton , Devon

There will be a wide variety of rare and unusual trees, shrubs and perennials from local nurseries for sale, a must for all keen gardeners and plant collectors.

Also the Group will have a sales and information stand.

Nurseries to be confirmed!

Open Day

Dierama spp.

17 July 2025 11.00am - 4.00pm

Stafford , Staffordshire

Open day to see National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Agapanthus (Fairweather Nursery trials collection)

18 July 2025 11.00am - 19 July 2025 12.30pm

Beaulieu , Hampshire

Open days to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Penstemon

27 July 2025 11.30am - 5.00pm

Kettering , Northamptonshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Quercus

04 August 2025

Tiverton , Devon

Open period 4-8 Aug to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Brugmansia spp. & cvs.

16 August 2025 11.00am - 6.00pm

Lydney , Gloucestershire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Event

Denbies Plant Fair 17th August 2025

17 August 2025 10.00am - 2.00pm

Dorking , Surrey

A Plant Fair Consisting of Specialist Nurseries and our own Plant Stand

Free to enter and plenty of parking

Open Day

Quercus

25 August 2025

Tiverton , Devon

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Event

Early Autumn Plant Fair

31 August 2025 10.00am - 3.00pm

Dorset

Wildlife stalls, late-flowering perennials, grasses, shrubs. Entry to fair includes free access to gardens.

Open Day

Symphytum

06 September 2025 1.00pm - 5.00pm

Coventry , Warwickshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Event

Plant Fair: RHS Garden Rosemoor- September

07 September 2025 10.00am - 3.00pm

Torrington , Devon

There will be a wide variety of rare and unusual trees, shrubs and perennials from local nurseries for sale, a must for all keen gardeners and plant collectors.

The Group will also have a plant sales and information stand.

Nurseries to be confirmed

Event

Autumn Plant Fair, Helmingham Hall

14 September 2025 10.00am - 4.00pm

Stowmarket , Suffolk

Specialist Plant Fair & Artisan Crafts with free entry to Helmingham Hall gardens

Open Day

Salvia spp. (excl. Mexico, Central & S. America)

20 September 2025 10.30am - 2.00pm

Fareham , Hampshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Symphyotrichum (Aster) novae-angliae

21 September 2025 1.00pm - 01 January 2019 4.00pm

Callow End , Worcestershire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

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

26 September 2025 9.00am - 5.00pm

Plumstead , London

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Talk

'Astrantia & Chrysanthemum' by Andrew Ward

27 September 2025 2.30pm - 4.30pm

Park Road, Nr Elmswell , Suffolk

Talk by Andrew Ward on Astrantia & Chrysanthemum

Open Day

Malus domestica (cvs. bred & grown in Hampshire & Isle of Wight pre 1960)

08 October 2025 10.00am - 12.00pm

Winchester , Hampshire

Open day to see the National Plant Collection.

Talk

'Palace of Palms: Tropical Dreams and the Making of Kew' - Kate Teltcher

09 October 2025 7.00pm - 9.30pm

Cobham , Surrey

A talk by Kate Teltcher

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

Plants for the Autumn Season

11 October 2025 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Shurdington, Cheltenham , Gloucestershire

Talk with plants by Paul Green

Talk

Eryngiums. Brian & Kathy Pike

11 October 2025 2.30pm - 4.00pm

Ponteland , Northumberland

Brian & Kathy are National Collection Holders of this most interesting group of plants, often divided into Old World and New World (the Americas) types.  Developing their collection over the years has given them a thorough understanding of the habitats and needs of the different species.

Talk

'My Plant Collections: Aspidistra, Sichuanensis & Boehmeria' by Philip Oostenbrink

25 October 2025 2.30pm - 4.30pm

Park Road, Wetherden, Nr Elmswell , Suffolk

Philip holds 3 National Plant Collections with a passion for foliage plants

Open Day

Quercus

26 October 2025

Tiverton , Devon

Open day to visit the National Plant Collection.

Open Day

Carpinus betulus cvs., Catalpa, Taxodium spp. & cvs.

26 October 2025 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Barnet , Hertfordshire

Open day to visit the National Plant Collections.

Talk

Gwen Hines, Plant Heritage CEO (Topic to be decided)

08 November 2025 2.30pm - 4.00pm

Ponteland , Northumberland

Details to be announced.

Talk

'Creating Garden Style & Impact' by Alison Marsden

22 November 2025 2.30pm - 4.30pm

Park Road, Wetherden, Nr. Elmswell , Suffolk

Preceded by Suffolk Group AGM

Talk

Mistletoe - Fact, Myth and Legend

13 December 2025 1.45pm - 5.00pm

Cheltenham , Gloucestershire

Talk by Dr Michael Jones

Talk

Plight of the Bumblebees and other pollinators. Dr Gordon Port

13 December 2025 2.30pm - 4.00pm

Ponteland , Northumberland

This is a welcome return of Dr Port, who has previously given us great insights into the lives of slugs, snails and ladybirds and their roles in gardens and the wider environment. We look forward to his insight into this most important topic.