Welcome to Devon & Cornwall Group’s pages. We are one of the largest and most active Plant Heritage groups in the UK. We run an extensive programme of events and specialist Plant Fairs – these include visits to magnificent country estates and gardens, exclusive visits to private gardens large and small, and informative talks and workshops.
Devon is the home of more than 40 very diverse National Collections – from Agapanthus to Betula – of which we are justifiably proud. Some of these are held in private gardens, others in specialist nurseries or the Gardens at RHS Rosemoor, Paignton Zoo and Exeter University.
Cormwall has National Collections of traditional Cornish garden plants such as Magnolia and Camellia, as well as Collections of Hemerocallis, Clematis viticella and Phyllostachys, Lapageria, Dahlia and Echeveria. These take full advantage of the mild winters in this part of the country. A collection of Double Primroses is prospering in the moisture of the North Coast.
We take part in the annual Plant Exchange, a practical way that our members can become involved in plant conservation.
Over the coming months we will be sharing news and information with our members through these pages and also by paper and electronic communication.
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Caerhayes Castle holds a National Plant Collection of Magnolia spp. and of Podocarpus and related Podocarpaceae: Magnolia 'Caerhays Suprise'
© Plant Heritage
Betula and Alnus National Collections are at Stone Lane Gardens in Dartmoor, Devon: Betula ermanii
© Cedric Pollet
A National Plant Collection of Cyclamen is held by Jo Hynes in Devon