Welcome to the Essex Group pages. We are a small but enthusiastic group in a county with some 14 National Plant Collections - from shade loving perennials to heritage fruit trees. Read on to find out more.
You are welcome to join our monthly coffee mornings on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, 10am - 12 noon. Please contact the secretary (see below) for confirmation of the venue.
Our plant fairs with rare and unusual plants are the main focus of our activities and we welcome helpers. We share plants through the annual Plant Exchange (free to members) and support local National Collection Holders too. Members can record a rare plant through the Plant Guardian scheme, helping garden plant conservation.
Ian Scott with his National Plant Collection Of Agave
Essex Group plant fair at Markshall Estate