Help us save more garden plants by donating between 18 and 25 April 2024. From today!

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If we raise £5,000, Big Give will double that to £10,000. Thank you!

#BigGive #GreenMatchFund #biodiversity #loveplants #plants #saveplants #plantconservation

Look out for our green week 'Help Save our garden plants' campaign - Big Give #GreenMatchFund . Please donate from 18th April (today!) at midday to 25 April. Thanks to our followers.
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The lovely Greencombe gardens in #Somerset with 4 National Plant Collections of
#Erythronium , Gaultheria (incl. Pernettya), #Polystichum , Vaccinium is open on Wed 17 April in support of Plant Heritage and NGS. Entry charge.

Pic #Vaccinium reticulatum; #Erythronium californicum

First flowers open on Geum 'Bell Bank'. One of the best for the garden, happy in any decent, drained, soil in light or part shade.

#geum #geum bellbank #springflowers #peatfree #mailorderplants #plantsforsale

The colourful #NationalPlantCollection of #Geum , held by Sue Martin in #Kent , will feature on BBC Gardeners World this Friday, so here's your chance to find out more.

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Image: #Geum 'Mandarin' cc S Martin

BBC Gardeners World Plant Heritage Many congratulations to Richard & Sue Proctor for being awarded National Collection status for their hostas. Like many of us, they're bonkers about hostas. These are just a few of my beloved collection of hostas

🤩 #Hosta #GardenersWorld #GardeningX #allotment

👇A great day for our botanical collections!!! 👇 University of Cambridge Museums Cambridge University Cambridge Collections Connections Communities Cam Botanic Garden Curatrix, Cambridge University Herbarium (CGE) Department of Plant Sciences

Richard and Sue Proctor are totally bonkers about hostas. That came through loud and clear on Friday night! What's more, they've just been awarded National Collection status for their miniature varieties which is great news 🤩 #Hosta #InMyGarden #GardenersWorld

A visit to the magical Greencombe Garden garden in West Porlock, #Somerset this afternoon. Home to a Plant Heritage National Collection of Erythronium, its terraced mossy woodland provides the perfect setting...

Save the date to donate to our campaign 'Help save our garden plants' via the #BigGive #GreenMatchFund . Donations between 18 & 25 April 2024 - if we raise £5k this is matched to £10k.

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With your help, we can save more rare and unusual plants.

Thanks to everyone who visited us yesterday - Wessex Orchid Society, Plant heritage members and more. Your support means so much - all the funds raised go to support La Reserva Orquídeas a beautiful orchid reserve in Colombia. Thank you 🌿

#orchids #orquídeas #conservation

Plant heritage plantfair is here this weekend!
Dont miss out!
Lots of lovely plants to see and buy
RHS Bridgewater
Plant Heritage The RHS
#Heuchera
#primulaauricula
#camasia
#geum
#carnivorous
#gardening

A new #NationalPlantCollection in #Guernsey : Jovibarba (re June & Peter Bastion collection) by Chris Chatfield. It's important to keep collections together with new custodians.

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Image: #Jovibarba heuffelii ‘Jade’ cc C Chatfield

Plant Heritage Spring Plant Fair in partnership with RHS Garden Bridgewater, Manchester M28 2LJ . Stalls from specialist plant nurseries, Plant Heritage display, advice and plant sale. Talks & RHS garden tours. From 6 - 7 April, 10am-5pm daily.

We'd love to see you there.

So the benches are filling up at the nursery just in time for our very busy April. Next weekend we’re @greatdixterofficial , then @greatcompgarden & @gardenmuseum, then @rhshydehall for @plantheritage plant fair & finally our second open nursery day on Saturday 27th April.

Different shades of emerging #Boehmeria . #nationalcollection Plant Heritage

Alan Shipp's National Hyacinth Collection Plant Heritage lovely sunny visit yesterday in Waterbeach, Cambridge, open today until 5:00pm

Happy Easter with a lovely #daffodil - #Narcissus 'Mephistopheles'

Looked after by a #PlantGuardian & in historic pre-1930s #NationalPlantCollection in Scotland - intro pre 1904 by William B Hartland (1836-1912)

Search the National Collections on our website.
Pic cc Peter Ward

Plant Heritage Open Day for National Collection of Corydalis - Co Durham. Time: 14:00 BST Details on thehub.earth