Hi everyone. We've taken the decision to hibernate our BlueSky account, and concentrate our social media contact on Instagram, Facebook and Linkedin - so please do follow us there, or click here linktr.ee/Plant_Heritage to keep up-to-date with all our news. #ByeBye

Who's your volunteer of the year? Thanks to the Marsh Trust, we're launching 4 new awards: 1 conservation award for anyone involved with National Collections or Plant Guardians and 3 wider awards. At least 1 winner must be under 35. Find out more: www.plantheritage.org.uk/news by 9/4

Have you got Viola ‘Mrs David Lloyd George’ in your #garden? Did you know it is one of the plants on our #WishList, plants we're on the conservation hunt for. Check them out at linktr.ee/Plant_Heritage#garden#WishListnd you could be doing your bit to conserve our cultivated heritage.

Two of our local Plant Heritage groups are meeting this Saturday and next Wednesday to hear from two excellent speakers on #Irises and #WonderfulWeeds, chat about #plants and, you never know, have a slice of #cake too! To find an event local to you click: linktr.ee/Plant_Heritage

There are 3 National Plant Collection Open days over the next couple days including Snowdrops @thenfordgardens (Oxfordshire), Cyclamen (Devon) and Pulmonaria (Worcestershire). Spring is on the way!! 🌷🪻🌹 For more details: linktr.ee/Plant_Heritage (Photo Credit: M Stone)

Have a passion for plant conservation? But no room for a National Plant Collection? Well, become a Plant Guardian for plants like Hepatica transsilvanica ‘Winterfreude’ Just grow one plant to ensure their survival into the future, go to: linktr.ee/Plant_Heritage to learn more.

A big #Thankyou to all that came to talk to us at the @htanews.bsky.social #GardenPressEvent yesterday. The team enjoyed talking about the work #PlantHeritage does and our exciting #MissingCollector garden at #RHSChelsea - if you want to learn more click here linktr.ee/Plant_Heritage

🌼 Daffodils - the sign of Spring🌼 We have 6 National Collection Holders: @BackhouseRossie in Fife @BrodieCastle in Moray Croft 16 Daffodils in Ross-shire Springfields Festival Gardens in Lincolnshire Sussex & Suffolk Plant Heritage Group (Dispersed Collections)

#PlantHeritage will be at the #GardenPressEvent in London tomorrow (Tues 17th Feb) at stand H189. Come and see the latest news on our #RHSChelsea Garden, our National Collections Holders and the new WishList plant matchmaking service launched on Valentines day.

🌹❤️Are you looking to make someone's next #Valentine?❤️🌹 Well the #WishList is here. Those rare, sort after plants that our National Collection Holders are seeking. See if you can bring some special plants some new affection. Click here: zurl.co/IMKqP#Valentine#WishList

Have a passion for plant conservation? But no room for a National Plant Collection? Well, become a Plant Guardian for plants like Strelitzia reginae ‘Kirstenbosch Gold’. Just grow one plant to ensure their survival into the future, click: www.plantheritage.org.uk/con... to learn more.

There are 2 National Plant Collection Open days over the next couple days including Cyclamen (Devon) and Snowdrops @thenfordgardens (Oxfordshire) An ideal time to check out some beautiful #blooms and special #gardens in #February. For more details: plantheritage.org.uk/events/

Five of our local Plant Heritage groups are meeting this week to hear from some wonderful speakers, indulge in some new purchases at their plant sales, and, you never know, a slice of #cake too! To find an event local to you click: www.plantheritage.org.uk/eve...

For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, here is our conservation team: Lucy Pitman Dr Alison Foster Liz Edwards Dr Kalani Seymour To learn more about their work with us go to: www.plantheritage.org.uk/con... #FemaleScientists #Science #PlantConservation

🌼Snowdrops🌼 Plant Heritage has 7 Collection Holders: Margaret & David MacLennan in Cumbria @CamboGardens in Fife Mr S Owen in Bedfordshire Paul & Helen Rushton in Aberdeenshire @thenfordgardens in Oxfordshire Barbara McPherson in Gloucestershire @Walmercastle in Kent

Are you an archivist who loves plants? 🪴 Thanks to grant funds, we have a fantastic opportunity to catalogue and create a digital archive of Sarah Cook's National Collection of irises bred by Sir Cedric Morris, made famous at Chelsea see plantheritage.org.uk/vacancies for more info

Only 100 days to go..... #RHSChelsea #PlantHeritage #NationalPlantCollections

There are 3 National Plant Collection Open days over the next 3 days including Cyclamen (Devon), Orchids (West Sussex) and Hamamelis (Essex). An ideal time to check out some beautiful #blooms and special #gardens in #February. For more details visit: www.plantheritage.org.uk/eve...

Get your bids in for the 2026 Plant Exchange - free rare and unusual plants for all Plant Heritage members, and a great way to find plants for our Plant Guardian scheme too. Deadline 28 Feb. If you're not yet a member, join us from £12 Find out more: plantheritage.org.uk/plant-e...

🌻Tune into BBC Gardeners World tonight at 8pm on BBC2🌻 Two of our National Plant Collections, Delphiniums and Symphyotrichum (Asters), will be shown again on a Gardeners World Winter special. To learn more click: zurl.co/PTUnh

Have you started sowing any seed yet? Find us this Saturday 10am - 3pm at the Great Seed Swap at RHS Garden Wisley for some bargains - and plenty of plant chat 🌱 Visit rhs.org.uk/shows-events/ for details

🌸 Discover Hamamelis (Witch Hazel)! 🌸 Plant Heritage has four collection holders: Harold Hillier Gardens in Hampshire National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire Witch Hazel Nursery in Kent Green Island Gardens in Essex #Hamamelis #WitchHazel #WinterGarden #PlantMedicine

Some good news to brighten up your January, five plant collections were awarded National Plant Collection® status last month, including the second at HMP Eastwood Park Women’s Prison - a collection of Agastache Read more here: www.plantheritage.org.uk/new...

It's time for the @RSPB #BigGardenBirdWatch but how can you attract more birds to your garden? Well, plant choice is crucial. Many National Collections® include plants that are beneficial to birds, including two of our newest collections, Ilex (holly) and Crataegus (Hawthorn)

Looking for 'New and Unusual Plants'? In Suffolk this Saturday? Go and see Tim Fuller at our Suffolk Group, give a talk about some fabulous new plants you can grow. For more information: www.plantheritage.org.uk/eve...

You've met our designers, now it's time to meet their dogs! Introducing Bob, Daphne, Basil and Mozz 🐾 If you missed it, last week we shared the news that we're off to RHS Chelsea Flower Show with an All About Plants garden, designed by The Planting Design Collective.

Looking for a drought proof plant for summer that's good for wildlife? Join our online talk by Frank Fischer about his stunning Salvia garden and nursery near Freiburg, Germany. Next Thurs 22 Jan 6.30pm Free Zoom event, open to all. Book online: www.plantheritage.org.uk/events

It's cold & wet, so why not meet up & talk plants in the warm today? -Gloucestershire: Plants with a story by Hopes Garden Plants - Cambridge: Why we need to keep exploring by Angela Cano - Newcastle: Belsay Awakes by Deborah Crombie, Head Gardener see plantheritage.org.uk/events

"What could be more about plants than Plant Heritage?" Will of The Planting Design Collective sums up why they wanted to work with Plant Heritage, and why designing an All About Plants garden was the perfect fit. bit.ly/Chelsea2026

2026 promises to be an exciting one for all of us at Plant Heritage. We’ve been keeping it under wraps but are thrilled to finally share the news that we’ll have our first ever designed garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Find out more at bit.ly/Chelsea2026

Happy New Year to you all. May 2026 be filled with lots of plants, and lovely people who are as passionate about plants as you are. If you're not yet a member, or can support our work in other ways, why not pop that on your January to do list 🌱 visit plantheritage.org.uk

What's on your list for 2026? More plants you say? Why not become a Plant Guardian or take part in our free plant exchange, to keep rare & unusual varieties circulating. Find out more at an online session with our conservation team tomorrow, 17 Dec 1-2pm plantheritage.org.uk/events

2 great talks on offer tomorrow (Saturday) 🌱 - Mistletoe - Fact, Myth and Legend by Dr Michael Jones in Glos - Orchids by the owner of Spicesotic in Cambridge All welcome. See plantheritage.org.uk/events for details

If you're watching #BBCGardenersWorldTV tomorrow, look out for Helen Barlow & her Plant Heritage National Collection of citrus trees in Bedfordshire. Who knew they could be so productive in the UK? pictures © H Barlow

Did you know @keeleuniversity is home to the largest accessible collection of cherry trees in the UK and the Plant Heritage National Collection of Prunus? 🌸 And, with the Vice Chancellor of Keele and the Curator Sarah Taylor, three new trees have just been planted.

Are you in Dorset? Plant Heritage's local group has a winter special talk tomorrow, about plant conservation and the natural world: 'Dilemmas of a Nobody' by Devon plantsman Dr Julian Sutton. All welcome (free if you're a member) See plantheritage.org.uk/events for details

Did you know this is the 50th birthday for #NationalTreeWeek, organised by our friends at the Tree Council? It's a great time to plant a new tree 🌳What will you choose? There are 125 National Collections of trees, of all shapes and sizes, proving there's a tree for everyone.

Did you know National Plant Collections can be held by groups? The volunteer group at Hydrangea Derby will be on the first #GardenersWorldTV winter special tomorrow with their collection of Hydrangea paniculata, interviewed by Sue Kent. It's a lovely story so take a look.

You've got a week left to apply to become the next editor of our prestigious publication, the Journal. Or how about joining our friendly board of trustees as honorary treasurer? Deadline 5 Jan Get in touch if you're interested & help spread the word 🌱 bit.ly/4rqjq2a

Are you collecting seeds to grow new plants? Our Hampshire & Isle of Wight group is hosting a talk by Dave West about growing plants from your collected seeds a week today (see plantheritage.org.uk/events) Don't forget to send us any spare seed for our Seed Shop🌻

Last chance to book for Saturday's talk by renowned Clematis breeder & long time friend of Plant Heritage Raymond Evison. It's the Max Walters Memorial Lecture in Girton, Cambridge & not to be missed see plantheritage.org.uk/events for details Image of Raymond by John de Garis

Could you be the next editor of the Plant Heritage Journal, our highly respected magazine going to thousands of members 2 x year? Clare Hogan is stepping down & highly recommends the role. See: bit.ly/4qJfwAN (volunteer role - £800 per issue to help cover your costs)

Happy 50th birthday to the Heritage Seed Library looked after by our friends at Garden Organic. This National Collection of heritage vegetables now has more than 800 varieties. We've received our special parcel in the seed relay and will be growing Egmont Gold carrots 🥕

3 great talks tomorrow: - Eryngiums by National Collection holders Brian & Kathy Pike, Northumberland - Growing Dahlias as cut flowers' by Kim O'Brien, Cambridge - Plants for the Autumn Season by Paul Green, Glos See plantheritage.org.uk/events for more Photos: B & K Pike

What an amazing day we had at RHS Hyde Hall for our herbarium workshop. Thanks to everyone who came & to Toni Martin and Debbie for teaching us. Colour matching is surprisingly hard, but a physical record and detailed notes of plants in #NationalCollections stored for the future is invaluable.

It's apple season & we've got 20 National Collections across the UK! Head to Sparsholt College this Weds 10-12 to view their Malus domestica cultivars bred & grown in Hampshire & Isle of Wight pre 1960. Bring 3 fruit & images of your trees to get advice on cultivars and care.

Do you like to weave with willow? Justine & Alan Burgess of West Wales Willows in Carmarthen have an open weekend to find out more about their National Collection of Salix, tomorrow (Fri) to Sun, 10am - 4pm Visit westwaleswillows.co.uk/open-... Photo credit West Wales Willows

With the arrival of October comes an abundance of apples 🍏🍎 Helmsley Walled Garden is home to a Historic Collection of Malus domestica cultivars, here are some of our favourites. Let us know yours! #apples #octoberapples #harvest #applecultivars #appleseason

It's your last chance to apply to be our new Partnerships & Events Manager - deadline noon 22 Sept. It's a great mix of planning show displays, organising events, contributing content for comms & helping to expand our partners so we can save more plants. See website for more

#NationalCollections can be trees too 🌳Open day this Tues 16 Sept to visit #NessBotanicGarden's 3 tree collections: - Alnus (Alder) - Betula (Birch) - Sorbus (Rowan) see plantheritage/events for more Betula lenta, Alnus japonica photos by Tim Baxter, with Sorbus 'Pink Ness'