The National Council for the Conservation of Plants & Gardens

 

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Plant Heritage is the world’s leading garden plant conservation charity. Formerly known as the National Council for the Conservation of Plants & Gardens (NCCPG), Plant Heritage brings together the talents of botanists, horticulturalists and conservationists and the dedication of keen amateur and professional gardeners.

Our mission is to encourage the conservation of cultivated plants in the British Isles, supporting and publishing research into these plants, their origins, their historical and cultural importance and their environments, and helping to educate the public in the importance of cultivated plant conservation.
 

Why Conserve Garden Plants?

Plants threatened with extinction

Plants threatened with extinction

Over centuries countless garden plants have been developed by British collectors & growers. The legacy of their work, often undocumented, is at risk, yet it may hold the key to new pharmaceutical drugs and drought resistant plants.

 

What does Plant Heritage do?

Our mission - conservation, research and education

Our mission - conservation, research and education

Plant Heritage works to publicise the risk to our cultivated plant legacy. We run the National Collection Scheme, offer training workshops, encourage and publish research and keep Plant Heritage in the public eye at the national flower shows.

 

What can I do?

Join Plant Heritage and get involved today!

Join Plant Heritage and get involved today!

Join Plant Heritage and enter a world of enjoyable and sociable activities. Talks from experts, garden visits, practical workshops; rare and unusual plants for your garden; satisfying voluntary work from research to creating your own National Collection.

 

Plant Collections - Britain's living libraries

From Abelia to Zingiber - 100,000 plants with a future

From Abelia to Zingiber - 100,000 plants with a future

Plant Heritage's flagship is the National Plant Collection Scheme. Thanks to the energy & commitment of remarkable individuals & organizations, more than 650 National Collections now exist, increasing yearly, containing a wonderful legacy of biodiversity.

 
 
Anuual membership
Threatened Plants Project

Yesterday's favourites, tomorrow's extinctions?

How the Threatened Plants Project is systematically identifying lost and forgotten plants and providing a framework to select those most worthy of conservation.

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