The Hebe Society

10/04/2026

Want some new H**es?

The H**e and New Zealand Plant Society are going to be selling at Great Dixter’s Spring Plant Fair this weekend (11/04/26 - 12/04/26)! Pop along for some great bargains on our H**es and other New Zealand plants, as well as some expert advice!

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25/02/2026

The Jeffrey Bernhard OBE Training Suite at Bernhard's Nurseries is open for talks, presentations and events - https://mailchi.mp/f2049d0ad1e4/the-jeffrey-bernhard-obe-training-suite-at-bernhards-nurseries

04/02/2026

New Training Suite and our first event of 2026
- Planting Design Session with Paul Hervey-Brookes in our new lecture, presentation, workshop and demonstration space 'The Jeffrey Bernhard OBE Training Suite'.
Join us in March for a fantastic session looking at planting design.

- https://mailchi.mp/523bdfda0fda/new-training-suite-and-upcoming-event

01/01/2026

Happy New Year to everyone and the first picture of the year of H**e, H**e ‘Summer Beauty’ seen in our local village.

27/12/2025

Merry Christmas to you all and hope you have had a good festive few days.
This is H**e ‘Autumn Beauty’ which is flowering now despite the cold temperatures.

23/11/2025

H**e Mrs Elizabeth Gressier in flower today.

23/11/2025

H**e speciosa in Kent today after minus 2 degrees and no snow!

03/08/2025

Our anniversary logo with society name change from the H**e Society to The H**e & New Zealand Plant Society.

03/08/2025

Yesterday was the H**e Society’s 40th anniversary AGM and this was the first AGM weekend celebrated in . A really enjoyable meeting with members coming from across the UK and even !

To better recognise the full range of interest of the society and members we voted to change the name of the society to The H**e & New Zealand Plant Society.

With visits to and it was a great and filled weekend.

Our Chairman Steve Harding (left) stepped down after 10 years at the helm and handed over to Nigel Hutchinson (right) (who holds an National Collection of **e) as new Chairman.

We also officially launched our new website www.h**esociety.org

It was a busy weekend!

21/07/2025

Voting for our 2025 photo competition is now closed. The winners will be announced at our agm in edinburgh in a couple of weeks, and published on our website (https://www.h**esociety.org/) for all to see! Thank you to everyone who took part, whether you entered the competition yourself, or simply voted :)

Welcome to The H**e and New Zealand Plant Society! Founded in 1985, we promote the cultivation and conservation of H**es and other New Zealand native plants as a British Registered Charity.

01/07/2025

Voting is now open for the H**e and New Zealand Plant Society annual Photographic competition. There are 4 categories to vote for, so pop onto our new website www.h**esociety.org and vote now! Voting closes on 21st of July and will be announced at our AGM at the beginning of August. Link to our new website in bio.

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