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People with a passion for plants 🌿 This international Society was formed in 1957 by a group of eminent gardeners and nurserymen.

Its members provide information about familiar and less well known perennials, and how to grow them. Through its conservation scheme, the Society also works towards ensuring that all garden worthy perennial plants remain in cultivation and have the widest possible distribution.

02/11/2026

We hope you’re keeping warm in this blustery weather! 🍂 As we step into November, we have so much to look forward to across the Society.

Keep an eye out for our brand-new journal and seed list arriving on your doormats this month—a fantastic opportunity to take part in our Seed Distribution Scheme! 🌱 We always have seed left over, so send your ideas for community groups or charities that could use them by emailing seed[at]hardy-plant.org.uk.

Nominations are also open for our President's Awards, with winners to be announced next May at the Magic of Plants in Yorkshire. Be sure to check the criteria and put your nominations forward here - https://hardy-plant.org.uk/awards

We also have some great upcoming Zoom events this month, including the Galanthus Group meeting on 11th November and the Hardy Geranium Group talk on 12th November. 💻🌸

As you start your Christmas shopping, remember to take advantage of your member discounts or gift a membership to a loved one. 🎁

How is your garden looking this November? Let us know in the comments below! 👇

Plant featured: Nerine bowdenii

13/04/2026

The new edition of our esteemed journal, The Hardy Plant, has hit the doormats of our members in the UK and overseas. Here’s a glimpse of what you’re missing if you’re not a member yet!

17/02/2026

17/02/2026

🌿🌿🌿 Come along to our next meeting on Tuesday 10 March for Tim Fuller's talk 'New, rare and unusual perennials'. Tim will take a look at some of the newer plant introductions. We will see new versions of cottage garden favourites, as well as rare and lesser known species, giving ideas of planting combos. See more about Tim's background/order plants in advance from his nursery near Diss: plantpref.co.uk. Come and join us to hear his interesting presentation and to swap planty tips over a coffee afterwards.

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📅 Tuesday 10 March
⏰ 19:30
📍 Uppingham Methodist Church, LE15 9SQ (entrance on North Street West)
🎫 £5 visitors; £3 members
🪴 Speaker's plants for sale
☕️ Refreshments available after the talk
🅿️ Free after 6pm in Uppingham car parks

16/02/2026

Add your ideas in the comments!

09/02/2026

Daisy Tudor’s thoughtful and inspiring report shows how gardens across the UK are adapting positively to a changing climate, with practical lessons on planting, water use and biodiversity drawn from real gardens and growers.

You can read the full report, Gardening in the Face of Climate Change, here:
https://hardy-plant.org.uk/publication/gardening-in-the-face-of-climate-change-2

This work was made possible through the support of the Hardy Plant Society. More information about the Kenneth Black Bursary Scheme, which helps fund research, learning and exploration like this, is available here:

https://hardy-plant.org.uk/bursary-scheme

Address

The Hardy Plant Society, 3 Basepoint Business Centre, Crab Apple Way
Evesham
WR111GP

Telephone

01386 710317

Website

http://www.hardy-plant.org.uk/

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