The aim of the NCCPG is to conserve and protect our garden plant heritage. Twenty-two years ago it set up the National Plant Collection scheme to provide a home for rarer cultivars and species. The NCCPG is there to attempt to preserve classic gardens and plants. Our styles of Gardening are an important part of our heritage, and we are the only national organisation dedicated to preserving gardens, and the old or rare garden flowering plants that do not lend themselves to modern horticultural commerce.
Plants go in and out of fashion and cultivars consequentially get lost, unless active steps are taken to conserve them. Many auricula cultivars, for example, are known only by illustrations in books, double-flowered primroses were nearly completely lost to cultivation. Many of the old pinks and carnations are no more.
The Suffolk Group consists of some 200+ members linked by their interest in conserving plants and gardens. Among members are skilled horticulturists and nurserymen and women, dedicated garden owners, landscape and garden designers, garden writers and garden photographers.
Some of us have large gardens, while others look after small sites, but most members would describe themselves as verging on, if not, being plantaholics!
In Suffolk there are 13 National Plant Collections®. You can find out more about them by visiting our page devoted to National Collections
We hold 2 successful plant sales annually. Details of these are found on our Plant Sale pages
We are embarking on plant propagation projects, such as twin-scaling Galanthus and Narcissus bulbs, an annual seed distribution, and events dedicated to improving members knowledge of plant propagation.
We hold regular meetings at Stowupland Village Hall, details of our programme can be found on the Events page of this site and publish a twice-yearly newsletter and welcome contributions from other groups.
We are an active group and welcome all to our events, plant sales and the like.