Societies & Charities

By opening private gardens for public viewing across the UK and owners asking for an entrance fee, millions of pounds have been raised for various charities since 1927.

Gardeners Royal Benevolent Fund has since 1839 assisted people working in the horticultural industry when in need.

A national organisation representing 34 County Garden Trusts actively engaged in conserving, researching, documenting and caring for our heritage of parks, gardens and designed landscapes.

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew aims to enable better management of the Earth's environment by increasing knowledge and understanding of the plant and fungal kingdoms - the basis of life on earth.

An educational charity dedicated to encouraging the appreciation and use of herbs.

The Society is for anyone interested in alpine plants, rock gardening and rock garden plants, in fact any small hardy plants and bulbs.

The Orchid Society of Great Britain aims to promote interest in Orchideous plants and conservation of their nautural habitats.

The Royal Horticutural Society is the UK's leading garden charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening. Organiser of Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower shows.

The British Iris Society was founded in 1922 by iris enthusiasts, It is open to all, and over the years has attracted lovers of irises who wish to enjoy and share the delights and beauty of these flowers.

The NCCPG's aims to encourage the propagation and conservation of endangered garden plants in the British Isles.

The oldest fern society in the world .

The Royal National Rose Society, is the UK's leading authority on Roses.

The Scottish Rock Garden Club was founded in 1933 and promotes the cultivation of alpine and rock garden plants.

National society for gardeners whose passion is Fuschias.

The garden care website of the Crop Protection Association gives expert advice on pest control and how to minimise use of pesticides.

Thrive is the national charity whose aim is to enable positive change in the lives of disabled and disadvantaged people through the use of gardening and horticulture.

The Greenfingers Appeal is the charity of the gardening industry and is currently dedicated to the creation and improvement of the gardens at UK Children's Hospices.

The Cyclamen Society exists to encourage cultivation and conservation, and to disseminate and extend knowledge of the genus Cyclamen and its species, forms and cultivars.

Founded in 1963, to promote and encourage interest in heathers, it now has worldwide membership covering Europe, Africa, the Americas, Australiasia and the Far East.

Formed in 1948 the Society aims to cater for all Begonia Growers.

The site for the Rose Society of Northern Ireland.

The British Clematis Society (BCS) exists to promote the cultivation and preservation of Clematis.