New Name for NCCPG
'Plant Heritage' is the new name for The National Council for Conservation of Plants and Gardens (NCCPG). [caption id="attachment_191" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Plant Life stand at Gardener's World Live 2009"][/caption] They provide standards and a support network for professionals and individuals who are keen to keep a wide variety of plants in cultivation under their correct names. Plant Heritage strive to secure the future of garden plants which are at risk of vanishing from commercial outlets. They may be unfashionable, difficult to grow or propagate and can become commercially unviable. Members form a network of local groups around the UK, from Cornwall to Scotland and ...
Are Your Bluebells Native?
A few woodland areas in the UK will soon be carpeted in blue from the end of April to Mid May. [caption id="attachment_182" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Bluebell wood at Muncaster Castle"][/caption] Our native British Bluebell is considered an endangered species and as such cannot be picked or uprooted from the wild. Even the seed cannot be gathered without the consent of Natural England. The Natural History Museum state: "In recent years there has been growing concern that our native species is under threat by breeding with the cultivated bluebell. Hybridisation can alter a plant species’ genetic makeup and may result in a reduced ability to ...
Sweet Violets
From late February to May in shade at the edges of woodland or in hedgerows we can find clumps of sweet violet (viola odorata). [caption id="attachment_172" align="alignleft" width="180" caption="Viola Odorata Alba on the edge of North Cumbrian Woodland"][/caption] This is our native British plant, usually appearing with flowers of deep to pale lilac to the more rare white. Leaves are heart shaped and bright green, forming a carpet of ground cover with delicate flowers nodding on short, hairy, pale green stems. The flower has a beautiful and unmistakable perfume, once prized by the Victorians and was the flower of Aphrodite, Greek goddess of ...
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Bramley 200th Anniversary
200 years ago the first Bramley grew from a pip planted in the garden of Mary Ann...
Commercial suppliers of old varieties
Here you will find a few commercial suppliers of old varieties of fruit, vegetables...
Heritage Seeds
A recent article by Garden Organic focuses on heritage seed and the need to preserve...
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Are Your Bluebells Native?
A few woodland areas in the UK will soon be carpeted in blue from the end of April...
Sweet Violets
From late February to May in shade at the edges of woodland or in hedgerows we can...
The Foxglove
The Foxgolve ( Digitalis pupurea) is a native plant of Europe and used to be found...
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The Gloucester Old Spots
The Gloucester Old Spots are the oldest spotted pedigree breed in the world. A large animal, white in colour with a minimum of one distinct black spot. The ears grow to be quite floppy, almost covering the face of an adult pig. Gloucester Old Spots (Wikipedia) Tough and hardy, they are well suited to the outdoor life. Some of the best tasting... [Read more of this review]
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