Do you find yourself generally inspired or fascinated by one particular group of plants? Haven’t yet come across another person with your particular vegetative persuasions? Want to find like minded people to share information and plants with? If the answer is yes to any of the above, you may want to think about joining a plant society. And there is no better time to do that, than at the start of the new year, so you can take in a full, round the season, year of activity. Plant societies tend to be rather unassuming, this is because they take their inspiration from plants, themselves unassuming. Different ones offer different things – seeds, events, journals etc – but all have the same aim, to spread the word about the wonders of a particular set of plants. This set can be a group based on scientific classification (genus, family) or a habitat type (alpine), geographic region (Britain) characteristic (carnivorous), or horticultural style (cottage garden). They are always looking for new members, especially in the younger age ranges, to ensure their survival.
To give a flavour of each society we show their home pages below, a diverse range of morphological features they have too. Perhaps indicative of the amount of resources each has, some have more going on than others. Compare the Rose Society’s to Hebe’s; the latter is rather minimalist, but what it loses in polish, it makes up for in post-modern, retro cool. In fact anyone would think it had been designed by an art student. We love them all here, all doing their bit for plant-inspired digital design. What’s your favourite? It might be a sign to enlist.
Alpine Garden Society
Botanical Society of the British Isles
British Cactus & Succulent Society
British Clematis Society
The British Conifer Society
The British Fuchsia Society
British Hosta & Hemerocallis
Society
The British Iris Society
The Pelargonium & Geranium Society
The British Pteridological Society
The Carnivorous Plant Society
The Cottage Garden Society
The Cyclamen Society
The Daffodil Society
The Delphinium Society
The European Boxwood & Topiary
Society
Hardy Plant Society
Garden Organic
The Heather Society
Hebe Society
The Herb Society
The International Camellia Society
The National Auricula & Primula Society
The National Begonia Society
national-begonia-society.co.uk
National Chrysanthemum Society
nationalchrysanthemumsociety.co.uk
National Dahlia Society
National Society of Allotment
The National Sweet Pea Society
National Vegetable Society
The National Viola & Pansy Society
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The Orchid Society of Great Britain
Royal Horticultural Society
Royal National Rose Society
