National Collections
The Lakeland Horticultural Society holds three National Collections - Astilbe, Meconopsis and Polystichum Ferns.
Plant Heritage, formerly The National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens (NCCPG), is the co-ordinating charity behind the National Plant Collection scheme. Its aims are to conserve, document, promote and make available the great diversity of garden plants for the benefit of horticulture.
It was first established in 1978 when it was realised that many plants were being lost to society as fashions changed. There are now almost seven hundred collections around the United Kingdom.
The Lakeland Horticultural Society holds
three of these National Collections,
those of Astilbe, Meconopsis and
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Astilbe
The Society's Astilbe Collection contains some two hundred cultivars and common species gathered together principally from European countries.
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Meconopsis
The Meconopsis Collection contains approximately 80% of the named blue perennial species and cultivars that are presently listed in the RHS Plant Finder, with the main display being in the Paddock.
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Polystichum
A variety of British and foreign Polystichums can be seen in the Society's garden.