updated Nov 2020
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Plant societies & associations
Gardening societies & associations
Coldwater fishkeeping associations
Conservation societies & associations
Fundraising gardening associations
1. Plant societies & associations
Botanical Society of the British Isles
British Cactus & Succulent Society
British Hosta & Hemerocallis Society
British National Carnation Society
British Pteridological Society – ferns
British Trees – The Woodland Trust’s guide to identifying native trees (and some common non-native trees)
Brogdale Collections – home of the National Fruit Collection
Common Ground – for links between social culture and the environment incl. National Apple Day (Oct 21st)
European Boxwood & Topiary Society
Himalayan Plant Association – includes seed exchange.
National Auricula & Primula Society
National Chrysanthemum Society
National Society for the Conservation of Plants & Gardens (NCCPG) – see Plant Heritage.
National Viola & Pansy Society
Pelargonium and Geranium Society
Plant Heritage – National Society for the Conservation of Plants & Gardens (NCCPG) – establishes National Collections of plants
Sino-Himalayan Plant Association – see Himalayan Plant Association
Tree Register of the British Isles – notable and ancient trees of Britain and Ireland
Wakefield and North of England Tulip Society
Wild Flower Society – plant identification for plant spotters and conservationists
Gardening societies & associations
Biodynamic Agricultural Association – concerned with food production, including in gardens.
Carry on Gardening – tips on gardening for those finding gardening difficult due to age, illness or disability
Federation of British Bonsai Societies
Garden Organic – the renamed Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA)
Gardening for the Disabled Trust – advice and grants for those finding gardening difficult due to age, accident or disability.
Hedgeline – legal solutions to high hedge problems
Learning through Landscapes – encouraging schools to improve their grounds
National Society of Allotment & Leisure Gardeners
Thrive – using gardening for positive change in the lives of those disabled and disadvantaged.
Women’s Farm & Garden Association – training, support and a voice for women in agriculture and horticulture
Fishkeeping associations
Association of Midland Goldfish Keepers (AMGK) – Coventry based, but wider membership.
Federation of British Aquatic Societies – includes coldwater pondkeepers, and koi keepers. Contact them for information about a group near you.
Goldfish Society of Great Britain
Ilford and District Aquarists and Pondkeepers Society
Northern Goldfish and Pondkeepers Society – Manchester based, but wider membership.
South East Koi Club – based in Kent, UK
South of England Koi Chapter – not restricted to the south though.
Conservation societies & associations
Botanic Gardens Conservation International
CADW – historic parks and gardens in Wales
The Civic Trust – this link shows who has taken over the Civic Trust pressure group’s programmes since the Trust folded in 2009.
Common Ground – for links between social culture and the environment incl. National Apple Day (Oct 21st)
The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)
Council for the Protection of Rural England
English Heritage – historic parks and gardens in England
Natural England – the re-named English Nature, which itself was the re-named Nature Conservancy
Environment & Heritage Service, Northern Ireland – historic parks and gardens, nature conservation in Northern Ireland
Historic Scotland – historic parks and gardens in Scotland
International Dendrology Society Study and conservation of trees and shrubs.
International Water Lily and Water Gardening Society
Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF)
National Society for the Conservation of Plants & Gardens (NCCPG) – see Plant Heritage
National Trust – England, N. Ireland, Wales
Plant Heritage – National Society for the Conservation of Plants & Gardens (NCCPG) – establishes National Collections of plants
Plantlife International – wild plants
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Shropshire Apple Trust – promoting traditional orchards and apple cultivars
Soil Association – for sustainable, organic, food production
Tree Council – working for trees
Wild Flower Society – plant identification for plant spotters and conservationists
Woodland Trust – a conservation group
Fundraising gardening associations
Greenfingers Charity – the gardening industry’s charity
National Gardens Scheme – organisers of gardens open to the public and listed in their Yellow Book