NCCPGThe National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens

The World's Leading Cultivated Plant Conservation Charity

Introduction Founded as a registered charity in

1978 The NCCPG works closely with

other conservation bodies as well as botanic gardens, The National Trust, The National Trust for Scotland, English Heritage, The Royal Horticultural Society and many specialist horticultural societies.

Mission

To conserve, grow, propagate, document and make available the amazing resource of garden plants

Aims Encourage the propagation and

conservation of endangered garden plants, both species and cultivars;

Encourage and conduct research into cultivated plants, their origins, their historical and cultural importance and their environments

Encourage the education of the public in garden plant conservation.

National Plant Collections® 450 National Collection holders in Britain,

responsible for 650 National Plant Collections. Each collection is a 'living plant library' dedicated to a specific genus, be it roses, cotoneasters or hydrangea.

The holders collect plants, grow them, propagate them and make them available to the public, research the plants' history, record the plants' details, and make their knowledge available to the wider public.

Chollipo Arboretum Collections

Magnolia: 410 Species and Cultivars Ilex: 350 Species and Cultivars Camellia: 290 Species and Cultivars Hibiscus: 200 Cultivars Acer: 160 Species and Cultivars Plants raised by Chollipo Arboretum