Links to Gardening Sites

Please note that The CGS is not responsible for the content of other websites, nor does the Society endorse or recommend any products or services from any organisation mentioned.

Plant Societies

Alpine Gardening Society - includes an excellent article on seed cleaning

British Cactus and Succulent Society

The Cyclamen Society

The British Fuchsia Society

Garden Organic

Hardy Plant Society

The National Begonia Society

National Chrysanthemum Society

Perennial - Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society

Plant Heritage  - previously known as the NCCPG

Royal Horticultural Society

Soil Association

Gardens to Visit

Barnsdale Gardens - home to our President, Nick Hamilton & 2 for 1 entry for CGS members with membership cards

British Plant Nursery Guide - suggestions of where to go

National Garden Scheme  - runs the Yellow Book open garden scheme

Snape Cottage Plantsman's Garden - in Bourton, Dorset, a favourite for Clive Lane

Gardening Information

Brogdale Horticultural Trust - home of the National Fruit Collection

Gardeners' Click

Gardens for Wildlife

Wild about Gardens

Garden Forever

RHS Plant Finder- search to find a particular plant.

Hortax - The Horticultural Taxonomy Group - deals with all aspects of the naming of cultivated plants.

CGS member Chris is blogging about his development of a cottage garden style bed from CGS seeds and other "free" plants.  Follow his blog and Twitter account @PinkBugalowNes 

Links to nurseries 

Really Wild Flowers  - in Dorset, specialises in the supply of native plants and seeds.

Special Perennials - in Cheshire, near Hankelow, has many cottage garden plants.

The Cottage Herbery - near Tenbury Wells, organic and peat free herbs and others

Cotswold Garden Flowers - in Badsey, Worcs, owned by Bob Brown

Walnut Tree Garden Nursery - in Rocklands, Norfolk, lots of CGS favourites

Bluebell Cottage Gardens - in Dutton, nr Warrington, garden and nursery run by Sue Beesley

Knoll Gardens - in Dorset, a leading ornamental grass specialist nursery

David Austin Roses - specialist growers of old, shrub, species, climbing and modern roses

Links to online garden suppliers and others

Habitat Aid - a CGS member selling seeds, trees and other plants with benefits to the environment, charities and small suppliers

The Gardening Website - A useful site for finding nurseries and gardens, as well as suppliers of all things garden-related

Hop, stock and bent - website of photography artist/gardener Francoise Sergy 

Gate Expectations by Inwood (Cymru) Ltd- wooden gates made to measure