The Irish Garden Plant Society co-ordinates Plant Collections held within Ireland under the umbrella of Plant Heritage (National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens) NCCPG, which was founded in 1978 in repsonse to concerns about plant conservation in gardens. Collections can embrace species and cultivars, and collection holders can become specialists in their chosen genus, reflected by the awarding of "Scientific" status to the collection. The collection holder can be a professional or amateur gardener, botanist, or conservationist, and the collection, depending on the genus chosen, can vary from "species only" to certain hybrids within a genus, or even a historical collection based on a person, nursery, or garden, or a particular time. For more information about collections please see the Plant Heritage website www.nccpg.com, or contact your nearest Collection coordinator. Northern Ireland Reg Maxwell maxwellr@belfastcity.gov.uk Phone 02890320202 at extension 3438. Southern Ireland Stephen Butler sbutler@dublinzoo.ie Phone 0035314748930 There are thirteen collections listed for Ireland at present, the details of which are given below. There is a new collection of Hosta, see contact details below Dianella (9 types) Mr. Phil Rollinson The National Trust, Mount Stewart Garden, Greyabbey, Newtownards, Co. Down, N. Ireland Email: phil.rollinson@nationaltrust.org.uk Escallonia Mr. D. Gilliland Open by appointment only Phone 028 71351297 Brook Hall, 65 Culmore Road, Londonderry, N. Ireland, BT48 8JE Eucryphia (24 types) Lady Anthea Forde Seaforde Gardens, Seaforde, Co.Down, N. Ireland Email: plants@seafordegardens.com Eucryphia (26 types) Nothofaguas (16 types) Mr. Sean Heffernan, Head Gardener, Mount Usher Gardens, Ashford, Co. Wicklow, Ireland Email: info@mountushergardens.ie Garrya (10 types) The Director, National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel: 018040300 botanicgardens@opw.ie Hosta (1,516 types) Mr. Ian Scroggy Bali-Hai Mail Order Nursery, 42 Largy Road, Carnlough, Ballymena,Co. Antrim. Northern Ireland, UK. BT440EZ Tel: 0044 2828885289 balihainursery@btinternet.com www.mailorderplants4me.com Libertia (22 types) Mr. Phil Rollinson The National Trust, Mount Stewart Garden, Greyabbey, Newtownards, Co. Down, N. Ireland Email: phil.rollinson@nationaltrust.org.uk Libertia (20 types) Mr. Stephen Butler Curator of Horticulture, Dublin Zoo, Co. Dublin Email: sbutler@dublinzoo.ie Narcissus (400 types) (Guy Wilson Introductions) Mr. A.N.B. Campbell Guy L. Wilson Daffodil Garden University of Ulster at Coleraine, Cromore Road, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry N. Ireland, BT52 15A Email: anb.Campbell@ulst.ac.uk Olearia (50 types) Talbot Botanic Gardens, Malahide Castle Senior Parks Superintendent Parks Department, Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Dublin 1, Ireland fergal.duignan@fingalcoco.ie Phormium (52 types) Mr. Phil Rollinson The National Trust, Mount Stewart Garden, Greyabbey, Newtownards, Co. Down, N. Ireland Email: phil.rollinson@nationaltrust.org.uk Potentilla fruticosa (226 types) Mr. K. Halpenny Senior Executive Parks Superintendent Parks Department, Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Dublin 1, Ireland Tel:018905634 Email: parks@fingalcoco.ie To Top Main Photograph: Oxalis Lacin 'Gwen McBride' © Paddy Tobin Irish Garden Plant Society  email