The Channel Islands National Collections Co-ordinator is Jennifer Seth-Smith, a committee member of the Guernsey group.
There are three National Collections in the Channel Islands.
Jersey
Alnus Jersey trees for life www.jerseytreesforlife.org
Cordyline australis Fauvic Nurseries Ltd. www.holmegrown.com
Guernsey
The Guernsey collection of Nerines was recognised as a National Collection in December 2017. The report in the Guernsey Press can be downloaded below.
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The gorse behind Beaucette Marina is out now and has a lovely coconut perfume. We had a delicious lunch at Saltwater restaurant and they have given us one of the raffle prizes for the Giant Plant Sale on Bank Holiday Monday, 27 May, 10am - 12noon at Sausmarez Manor. Put it in your diary. #Guernsey #LoveGuernsey #Gsy #GuernseyLife #PlantHeritage #PlantHeritageGuernsey #Plants #Flowers #gorse
This is Geranium maderense, which is pretty spectacular in the spring of year two, but then dies after a long flowering. However it self-seeds happily and finds its own preferred spots in your garden. It also comes in white. #Guernsey #LoveGuernsey #Gsy #GuernseyLife #PlantHeritage #PlantHeritageGuernsey #Plants #Flowers #geraniummaderense
Steph Watkins was chatting to Dr Sue Stuart-Smith on BBC Radio Guernsey this morning and if you use there listen back system you can hear their conversation from 10:18am. Dr Sue Stuart-Smith's talk The Well Gardened Mind is at Les Cotils tomorrow, 18 April from 7:00-8:00pm. Tickets will be available at the door.
The cowslips are out, but are not that easy to get going in Guernsey as our winters are not often cold enough for germination. They are perennial, so you can buy one at a garden centre, even if it has gone over and then be patient! I rather like the tall one in the photo as it has sent up a second flower through the first. #Guernsey #LoveGuernsey #Gsy #GuernseyLife #PlantHeritage #PlantHeritageGuernsey #Plants #Flowers #primrose
