This international Society, formed in 1957 by a group of eminent gardeners and nurserymen, has an ever growing membership in both the UK and overseas. It provides members with information about familiar and less well known perennials, how to grow them and where they may be obtained. The Society also works towards ensuring that all garden worthy perennial plants remain in cultivation and have the widest possible distribution.
From the earliest days, the Hardy Plant Society has always been a very friendly society and the range of activities offered locally and nationally gives members plenty of opportunity to meet other keen gardeners, sharing ideas and information in a convivial atmosphere. The activities and work of the Society inform and encourage the novice gardener, stimulate and enlighten the more knowledgeable, and entertain and enthuse all gardeners bonded by a love for, and an interest in, hardy perennial plants.