About us
The Hebe Society was founded in 1985 and is a British Registered Charity. It is affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society, New Zealand Alpine Garden Society and Tatton Garden Society. Most members are in the British Isles, but some are in the rest of Europe, North America and New Zealand.
Although initially formed for those interested in hebes, the Society now supports the cultivation and conservation of all New Zealand plants.
Starter Pack
New members receive:
– recent copies of ‘Hebe News’
– bibliography of books on hebes and other New Zealand plants
– a hebe cultivation booklet
Society activities include
Cuttings exchange
Assisting identification and encouraging correct naming
Registration of new cultivars
Reference collections at Rosewarne, Cornwall
Other national collections
Exhibits at shows
Spring meeting and AGM
Encouragement of local groups
Garden open days
Quarterly magazine
Other publications
Who’s Who
President – Chris Brickell
Chairman – Graham Hutchins
Secretary–
Treasurer –
Membership Secretary –
Registrar & Recorder –
Editor & Webmaster –
Collections Co-ordinator –
Trade Growers –
Committee Members
Gary and Maria Firth
Diana Packham
Affiliations
We are affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society
We are affiliated to the New Zealand Alpine Garden Society
We are affiliated to the Tatton Garden Society
Publications
Quarterly magazine ‘Hebe
News’
Cumulative index to ‘Hebe News’, this is now availableon-line
Bibliography of books on hebes and other New Zealand plants
Booklet on the cultivation of hebes and parahebes
A Bibliography of Hebe, Heliohebe and Parahebe Species and Cultivar Names from Selected Early Botanical, Horticultural and Gardening Periodicals
Website
Previous Hebe Society
websites were at:
www.gwynfryn.demon.co.uk/hebesoc
www.maes-glas.freeserve.co.uk/hebesoc
www.hebesoc.vispa.com
Registered Charity No 801398
