Plant Heritage says gardening trends mean many species in danger of disappearing as they are no longer offered for sale
More than half of garden plants previously grown in the UK are no longer offered for sale as flower fashions and modern gardening trends have reduced the diversity of blooms.
Plant Heritage is asking the public to choose unusual plants for their gardens, and maybe even start their own national collections of rare blooms, in order to stop some cultivated plants from dying out.
The charity is exhibiting its first show garden at the Chelsea flower show in May, in order to raise awareness of at-risk plants and encourage people to grow a wider variety of flowers in their gardens.
The homogenisation of our gardens, as a result of people tending to choose the same generic varieties from garden centres, could have negative impacts on nature and biodiversity, they warned.
