Marsh Plant Conservation Award
This Award recognise those directly involved in the charity’s flagship conservation schemes, the National Plant Collections and Plant Guardians. This Award complements the Brickell Award which is given to Collection holders who have reached the highest standards of plant conservation and is more inclusive.
Nominations are collated and put to a panel of experts, drawn from Plant Heritage’s contacts in the field.
Julian Reed 2026
Julian is recognised for his exceptional and sustained contribution to fern conservation and the development of the National Plant Collections. He has supported many other fern collections and plants people, both supplying plants to help establish new collections, and creating duplicate collections of his Polystichum (shield ferns) at Canonteign Falls and the Picton Garden, as well as a Dryopteris (wood ferns) also at Canonteign Falls. His advice is invaluable to both existing and new collections.
Julian has been a tireless advocate for the work of Plant Heritage for many years, and his passion for plant conservation is limitless. His decision to begin a new National Plant Collection of Oregano after noticing it was unexpectedly on the Missing Collections list, perfectly illustrates this. He also contributed rare and very old plants to the Plant Heritage Missing Collector Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026, as well as to previous Chelsea show gardens.