Should you record plants growing in gardens, allotments, parks, etc? Well, yes and no. More...

NatureSpot can’t accept records of native wild plants that have been planted in a garden or park, even if they are self-seeding in the garden. Many planted "wild flowers" have been deliberately introduced into gardens - such as lungwort, violets, primroses and welsh poppy - and these don't "count" until they have escaped from the garden and are surviving in the wild on their own. Weeds that have found their own way into gardens can be recorded - such as petty spurge, groundsel, etc. We do want records for:

• Our native wild species, either growing in the wild, or as weeds of garden or arable cultivation
• Established native wild plants originating from deliberate planting or sowing in the wild – e.g. as part of a conservation project
• Non-native plants that have become "naturalised" in the wild, e.g. by escaping from gardens or originating from bird-seed or animal fodder ("naturalised" means that it is supporting itself in the wild, without cultivation or help from humans.)
• Long-established individuals of non-native species - such as large planted trees

We have full guidance here: https://www.naturespot.org/guide_to_plant_recording