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Royal Horticultural Society

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London,[1][2] is the UK's leading gardening charity.[3][4][1]

Royal Horticultural Society
AbbreviationRHS
Formation7 March 1804; 219 years ago (1804-03-07) (as Horticultural Society of London)
TypeRegistered charity
PurposePromote gardening and horticulture
HeadquartersLondon, SW1
Region served
United Kingdom
Membership
414,699 (2013)[1]
President
Keith Weed
Budget
2013/14 income: £71.94m[1]
Websitewww.rhs.org.uk
RHS headquarters, Vincent Square

The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (North Yorkshire), Rosemoor (Devon) and Bridgewater (Greater Manchester); flower shows including the Chelsea Flower Show, Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, Tatton Park Flower Show and Cardiff Flower Show; community gardening schemes; Britain in Bloom and a vast educational programme. It also supports training for professional and amateur gardeners. As of 2023 the president was Keith Weed and the director general was Clare Matterson CBE.[5]

History edit

Founders edit

The creation of a British horticultural society was suggested by John Wedgwood (son of Josiah Wedgwood) in 1800. His aims were fairly modest: he wanted to hold regular meetings, allowing the society's members the opportunity to present papers on their horticultural activities and discoveries, to encourage discussion of them, and to publish the results. The society would also award prizes for gardening achievements.

Wedgwood discussed the idea with his friends, but it was four years before the first meeting, of seven men, took place, on 7 March 1804 at Hatchards bookshop in Piccadilly, London. Wedgwood was chairman; also present were William Townsend Aiton (successor to his father, William Aiton, as Superintendent of Kew Gardens), Sir Joseph Banks (President of the Royal Society), James Dickson (a nurseryman), William Forsyth (Superintendent of the gardens of St. James's Palace and Kensington Palace), Charles Francis Greville (a Lord of the Admiralty) and Richard Anthony Salisbury, who became the Secretary of the new society.[6]

Banks proposed his friend Thomas Andrew Knight for membership. The proposal was accepted, despite Knight's ongoing feud with Forsyth over a plaster for healing tree wounds which Forsyth was developing. Knight was president of the society from 1811 to 1838, and developed the society's aims and objectives to include a programme of practical research into fruit-breeding.[7]

Membership edit

 
Members of the RHS from its founding until 2002

In 2009, more than 363,000 people were members of the society, and the number increased to more than 414,000 in 2013[1] and to 525,105 by 2019.[8] Membership and fellowship of the society were previously decided by election, but are now by financial contribution. Fellows are supporters "contributing a suggested £5,000 per annum" (as of 2022).[9][10]

Members and Fellows of the Royal Horticultural Society are entitled to use the post-nominal letters MRHS[11] and FRHS, respectively.[12]

Membership by financial year
Financial year Number of members
2013/14[1] 414,699
2014/15[13] 428,472
2015/16[14] 448,977
2016/17[15] 472,157
2017/18[16] 490,205
2018/19[17] 502,666
2019/20[8] 525,105

Gardens edit

 
Design greenhouse for Royal Horticultural Society by John Claudius Loudon, 1818

The Royal Horticultural Society's five major gardens in England are: Wisley Garden, near Wisley in Surrey; Rosemoor Garden in Devon; Hyde Hall in Essex; Harlow Carr in Harrogate, North Yorkshire and RHS Garden, Bridgewater in Worsley, Greater Manchester.

The society's first garden was in Kensington, from 1818 to 1822. In 1820 the society leased some of Hugh Ronalds' nursery ground at Little Ealing to set up an experimental garden,[18] but the next year part of the Duke of Devonshire's estate at Chiswick was obtained. In 1823 it employed Joseph Paxton there. From 1827 the society held fêtes at the Chiswick garden, and from 1833, shows with competitive classes for flowers and vegetables. In 1861 the RHS (as it had now become) developed a new garden at South Kensington on land leased from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 (the Science Museum, Imperial College and the Royal College of Music now occupy the site), but it was closed in 1882.[19] The Chiswick garden was maintained until 1903–1904, by which time Sir Thomas Hanbury had bought the garden at Wisley and presented it to the RHS.

RHS Garden Wisley is thus the society's oldest garden. Rosemoor came next, presented by Lady Anne Berry in 1988. Hyde Hall was given to the RHS in 1993 by its owners Dick and Helen Robinson. Dick Robinson was also the owner of the Harry Smith Collection which was based at Hyde Hall. The most recent addition is Harlow Carr, acquired by the merger of the Northern Horticultural Society with the RHS in 2001. It had been the Northern Horticultural Society's trial ground and display garden since they bought it in 1949. In 2013, more than 1.63 million people visited the four gardens.[1]

In 2015, the RHS announced plans for a fifth garden at Worsley New Hall, Greater Manchester, under the name RHS Garden Bridgewater.[20] The garden opened in May 2021.[21]

Shows edit

 
London flower show in Lawrence Hall

The RHS is well known for its annual flower shows which take place across the UK. The most famous of these shows is the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, visited by people from across world. This is followed by the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (which the RHS took over in 1993) and RHS Tatton Park Flower Show in Cheshire (since 1999).[22]

The most recent addition to the RHS shows line-up is the RHS Show Cardiff, held at Cardiff Castle since 2005.[23] The society is also closely involved with the spring and autumn shows at Malvern, Worcestershire, and with BBC Gardeners' World Live held annually at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre.

Libraries edit

The RHS is custodian of the Lindley Library, housed within its headquarters at 80 Vincent Square, London, and in branches at each of its four gardens. The library is based upon the book collection of John Lindley.[6]

The RHS Herbarium has its own image library (collection) consisting of more than 3,300 original watercolours, approximately 30,000 colour slides and a rapidly increasing number of digital images. Although most of the images have been supplied by photographers commissioned by the RHS, the archive includes a substantial number of slides from the Harry Smith Collection and Plant Heritage National Plant Collection holders.[24]

The libraries in each of the gardens are open to all visitors. RHS members can borrow books from the Lindley London, as well as the libraries at Wisley Garden and Harlow Carr Garden.[25]

Britain in Bloom edit

In 2002, the RHS took over the administration of the Britain in Bloom competition from the Tidy Britain Group (formerly and subsequently Keep Britain Tidy).[26] In 2010, The society launched 'It's your neighbourhood', a campaign to encourage people to get involved in horticulture for the benefit of their community. In 2014, the 'Britain in Bloom' celebrates its 50th anniversary.[26]

Education and training edit

 
Royal Horticultural Society Libraries at the Senate House History Day, 2019.

The RHS runs formal courses for professional and amateur gardeners and horticulturalists and also validates qualifications gained elsewhere (e.g. at Kew Botanic Gardens).[27]

The RHS Level 1 Award in Practical Horticulture aims to develop essential horticultural skills and to provide a foundation for further RHS practical qualifications at Levels 2 and 3. It is aimed at anyone who has an interest in plants and gardening.[27]

Level 2 qualifications provide a basis for entry into professional horticulture, support career development for existing horticultural workers or can provide a foundation for further learning or training. There are separate theoretical- and practical-based qualifications at this Level and the RHS Level 2 Diploma in the Principles and Practices of Horticulture combines the theoretical- and practical-based qualifications.[27][3]

Level 3 qualifications allow specialisation in the candidate's area of interest. They can offer proficiency for those looking for employment in horticulture, they can support further career and professional development for those already working in the field, or they can provide a basis for continued learning or training. As for Level 2, there are theoretical- and practical-based qualifications at Level 3 and a Diploma that combines both.[27]

The Master of Horticulture (RHS) Award is the society's most prestigious professional horticultural qualification. It is of degree level and it is intended for horticultural professionals. The course allows for flexible study over a period of three years or more.[27]

The RHS Campaign for School Gardening provides online inspiration, resources and advice to its members. With the help of teachers, volunteers and other school-gardening champions, they support millions of students in the UK, giving them the opportunity to grow plants, food and develop life skills.[1]

Medals and awards edit

People edit

The society honours certain British persons who are deemed by its council to be deserving of special recognition in the field of horticulture with the Victoria Medal of Honour, established in 1897. There are only 63 holders of this medal at any time, one for every year of the reign of Queen Victoria.[28] Since 2023, the society has handed out the Elizabeth Medal of Honour, for which there could be only 70 holders at any time, one for every year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.[29] Thus, neither of the aforementioned medals are awarded every year

Other awards bestowed by the society include the Associate of Honour (established in 1930) where the number does not exceed 100 at any time (unless they also hold the Victoria Medal of Honour).[30] As of 2022 there were also the Harlow Carr Medal (for significant contribution to horticulture in the north of England), Reginald Cory Memorial Cup (for introducing new hybrid plants developed from existing garden plants), Community Award (for long-term contribution to community gardening) and the Roy Lancaster Award (for exceptional contribution by those under 35 years old).[28] Medals issued by the society earlier in its history have included the Banksian, Knightian and Lindley medals, named after early officers of the society, as well as Honorary Fellowships.

The Veitch Memorial Medal, named after James Veitch, is awarded annually to persons of any nationality who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement and improvement of the science and practice of horticulture.

The society awards Gold, Silver-gilt, Silver and Bronze medals to exhibitors at its Flower Shows.[31]

Plants edit

The Award of Garden Merit, or AGM, is the principal award made to garden plants by the society after a period of assessment by the appropriate committees of the society. Awards are made annually after plant trials.

Older books may contain references to the following awards, which were based mainly on flower or fruit quality[32] (but which are not referred to in current (2014) RHS websites and reports):

PC: Preliminary Certificate
HC: Highly Commended
AM: Award of Merit (not the same as the AGM)
FCC: First Class Certificate (once a very prestigious award)

Publications edit

Journals edit

The society published its proceedings as the Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London from 1807 to 1848. The society has also published a journal since 1846. Initially known as the Journal of the Horticultural Society of London (1846–1855), then Proceedings of the Horticultural Society of London (1859–1860) and Proceedings of the Royal Horticultural Society (1861–1869). This was continued as Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society (1866–1975).[2]

Since 1975 it has been entitled The Garden as a monthly publication. The RHS also publishes both The Plant Review and The Orchid Review four times a year, and Hanburyana, an annual publication dedicated to horticultural taxonomy since 2006.[2][33][34]

Registers and encyclopedias edit

Since the establishment of International Registration Authorities for plants in 1955 the RHS has acted as Registrar for certain groups of cultivated plants. It is now Registrar for nine categories – conifers, clematis, daffodils, dahlias, delphiniums, dianthus, lilies, orchids[35] and rhododendrons. It publishes , the central listing of orchid hybrids. It published Encyclopedia of Conifers in 2012.[citation needed]

Books edit

The RHS publishes many horticulture and gardening books, including:

  • Ingram, David S.; Vince-Prue, Daphne; Gregory, Peter J., eds. (2008). Science and the garden the scientific basis of horticultural practice (2nd ed.). Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 9781444360356.
  • Huxley, Anthony; Griffiths, Mark; Levy, Margot (1992) [1st ed. Frederick Chittenden and William Stearn. Oxford University Press 1951. 2nd ed. P.M. Synge (ed.) Oxford 1956]. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening (4 vols.). London: Macmillan. ISBN 978-0333474945.

Presidents edit

Horticultural Society of London (1804–1861)
Royal Horticultural Society (1861-)

See also edit

  • Arlow Stout, a pioneer in the hybridization of daylilies, honorary life fellow of RHS
  • Lindley Hall, exhibition hall owned by the RHS and located next to their head office in London
  • Robert Allen Rolfe, the founder of the magazine The Orchid Review

References edit

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Bibliography edit

  • Elliott, Brent (2004). The Royal Horticultural Society: A History 1804–2004. Phillimore. ISBN 978-1-86077-272-6
  • "Royal Horticultural Society". Scholarly Societies Project. University of Waterloo. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  • Tjaden, W. L. (February 1994). "The Medals of the Royal Horticultural Society". Archives of Natural History. 21 (1): 77–112. doi:10.3366/anh.1994.21.1.77.

External links edit

  • Official website

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The Royal Horticultural Society RHS founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London 1 2 is the UK s leading gardening charity 3 4 1 Royal Horticultural SocietyAbbreviationRHSFormation7 March 1804 219 years ago 1804 03 07 as Horticultural Society of London TypeRegistered charityPurposePromote gardening and horticultureHeadquartersLondon SW1Region servedUnited KingdomMembership414 699 2013 1 PresidentKeith WeedBudget2013 14 income 71 94m 1 Websitewww wbr rhs wbr org wbr ukRHS headquarters Vincent SquareThe RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley Surrey Hyde Hall Essex Harlow Carr North Yorkshire Rosemoor Devon and Bridgewater Greater Manchester flower shows including the Chelsea Flower Show Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Tatton Park Flower Show and Cardiff Flower Show community gardening schemes Britain in Bloom and a vast educational programme It also supports training for professional and amateur gardeners As of 2023 update the president was Keith Weed and the director general was Clare Matterson CBE 5 Contents 1 History 1 1 Founders 2 Membership 3 Gardens 4 Shows 5 Libraries 6 Britain in Bloom 7 Education and training 8 Medals and awards 8 1 People 8 2 Plants 9 Publications 9 1 Journals 9 2 Registers and encyclopedias 9 3 Books 10 Presidents 11 See also 12 References 13 Bibliography 14 External linksHistory editFounders edit The creation of a British horticultural society was suggested by John Wedgwood son of Josiah Wedgwood in 1800 His aims were fairly modest he wanted to hold regular meetings allowing the society s members the opportunity to present papers on their horticultural activities and discoveries to encourage discussion of them and to publish the results The society would also award prizes for gardening achievements Wedgwood discussed the idea with his friends but it was four years before the first meeting of seven men took place on 7 March 1804 at Hatchards bookshop in Piccadilly London Wedgwood was chairman also present were William Townsend Aiton successor to his father William Aiton as Superintendent of Kew Gardens Sir Joseph Banks President of the Royal Society James Dickson a nurseryman William Forsyth Superintendent of the gardens of St James s Palace and Kensington Palace Charles Francis Greville a Lord of the Admiralty and Richard Anthony Salisbury who became the Secretary of the new society 6 Banks proposed his friend Thomas Andrew Knight for membership The proposal was accepted despite Knight s ongoing feud with Forsyth over a plaster for healing tree wounds which Forsyth was developing Knight was president of the society from 1811 to 1838 and developed the society s aims and objectives to include a programme of practical research into fruit breeding 7 Membership edit nbsp Members of the RHS from its founding until 2002In 2009 more than 363 000 people were members of the society and the number increased to more than 414 000 in 2013 1 and to 525 105 by 2019 8 Membership and fellowship of the society were previously decided by election but are now by financial contribution Fellows are supporters contributing a suggested 5 000 per annum as of 2022 9 10 Members and Fellows of the Royal Horticultural Society are entitled to use the post nominal letters MRHS 11 and FRHS respectively 12 Membership by financial year Financial year Number of members2013 14 1 414 6992014 15 13 428 4722015 16 14 448 9772016 17 15 472 1572017 18 16 490 2052018 19 17 502 6662019 20 8 525 105Gardens edit nbsp Design greenhouse for Royal Horticultural Society by John Claudius Loudon 1818The Royal Horticultural Society s five major gardens in England are Wisley Garden near Wisley in Surrey Rosemoor Garden in Devon Hyde Hall in Essex Harlow Carr in Harrogate North Yorkshire and RHS Garden Bridgewater in Worsley Greater Manchester The society s first garden was in Kensington from 1818 to 1822 In 1820 the society leased some of Hugh Ronalds nursery ground at Little Ealing to set up an experimental garden 18 but the next year part of the Duke of Devonshire s estate at Chiswick was obtained In 1823 it employed Joseph Paxton there From 1827 the society held fetes at the Chiswick garden and from 1833 shows with competitive classes for flowers and vegetables In 1861 the RHS as it had now become developed a new garden at South Kensington on land leased from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 the Science Museum Imperial College and the Royal College of Music now occupy the site but it was closed in 1882 19 The Chiswick garden was maintained until 1903 1904 by which time Sir Thomas Hanbury had bought the garden at Wisley and presented it to the RHS RHS Garden Wisley is thus the society s oldest garden Rosemoor came next presented by Lady Anne Berry in 1988 Hyde Hall was given to the RHS in 1993 by its owners Dick and Helen Robinson Dick Robinson was also the owner of the Harry Smith Collection which was based at Hyde Hall The most recent addition is Harlow Carr acquired by the merger of the Northern Horticultural Society with the RHS in 2001 It had been the Northern Horticultural Society s trial ground and display garden since they bought it in 1949 In 2013 more than 1 63 million people visited the four gardens 1 In 2015 the RHS announced plans for a fifth garden at Worsley New Hall Greater Manchester under the name RHS Garden Bridgewater 20 The garden opened in May 2021 21 Shows edit nbsp London flower show in Lawrence HallThe RHS is well known for its annual flower shows which take place across the UK The most famous of these shows is the RHS Chelsea Flower Show visited by people from across world This is followed by the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show which the RHS took over in 1993 and RHS Tatton Park Flower Show in Cheshire since 1999 22 The most recent addition to the RHS shows line up is the RHS Show Cardiff held at Cardiff Castle since 2005 23 The society is also closely involved with the spring and autumn shows at Malvern Worcestershire and with BBC Gardeners World Live held annually at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre Libraries editThe RHS is custodian of the Lindley Library housed within its headquarters at 80 Vincent Square London and in branches at each of its four gardens The library is based upon the book collection of John Lindley 6 The RHS Herbarium has its own image library collection consisting of more than 3 300 original watercolours approximately 30 000 colour slides and a rapidly increasing number of digital images Although most of the images have been supplied by photographers commissioned by the RHS the archive includes a substantial number of slides from the Harry Smith Collection and Plant Heritage National Plant Collection holders 24 The libraries in each of the gardens are open to all visitors RHS members can borrow books from the Lindley London as well as the libraries at Wisley Garden and Harlow Carr Garden 25 Britain in Bloom editIn 2002 the RHS took over the administration of the Britain in Bloom competition from the Tidy Britain Group formerly and subsequently Keep Britain Tidy 26 In 2010 The society launched It s your neighbourhood a campaign to encourage people to get involved in horticulture for the benefit of their community In 2014 the Britain in Bloom celebrates its 50th anniversary 26 Education and training edit nbsp Royal Horticultural Society Libraries at the Senate House History Day 2019 The RHS runs formal courses for professional and amateur gardeners and horticulturalists and also validates qualifications gained elsewhere e g at Kew Botanic Gardens 27 The RHS Level 1 Award in Practical Horticulture aims to develop essential horticultural skills and to provide a foundation for further RHS practical qualifications at Levels 2 and 3 It is aimed at anyone who has an interest in plants and gardening 27 Level 2 qualifications provide a basis for entry into professional horticulture support career development for existing horticultural workers or can provide a foundation for further learning or training There are separate theoretical and practical based qualifications at this Level and the RHS Level 2 Diploma in the Principles and Practices of Horticulture combines the theoretical and practical based qualifications 27 3 Level 3 qualifications allow specialisation in the candidate s area of interest They can offer proficiency for those looking for employment in horticulture they can support further career and professional development for those already working in the field or they can provide a basis for continued learning or training As for Level 2 there are theoretical and practical based qualifications at Level 3 and a Diploma that combines both 27 The Master of Horticulture RHS Award is the society s most prestigious professional horticultural qualification It is of degree level and it is intended for horticultural professionals The course allows for flexible study over a period of three years or more 27 The RHS Campaign for School Gardening provides online inspiration resources and advice to its members With the help of teachers volunteers and other school gardening champions they support millions of students in the UK giving them the opportunity to grow plants food and develop life skills 1 Medals and awards editPeople edit The society honours certain British persons who are deemed by its council to be deserving of special recognition in the field of horticulture with the Victoria Medal of Honour established in 1897 There are only 63 holders of this medal at any time one for every year of the reign of Queen Victoria 28 Since 2023 the society has handed out the Elizabeth Medal of Honour for which there could be only 70 holders at any time one for every year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II 29 Thus neither of the aforementioned medals are awarded every yearOther awards bestowed by the society include the Associate of Honour established in 1930 where the number does not exceed 100 at any time unless they also hold the Victoria Medal of Honour 30 As of 2022 there were also the Harlow Carr Medal for significant contribution to horticulture in the north of England Reginald Cory Memorial Cup for introducing new hybrid plants developed from existing garden plants Community Award for long term contribution to community gardening and the Roy Lancaster Award for exceptional contribution by those under 35 years old 28 Medals issued by the society earlier in its history have included the Banksian Knightian and Lindley medals named after early officers of the society as well as Honorary Fellowships The Veitch Memorial Medal named after James Veitch is awarded annually to persons of any nationality who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement and improvement of the science and practice of horticulture The society awards Gold Silver gilt Silver and Bronze medals to exhibitors at its Flower Shows 31 Plants edit The Award of Garden Merit or AGM is the principal award made to garden plants by the society after a period of assessment by the appropriate committees of the society Awards are made annually after plant trials Older books may contain references to the following awards which were based mainly on flower or fruit quality 32 but which are not referred to in current 2014 RHS websites and reports PC Preliminary Certificate HC Highly Commended AM Award of Merit not the same as the AGM FCC First Class Certificate once a very prestigious award Publications editJournals edit The society published its proceedings as the Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London from 1807 to 1848 The society has also published a journal since 1846 Initially known as the Journal of the Horticultural Society of London 1846 1855 then Proceedings of the Horticultural Society of London 1859 1860 and Proceedings of the Royal Horticultural Society 1861 1869 This was continued as Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society 1866 1975 2 Since 1975 it has been entitled The Garden as a monthly publication The RHS also publishes both The Plant Review and The Orchid Review four times a year and Hanburyana an annual publication dedicated to horticultural taxonomy since 2006 2 33 34 Registers and encyclopedias edit Since the establishment of International Registration Authorities for plants in 1955 the RHS has acted as Registrar for certain groups of cultivated plants It is now Registrar for nine categories conifers clematis daffodils dahlias delphiniums dianthus lilies orchids 35 and rhododendrons It publishes The International Orchid Register the central listing of orchid hybrids It published Encyclopedia of Conifers in 2012 citation needed Books edit The RHS publishes many horticulture and gardening books including Ingram David S Vince Prue Daphne Gregory Peter J eds 2008 Science and the garden the scientific basis of horticultural practice 2nd ed Oxford Blackwell ISBN 9781444360356 Huxley Anthony Griffiths Mark Levy Margot 1992 1st ed Frederick Chittenden and William Stearn Oxford University Press 1951 2nd ed P M Synge ed Oxford 1956 The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening 4 vols London Macmillan ISBN 978 0333474945 Presidents editHorticultural Society of London 1804 1861 1811 1838 Thomas Andrew Knight 1st President 1838 1858 William Cavendish 6th Duke of Devonshire 1858 1861 Albert Prince Consort 36 Royal Horticultural Society 1861 1862 1883 Duke of Buccleuch 37 1884 1885 Sir Benjamin Thomas Brandreth Gibbs 1885 1913 Sir Trevor Lawrence 38 1913 1919 Francis Grenfell 1st Baron Grenfell 39 1919 1928 Amelius Lockwood 1st Baron Lambourne 40 1928 1931 Gerald Loder 1st Baron Wakehurst 41 11th President 1931 1953 Henry McLaren 2nd Baron Aberconway 42 1953 1961 Sir David Bowes Lyon 43 1961 1984 Charles McLaren 3rd Baron Aberconway 44 1984 1994 Robin A E Herbert 45 1994 2001 Sir Simon Hornby 46 2001 2006 Sir Richard Carew Pole Bt 47 2006 2008 Peter N Buckley 48 2009 2010 Giles Coode Adams 49 2010 2013 Elizabeth Banks 50 2013 2020 Sir Nicholas Bacon Bt 50 2020 present Keith Weed 51 See also editArlow Stout a pioneer in the hybridization of daylilies honorary life fellow of RHS Lindley Hall exhibition hall owned by the RHS and located next to their head office in London Robert Allen Rolfe the founder of the magazine The Orchid ReviewReferences edit a b c d e f g h Annual Review 2013 2014 RHS Retrieved 24 August 2014 a b c SSP 2016 a b RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Horticulture learningwithexperts com Retrieved 25 February 2018 RHS Appoints New Head of Science Dr Alistair Griffiths prolandscapermagazine com 3 May 2013 Retrieved 25 February 2018 Current staff are listed on the RHS Web site a b Campbell Sophie 3 August 2012 RHS Lindley Library collection all hail our plant hunters Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on 2022 01 12 Retrieved 12 August 2014 Thomas Andrew Knight The Morning Chronicle 19 December 1838 Retrieved 14 September 2023 a b Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31 January 2020 PDF Royal Horticultural Society Retrieved 13 August 2020 Gerard Jasper 11 September 2009 Crisis at the Royal Horticultural Society The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on 2022 01 12 Retrieved 25 March 2016 RHS Fellows Royal Horticultural Society Retrieved 4 March 2022 The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations Oxford University Press 1998 p 258 ISBN 9780192800732 Retrieved 25 March 2016 The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations Oxford University Press 1998 p 176 ISBN 9780192800732 Retrieved 25 March 2016 Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements 2014 2015 PDF Royal Horticultural Society 13 May 2015 p 5 Retrieved 2021 01 15 Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements 2015 2016 PDF Royal Horticultural Society 23 May 2016 p 5 Retrieved 2021 01 15 Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements 2016 2017 PDF Royal Horticultural Society 9 May 2017 p 15 Retrieved 2021 01 15 Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2018 PDF Royal Horticultural Society 8 May 2018 p 17 Retrieved 2021 01 15 Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2019 PDF Royal Horticultural Society 30 April 2019 p 19 Retrieved 2021 01 15 Ronalds B F 2017 Ronalds Nurserymen in Brentford and Beyond Garden History 45 82 100 RHS Gardens Decline of the gardens in South Kensington Royal Institute of British Architects Archived from the original on 29 July 2013 Retrieved 14 December 2010 Bridgewater Consultation Boards PDF RHS org uk 2017 Bridgewater opens May 2021 www rhs org uk Retrieved 2022 10 28 RHS Flower Show Tatton Park blooming in the sunshine BBC 24 July 2014 Retrieved 12 August 2014 Cardiff spring flower show blooms BBC 22 April 2005 Retrieved 12 August 2014 Image collection RHS Gardening Archived from the original on 2011 05 24 Retrieved 2011 03 07 Explore our RHS Libraries in London and RHS Gardens Royal Horticultural Society Retrieved 2 March 2021 a b Stone Deborah 28 January 2014 How to sign up for RHS Britain in Bloom 2014 The Express Retrieved 12 August 2014 a b c d e RHS Qualifications RHS 2014 Retrieved 25 August 2014 a b RHS People Awards Royal Horticultural Society Retrieved 5 June 2022 Ward Victoria 23 May 2023 King searches for new garden plants after rabbit problem The Telegraph Retrieved 23 May 2023 The Garden August 2009 page 512 Royal Horticultural Society Tjaden 1994 Plant Awards Millais Nurseries 2014 Archived from the original on 4 January 2017 Retrieved 25 August 2014 Grimshaws John 27 July 2011 Hanburyana blogspot co uk Retrieved 4 December 2014 Rice Graham 11 April 2006 Announcement Hanburyana New RHS taxonomy publication pacificbulbsociety org Retrieved 4 December 2014 Elliott Brent The Royal Horticultural Society and its Orchids A Social History in Occasional Papers from the RHS Lindley Library volume 2 March 2010 PDF Gardening The career that came up roses The Independent Retrieved 13 August 2018 Proceedings of the Royal Horticultural Society Volume 5 p 1 Desmond Ray Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists p 417 Desmond Ray Dictionary Of British And Irish Botanists And Horticulturalists p 297 Desmond Ray Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists p 1798 Alumni Cantabrigienses A Biographical List of All Known Students Volume 2 p 199 Henry Duncan McLaren Graces Guide Retrieved 13 August 2018 A rose garden with a difference RHS Retrieved 13 August 2018 Lord Aberconway Obituary The Telegraph Archived from the original on 2022 01 12 Retrieved 13 August 2018 The Royal Horticultural Society A History 1804 2004 p 56 Sir Simon Hornby The Telegraph Archived from the original on 2022 01 12 Retrieved 13 August 2018 RHS President BBC Retrieved 13 August 2018 Peter Buckley Obituary The Telegraph Archived from the original on 2022 01 12 Retrieved 13 August 2018 City man with passion for woody plants Financial Times Archived from the original on 2022 12 10 Retrieved 13 August 2018 a b New RHS President elected Gardenforum 26 June 2013 RHS Council RHS Bibliography editElliott Brent 2004 The Royal Horticultural Society A History 1804 2004 Phillimore ISBN 978 1 86077 272 6 Royal Horticultural Society Scholarly Societies Project University of Waterloo Retrieved 22 April 2016 Tjaden W L February 1994 The Medals of the Royal Horticultural Society Archives of Natural History 21 1 77 112 doi 10 3366 anh 1994 21 1 77 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal Horticultural Society Official websitePortals nbsp Plants nbsp Gardening nbsp London Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal Horticultural Society amp oldid 1193197594, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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