Conservation and environment leaflets

The RHS plays an influential role in advising gardeners, through the provision of information on good practice, combining benefits for the environment with practical needs for gardening. The RHS has published 18 conservation and environment leaflets on the topics listed below.

Download the leaflets from below or link to advice pages:

Use of resources

Peat and the environment

Energy conservation in greenhouses (May 2004)

Recycling (February 2004)

Water supplies (May 2004)

Fertilisers and manures (November 2002)

The use of garden chemicals (February 2004)

Organic gardening (May 2003)

The use of limestone in horticulture (May 2004)

Trees and timber products (May 2005)

Biodiversity in the garden

Wild flowers in the garden (January 2005)

Wildlife in gardens (Link to advice page)

Wild and endangered plants in cultivation (January 2005)

CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (January 2002)

Bringing plants in from abroad (January 2002)

Invasive non-native species (Link to advice page)

Other topical issues

Genetic modification (April 2006)

Potentially harmful garden plants (February 2004)

Hedges: nuisance and overgrown