Research

Environmental concerns

The RHS works to ensure good environmental working practice in gardens, providing sound advice to members, the wide distribution of guideline leaflets, articles in The Garden and commentary reported elsewhere in the press. Within the Science departments there is growing involvement in the areas of :

• Biodiversity (34KB)
• Climate change (30KB)
• Environmental sustainability (27KB)

These areas were discussed in the report from the Science departments 2004. Printable copies of these topics are available by clicking the topic title above.

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The RHS also publishes practical guidelines on areas where gardening has an impact on environmental concerns. These are available online below with the date of printing.

Bringing plants in from abroad (January 2002)

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

Energy conservation in greenhouses (May 2004)

Fertilisers and manures (November 2002)

Garden chemicals (February 2004)

Genetic modification (May 2000)

Invasive non-native species (January 2002)

Organic gardening  (May 2003)

Limestone in horticulture (May 2004)

Peat and the gardener (April 2004)

Recycling (February 2004)

Trees and timber products (June 2002, currently under revision)

Water supplies (May 2004)

Wild flowers in the garden (November 2002, currently under revision)

Wildlife in gardens (February 2004)

Wild and endangered plants in cultivation (November 2002, currently under revision)

Links

National Trust environment website

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