Mutual success & benefits
3 July 2009
NFU Mutual is a leading insurance provider that offers RHS members great rates on their insurance. And every policy sold benefits the many activities of the RHS.
Make the most of summer weather
3 July 2009
If there's one thing that the British summer brings out in people, it's the urge to visit a garden. Free access to RHS gardens and more than 140 RHS Recommended Gardens is one of the privileges of RHS membership.
Community allotments take over castle
2 July 2009
A battlefield fought over by Welsh and English forces in the 13th century is being turned to more peaceful pursuits - local gardeners have begun digging it over to grow their own fruit and vegetables.
WI sends out SOS for honey bees
2 July 2009
Women's Institutes have thrown their weight behind the campaign to support the UK's threatened honey bee population.
More historic parks and gardens 'at risk'
29 June 2009
Neglect, decay and pressure from development has led to 96 of England’s parks and gardens being classed at ‘at risk’ by English Heritage.
Boveridge restoration nears completion
29 June 2009
The gardens at Boveridge House in Dorset, the only known collaboration between Gertrude Jekyll and Thomas Mawson, are reaching the final stages of a nine-year restoration project that has gradually returned them to their former glory.
The Big Lunch launches competition
29 June 2009
The Big Lunch is broadening its community remit with the launch of a film-making competition.
Do you own the oldest mower?
29 June 2009
The hunt is on to find the UK’s finest Grass Master – the country’s oldest, privately owned, working petrol lawnmower.
Hope for Buckingham Palace horse chestnuts
29 June 2009
Five horse chestnut trees in the gardens of Buckingham Palace which were suffering from bleeding canker and leaf-mining moth could soon be given a clean bill of health.
Palace recreates Tudor garden
23 June 2009
A 16th century courtyard at Hampton Court Palace has been transformed into a faithful recreation of a Tudor garden to mark the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to the throne.
First schools receive Alan Titchmarsh Award
23 June 2009
The first schools have been awarded the new Alan Titchmarsh Garden for Schools Award. The grant, worth £500, has been given to 31 schools participating in the RHS Campaign for School Gardening scheme.
Queen plants an allotment
23 June 2009
The Queen is growing fruit and vegetables at Buckingham Palace for the first time since the Second World War.
Large blue butterfly success
23 June 2009
Conservationists are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the reintroduction to Britain of the large blue butterfly.
Open day at RHS plant trials
22 June 2009
If you have ever wondered how a plant qualifies for the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit, here's an ideal chance to find out.
Olympic Park to get 2,000 trees
15 June 2009
British grower, Hillier Nurseries is to supply around 2,000 trees for planting in the London 2012 Olympic Park.
Rival for tallest tree record
15 June 2009
A Douglas Fir in Wales has been measured at exactly the same height as the tallest tree in Britain, and now shares the title with its Scottish cousin.
Gardens of the future on display
15 June 2009
Twelve gardens designed to invite debate and stretch the imagination are now open as part of a new visitor attraction in St Albans.
Anne Frank tree comes to the UK
15 June 2009
Ten saplings from the horse chestnut tree growing behind the house in Amsterdam where Anne Frank spent two years in hiding from the Nazis are being planted in the UK as a reflection on Anne's short life.
Lost rhododendron rediscovered at RHS Garden Rosemoor
15 June 2009
A rhododendron thought lost to cultivation has been found growing happily at RHS Garden Rosemoor, Devon.
Specialist nursery launches charitable foundation
9 June 2009
Specialist ornamental grass nursery and eight times consecutive Chelsea gold medal winning Knoll Gardens launched a charitable foundation at RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Heirloom veg outperforms modern varieties
8 June 2009
A field trial of lettuces has found older, more traditional varieties outperform their modern-day counterparts.
Scottish garden opens for the last time
4 June 2009
One of the most remote gardens open to the public in Britain is to close its gates at the end of the season, bringing to an end a remarkable decade of gardening against the odds.
Hunt to find community regeneration projects
2 June 2009
If you have an area of community green space that needs converting from eyesore to beauty spot then Fiskars, makers of hand garden tools, could be able to help.
RHS Dig Together Day
2 June 2009
The RHS Dig Together Day in September is a nationwide celebration and awareness-raising day for gardening clubs and horticultural societies.
Enter the 2009 RHS photo competition
1 June 2009
Entry forms are now available for the 2009 RHS photo competition. Download yours now and get snapping to win some great prizes!
Join the Big Pond Dip survey
1 June 2009
An important study to assess the health of Britain's garden ponds is underway - and now it's your turn to get involved.
School gardening survey
1 June 2009
The RHS along with our media partner for Campaign for School Gardening, the Independent on Sunday, needs your help. We are trying to find out when people were first introduced to gardening and by whom.
Success in red hot poker hunt
26 May 2009
The quest to find an original specimen of Kniphofia, commonly known as the red-hot poker plant, has been a success.
Minister urges better peat labelling
21 May 2009
The government has called on garden centres and retailers to make sure compost is labelled clearly to indicate how much peat it contains.
Wild flowers feature on stamps
21 May 2009
Photographs of wild flowers growing in Guernsey and taken by clematis expert Raymond Evison are depicted on a new collection of stamps.
Wisley 'weed' rediscovered after 100 years
18 May 2009
A nationally scarce annual pea known as spring vetch, Vicia lathyroides, has been found in Wisley garden 100 years after it was last recorded.
Appeal for oak moth sightings
18 May 2009
The public is being asked to help eliminate a moth which strips oak trees of their leaves.
Fruit trees facing extinction
18 May 2009
The ancestor of the domestic apple tree is under threat of extinction as a result of the destruction of wild fruit and nut forests in its native central Asia, according to researchers from conservation charity Flora and Fauna International (FFI).
Prince of Wales receives VMH
18 May 2009
Her Majesty The Queen presented His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, with the Royal Horticultural Society’s most prestigious award, the Victoria Medal of Honour, this afternoon during the Royal Visit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Rosemoor's Learning Centre gets go ahead
13 May 2009
An exciting new eco Learning Centre at RHS Garden Rosemoor in Devon has been given the go ahead.
AGM plants - 2009 supplement available
13 May 2009
A supplement to the 2008 edition of AGM Plants is now available for download.
Palms across the world
11 May 2009
Two trees have been planted simultaneously thousands of miles apart to mark the shared anniversaries of two of the world's leading botanic gardens.
Return of the pear orchard
6 May 2009
A new intensive pear orchard has been planted in Kent to try to reverse a trend that has seen a dramatic decline in British pear orchards over the last few decades.
Colours of another age at Exbury
6 May 2009
A collection of historic photographic plates that signalled the dawn of colour photography will be on display at Exbury Gardens for five months.
Alpine Zone opens at RHS Garden Harlow Carr
6 May 2009
After years of planning the impressive new Alpine Zone at RHS Garden Harlow Carr in Yorkshire will open to the public on 7 May.
Westonbirt Arboretum awards
27 April 2009
Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire has been awarded new National Collection status for four tree groups.
Which plants for a wildlife garden?
27 April 2009
A new study into wildlife gardening that should help establish which plants best encourage garden biodiversity has been launched by the RHS.
New funding scheme for school gardening
20 April 2009
The RHS has joined forces with Alan Titchmarsh to launch a funding scheme for green-fingered schools across the country – the 'RHS Campaign for School Gardening Alan Titchmarsh Award'.
Endangered plants get first class treatment
8 April 2009
Royal Mail is to issue a set of first class stamps depicting 10 wild plants which are nationally endangered.
Elizabethan garden to open
8 April 2009
After more than four years of work, the Elizabethan garden at Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, will open to the public.
RHS Olympic Park Great British Garden competition
7 April 2009
Win the chance to help design a Great British Garden for the London 2012 Olympic Park.
First taste of The Big Lunch
7 April 2009
A new project to encourage the country to unite for a summer street party called The Big Lunch was launched at a colourful event featuring jugglers, buskers and stilt walkers. And we want you to get involved in The Big Lunch on 19 July.
RHS awards for outstanding achievement
7 April 2009
Gardeners, horticulturalists and nurseries who have made significant contributions to horticulture have been presented with prestigious RHS awards to mark their achievements throughout the year.
One million new ponds wanted
6 April 2009
A project to bring clean, fresh water back to the English landscape has the aim of establishing one million new ponds.
'Alien' seaweed threat
6 April 2009
Scottish Natural Heritage is warning that a highly invasive seaweed from the western Pacific is spreading and poses a serious threat to native species.
Wisley palm flowers for the first time
6 April 2009
A tropical palm that has been in bud more than two months has at last burst into flower in the Glasshouse at RHS Garden Wisley.
Veg Doctors needed for grow your own
31 March 2009
The RHS is on the look out for Veg Doctors to help their local community to start growing their own food, as part of a cross sector initiative to get the nation growing their own fruit and vegetables.
Government to invest in horticulture
27 March 2009
The Government has announced it will invest £1 million into a horticultural apprenticeship scheme.
Cherries return to Worcestershire
25 March 2009
Cherries are returning to Worcestershire after more than 50 years under a scheme promoting local produce and wildlife-friendly traditional farming.
Read moreHerbarium goes online
19 March 2009
The herbarium collection of John St. Aubyn (1758 – 1839), a Fellow of The Linnean Society, can now be viewed online.
Read moreLawns weathering the storm
19 March 2009
Homeowners are appreciating the environmental value of their lawns with fewer considering converting areas of grass to hard standing.
Read moreHeuchera collection moved
19 March 2009
The National Collection of more than 150 cultivars of Heuchera has been moved to the University of Exeter so it can be expanded.
Read more'Lost' passionflower is rediscovered
19 March 2009
A passionflower which had been thought lost to cultivation has been found alive and well at a nursery in Devon.
Read moreBlenheim Palace gardens win award
17 March 2009
The formal gardens of Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire have won the title of 2008 Garden of the Year.
Read moreGrow your own with the RHS
17 March 2009
Our recent survey on grow your own habits has produced some surprising results.
Read moreHappy birthday Britain in Bloom
17 March 2009
This month, RHS Britain in Bloom is 45 years old. To celebrate, the RHS is re-launching the horticultural campaign.
Read moreMost popular dahlia revealed
16 March 2009
Visitors to RHS Garden Wisley have voted decisively in a survey to find their favourite dahlia.
Read moreReaching for the sky
16 March 2009
A Douglas Fir in Argyll, Scotland, has been officially named as the tallest tree in Britain, beating three other trees picked out by the Tree Register as possible contenders for the title.
Read moreKew breeds 'impossible' waterlily
16 March 2009
A horticulturist at Kew has achieved what was once thought impossible by producing a hybrid between a day-flowering and a night-flowering tropical waterlily.
Read moreBig issues facing plant science
16 March 2009
Scientists in Bristol are asking the public and gardeners to help them find the most important issues facing plant science in the future.
Read moreHelp us map those pesky pests
10 March 2009
Gardeners are being encouraged to join a campaign to help map some of the most annoying pests that damage and destroy favourite garden plants.
Read moreTools for schools
10 March 2009
If you have a collection of old, unwanted or broken garden tools in the shed, this is the perfect opportunity for a spring clean.
Read moreWaitrose to sponsor RHS Campaign for School Gardening
10 March 2009
Waitrose has announced a three-year sponsorship of the RHS’s Campaign for School Gardening.
Read moreNational Trust digs for victory
9 March 2009
The National Trust is to make large areas of its land into allotment sites to help alleviate the growing waiting lists for plots and encourage local communities to start growing their own fruit and vegetables.
Support to eradicate disease
3 March 2009
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that it will invest £25 million to help eradicate the plant diseases Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae that are currently threatening Britain’s landscape, a decision welcomed by the RHS.
New seed collections
3 March 2009
The RHS has teamed up with seed specialist Thompson & Morgan to produce two new exciting seed collections - the Garden Explorers range and the RHS Vegetable Collection.
Grow your own tasty treats to cut costs
3 March 2009
The humble strawberry, once the mainstay of family tea time, is now considered an expensive treat, according to 66% of respondents to our latest online survey.
Tree hunters wanted
2 March 2009
A group dedicated to hunting down all of Britain's most ancient trees has hit a major milestone by recording its 30,000th tree. Now it wants to record another 25,000 by the end of 2009.
Fungi collections join forces
2 March 2009
An unrivalled collection of more than a million different fungi specimens opens its doors to researchers this month as two of Britain's main research centres for mycology join forces.
RHS winter hardiness survey
26 February 2009
The RHS has launched a winter hardiness survey and we would love you to take part, tell us about plants that have or haven't survived the winter in your garden and so help us with our research into this subject.
RHS Medici photographic competition winner
26 February 2009
Esther Gallimore has been awarded the title of RHS Medici Photographer of the Year.
Planning application threat to Wisley
23 February 2009
The RHS needs your help now to oppose two planning application threats to RHS Garden Wisley. The applications are for the development of waste-management facilities on neighbouring sites.
The deadline for objections has been extended.
Contemporary designs chosen
17 February 2009
Nature and sustainability are strong themes running through the 12 different designs chosen for the Future Gardens event in June.
New logo to identify UK-grown plants
9 February 2009
A new logo is to help gardeners identify which plants at their local garden centre have been grown in the UK.
Slugs and snails are top pests of 2008
27 January 2009
Slugs and snails have been named as Britain's number one pests for the second year running, according to members of the RHS. The wet, cold weather last summer gave them perfect conditions to wreak havoc in gardens across the UK, helping them to hold onto their title as the UK’s most troublesome garden pest.
RHS Photographer of the Year 2008 announced
22 January 2009
The title of RHS Photographer of the Year 2008 has been given to Jacky Packer for her image of Rudbeckia hirta 'Marmalade' in the RHS Photographic Competition.
Alien invaders identified
12 January 2009
Gardeners worried they may have a bad case of Japanese knotweed at the end of the garden can find out for sure with a new series of identification sheets.
Charming worms
17 December 2008
Gardeners and nature lovers are being asked for their help in recording the country's population of earthworms.
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