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2006 RHS Photographic Competition Exhibition supported by The Medici Society

Tuesday 13 February - Saturday 17 February 2007

What: An exhibition of the 2006 Royal Horticultural Society Photographic Competition showcasing the best garden photographs selected from nearly 3,500 images.

Where: The heart of the capital’s art district at the Medici Gallery, 5 Cork Street, London W1S 3LQ.

When: Tuesday 13 February to Saturday 17 February 2007; opening times from 10 am - 6pm Tuesday to Friday and 11am - 4pm on Saturdays. Entry to is free to all.

Why: The display will showcase the very best in garden photography, including garden views, modern and dramatic close-up shots of vividly coloured flowers, wildlife in the garden, contemporary plant portraits and sensitive shots of people in the garden.

Notes to Editors

For more information about the RHS Photographic Exhibition and for 2006 winning images please contact Hayley Monckton in the RHS Press Office on 020 7821 3045 or e-mail hayleymonckton@rhs.org.uk

The RHS Photographic Competition 2006 categories were:

• Plant Portrait Photograph of the Year - entries in this category can be a single or grouping of the same plant or flower.
• Close-up Photograph of the Year - a photograph of a detail of a plant or flower.
• Tree or Shrub Photograph of the Year - a photograph of any tree or shrub either in a garden or in the wild.
• Garden View Photograph of the Year - a photograph of a garden (clearly identified as public or private) taken within the garden or looking into the garden. The photograph can include plants from the wild, groups of plants and urban garden scenes.
• Wildlife in the Garden Photograph of the Year - a photograph of any animal life in a garden. This category includes birds, mammals, insects etc, but excludes domestic animals.
• People in the Garden Photograph of the Year - the main subject of photographs in this category should represent a person or persons in a garden or horticultural environment.

The 2007 RHS Photographic Competition will be launched in February 2007. Once again the contest will be open to anyone with a great shot of the garden. Amateur and professional photographers will be able to enter five different categories, including Plant Portrait, Garden View and Wildlife in the Garden.

For a competition entry form, send a SAE marked ‘RHS Photographic Competition 2007’ to: RHS Garden Rosemoor, Great Torrington, Devon EX38 8PH; e-mail: photocomp@rhs.org.uk  or download a pdf version of the entry form from the RHS website

The Medici Society features a selection of the winning images in the Chelsea Inspirations greetings card range. The proceeds from licensed products such as these help to fund the many activities undertaken by the RHS to promote horticulture and help gardeners.

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Founded in 1804, the Royal Horticultural Society is Britain's largest gardening charity and is committed to being the leading organisation demonstrating excellence in horticulture and promoting gardening. Renowned for its outstanding gardens and inspirational flower shows, the RHS is a key source of advice and information for all gardeners. It encourages gardening through its publications, trials, lectures, education programmes and scientific research and is home to the Lindley Library, which contains the most comprehensive collection of horticultural books in the world.

Membership of the Royal Horticultural Society offers many exclusive benefits including a monthly copy of The Garden magazine; free entrance to RHS Gardens Wisley in Surrey, Rosemoor in Devon, Hyde Hall in Essex and Harlow Carr in North Yorkshire; free access to a further 88 beautiful gardens across Britain and 20 gardens in Belgium and France; access to seeds collected at RHS gardens; free gardening advice and privileged tickets to 18 RHS flower shows, including the Chelsea Flower Show, the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park.

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