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2006 press releases


December
13 The finest orchids in the heart of the capital
8 Developers reminded ‘wildlife needs good neighbours’
7 How green is your Christmas tree?

November
24 Sculptures on a GIANT scale at RHS Garden Harlow Carr
21 Mass bulb planting takes place at RHS Garden Harlow Carr
17 RHS says anyone can sow and grow after BBC show
15 Marshalls to sponsor RHS Chelsea Flower Show
14 RHS teaching garden to have the designer touch
10 A helping hand for staff at RHS Garden Hyde Hall
3 RHS Gardens get ready to step into spring:
Mass bulb planting takes place
3 London - a top hot spot for garden grabbing

October
27 The glasshouse becomes a home…
Plants begin their move into new RHS Bicentenary Glasshouse
23 Gardens SOS goes unanswered: Have your say at RHS forum
20 RHS Photographic Competition Exhibition supported by The Medici Society

September
29 Autumn celebrations at RHS Garden Harlow Carr
21 2006 RHS Forum ‘What future for urban gardens: Eden or Extinction?’
4 Autumn Plant Fair at RHS Garden Harlow Carr
4 RHS appoints new Director General

August
18 Start the season in September at the RHS London Flower Show
2 Family Fortnight at RHS Garden Harlow Carr
2 Nation asked what makes the ultimate wildlife garden?

July
26 Having a whale of a time at Harlow Carr!
24 Get A Taste of Autumn with the RHS
20 Autumn plant trial events at RHS Gardens
19 Early birds and night owls flock to RHS gardens this summer
17 The return of the fern at The RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park
11 Novel inspiration for garden design at The RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park
10 The forecast shows a bright and sunny outlook for the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park
9 Schools out at the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park
4 What’s hot at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

June
30 Summer Art Exhibition 2006
29 RHS honours champions of organic gardening, orchids and community horticulture
26 New subtropical border at RHS Garden Harlow Carr
26 Don’t miss the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park
26 World’s largest flower show is economical on the water front
22 Top designers vie for historic prize
21 Make it Snappy!: RHS Photographic Competition 2006
20 A bumper crop of new roses for Hampton Court
19 The seasonal must-haves
15 RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park Named ‘Event of the Year’
14 New Curator for RHS Garden Hyde Hall
14 10 good reasons not to miss the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park
7 Flowers are the best medicine at Hampton Court
7 RHS appoints new Head of Education
3 Romance is in the air at the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park
1 Take a peep at the next RHS summer show

May
25 Edible gardens are on the menu at the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park
24 RHS announces horticulture’s premier awards at Chelsea
18 RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park reaches full bloom . 2006 set to be the best show yet!
18 New designers create big concepts for RHS flower show
17 Africa arrives in Tatton!
10 ‘OPEN FUTURE growIt cookIt’ extends into Yorkshire
10 Grow your own calming cuppa
8 RHS helps to fund USA exchange scholarship for horticulturists of the future
5 Orchids great and small at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
1 Iris the flower of the 2006 RHS Chelsea Flower Show

April
28 RHS Lindley Library charts the renaissance of the allotment
26 RHS says gardening could be the key to Blair’s ‘live longer’ campaign
25 Drilling to thrill crowds (and exhibitors) at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
20 Rare prehistoric Wollemi pine to be planted at RHS Garden Harlow Carr
18 Greening Merstham - Community Action Day, Saturday 22 April
15 Global issues showcased at world’s largest annual flower show
13 Spring into Action & Capture Garden Life Through a Lens: RHS Photographic Competition 2006
12 Rain or shine container planting is growing
6 RHS announces President and Treasurer elect
6 The past, present and future for daffodils

March
30 Green-fingered students to benefit from changes to RHS qualifications
22 Tackling drought on the agenda at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
20 Spring has sprung at the RHS London Flower Show
20 Green skills shortages could damage 2012 and other London regeneration plans
17 RHS school members make the grade in national DfES competition
13 Grow without the flow - the RHS advises how to conserve water use in the garden
10 World in One Show: RHS Chelsea Flower Show 23 - 27 May 2006
10 RHS presents annual awards that recognise outstanding achievement in horticulture
9 A marathon trial - RHS conducts UK-wide runner bean trial
7 New Commercial Director joins RHS
6 Need advice about your Easter garden makeover? Ask the experts
2 Highlights of the Great Pavilion

February
27 Army gets the call up from RHS Garden Harlow Carr!
27 Essex daffodil devotee honoured by Royal Horticultural Society
27 Prizes ripe for the picking: Call for entries to the RHS Summer Fruit & Vegetable Competition
27 RHS appoints two new Directors
27 Perfect Posy; what it takes to be blooming perfect at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
23 Green sector builds consensus for action on skills: Green Skills Seminar, 20 March 2006
23 Or-kids are going for Gold!
17 Will springtime let the poet in you bloom? RHS launches national poetry competition
15 Light up your garden with unusual spring bulbs!
15 Contain yourself in 2006!: RHS top 10 vegetable cultivars for growing in containers
15 Spring bulbs capture hearts on Valentine's Day
13 'Step into Spring' for a fresh look at gardening
8 Salad Days at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2006
6 Tip-toe through the tulips
2 Love Birds!: Birds in the Garden event at RHS Garden Harlow Carr: 20 - 26 February
2 RHS and SGD invite designs for Witan Street at RHS Garden Wisley

January
31 New AGM Hardy Fuchsias
26 ‘Rosemary’ on the warpath in Britain’s gardens: RHS Top 10 Pest Enquiries of 2005
19 Rare opportunity to attend a special lecture on Highgrove - the garden of HRH Prince of Wales
19 What’s hot, and what’s not in the garden?
18 Charities' SOS to gardening community: Wild About Gardens urges gardeners to ‘Save Our Species’
12 New garden designers set to broaden minds at Hampton Court
9 Book worms: Top titles that are the gardener's friend
6 Winning start to 2006: Results of RHS Winter Raffle
3 RHS calls for volunteers to help secure a healthy future for gardening

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