Find out what’s on at the RHS Libraries this Summer

Celebrate the new season at the renowned RHS Lindley Library, RHS Wisley Library and RHS Harlow Carr Library with a vast programme of talks and events

Events at RHS Lindley Library

Group tours: Collections up close

Books, archives, photos and botanical art

Whether you are a community group, allotment neighbours or a gardening interest group, sign up for a free tour of the RHS Lindley Library.

To arrange your tour, simply register your interest via EventBrite or drop us an email.

Dates: Selected Tuesdays throughout the year
Times: 11am–12noon or 2pm–3pm
Price: A suggested donation of £3 per head is welcomed

Please note: When registering online via email, your name and email will be used by the RHS to provide updates related to this event. Your personal data provided for this event will not be used for any other purposes. Please read our full RHS Privacy Policy for more details on how we process personal data and how you can exercise your rights under the Data Protection Legislation.

Lindley Live: Capturing Chelsea

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

A Photographic History of the Flower Show

Explore the history of the world’s most famous flower show from its founding in 1913 to today, with the help of the RHS photography archives.

Date: Tuesday 6 May 2025
Time: 1.15pm–1.30pm
Price: free

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Please note: When registering online, you are leaving the RHS website. This online event reminder is made available through Eventbrite on behalf of the RHS. Both the RHS and Eventbrite terms and conditions and privacy policy will apply.

Lindley Live: Dogs and Gardens

Canines in the Library Collections

In celebration of Monty Don’s show garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, we are taking a look at dogs and their influence on our gardens.

Date: ​Tuesday 13 May 2025
Time: 1.15pm–1.30pm
Price: free

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Dog in the garden

Please note: When registering online, you are leaving the RHS website. This online event reminder is made available through Eventbrite on behalf of the RHS. Both the RHS and Eventbrite terms and conditions and privacy policy will apply.

Lindley Live: Lost London Gardens

Kensington Glass House

RHS Kensington Gardens

Uncover the Victorian garden, which once bloomed on the site of Imperial College in South Kensington, with the RHS Library Archives.

Date: Tuesday 27 May 2025
Time: 1.15pm–1.30pm
Price: free

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Please note: When registering online, you are leaving the RHS website. This online event reminder is made available through Eventbrite on behalf of the RHS. Both the RHS and Eventbrite terms and conditions and privacy policy will apply.

Lindley Live: Pteridomania

The Victorian Fern Craze

Discover the Victorian obsession with this prehistoric plant, and how ferns came to influence plant collecting, design and even biscuits.

Date: Tuesday 3 June 2025
Time: 1.15pm–1.30pm
Price: free

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Fern

Please note: When registering online, you are leaving the RHS website. This online event reminder is made available through Eventbrite on behalf of the RHS. Both the RHS and Eventbrite terms and conditions and privacy policy will apply.

Lindley Late: Botanical Cyanotypes

Nature-inspired printing

RHS Nature Printing Workshop

Explore our collection of nature printed books, before creating botanically inspired cyanotypes with artist Danieal Sbrisny.

Date: Thursday 5 June 2025
Time: 6.30pm–8.15pm (doors open at 6pm)
Price: £12 / £6

Book tickets

Please note: When registering online, you are leaving the RHS website. This online event reminder is made available through Eventbrite on behalf of the RHS. Both the RHS and Eventbrite terms and conditions and privacy policy will apply.

Lindley Late: Herbal Tea Blending

Workshop with Hackney Herbal

Discover the world of botanical wellbeing as we take a look at our historic collection of herbals and blend our own unique teas.

Date: Tuesday 17 June 2025
Time: 6.30pm–8.15pm (doors open at 6pm)
Price: £12 / £6

Book tickets
Tea blending materials

Please note: When registering online, you are leaving the RHS website. This online event reminder is made available through Eventbrite on behalf of the RHS. Both the RHS and Eventbrite terms and conditions and privacy policy will apply.

Lindley Late: Urban Gardening Club

Flowers in pots

Balconies, Pots and Patios

Join garden designer Zoe Claymore and RHS Advisor Leigh Hunt as we talk tips for container gardening for any space.

Date: Wednesday 25 June 2025
Time: 6.30pm–8pm (doors open at 6pm)
Price: £8 / pay what you can

Book tickets

Please note: When registering online, you are leaving the RHS website. This online event reminder is made available through Eventbrite on behalf of the RHS. Both the RHS and Eventbrite terms and conditions and privacy policy will apply.

Lindley Late: Collections Uncovered

Botanical Art and Lilian Snelling

Join botanical artist Deborah Lambkin and art curator Charlotte Brooks as we shine a light on our botanical art and Lilian Snelling collections.

Date: Wednesday 2 July 2025
Time: 6.30pm–8pm (doors open at 6pm)
Price: £8 / pay what you can

Book tickets
Lilian Snelling botanical collection

Events at RHS Wisley Library

Library Talk: Right Plant, Right Place

RHS Plant Health Advisor Tracey Bull

How to choose plants that will thrive in your garden

Join Tracey Bull, RHS Plant Health Advisor for a talk about plants that are reliable and easy to grow. We will also have some of our library collections on display.

Date: Wednesday 7 May 2025
Time: 11am–11.15am
Price: free for RHS members; included with garden admission for non-members

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Library Talk: RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Chelsea and the Garden of Tomorrow

In 1959, The Times and Gardener’s Chronicle magazine collaborated on a Chelsea Garden that tried to predict the future of gardening. How much did they get right and what visions of the future did they get wrong?

Date: ​Friday 23 May 2025
Time: 11am–11.15am
Price: Free for RHS members; included with garden admission for non-members

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Two ladies at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Events at RHS Harlow Carr Library

Take Five

RHS Harlow Carr library collection

Curiosities from the RHS Harlow Carr Library Collection

Join us for a free 20-minute talk exploring a selection of objects from our library collection. Taking five everyday objects as starting points, we’ll use these items to discover wider horticultural and social histories.

Date: ​Friday 9 May 2025
Time: 11am–11.20am
Price: free for RHS members; included with garden admission for non-members

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