News about our services, research based on our collections and some of the exciting projects we are working on
Owing to work required at Vincent Square to bring the building up to date and ensure adequate conditions for our collection, some of our rare and fragile items will be temporarily moved to offsite storage.
The RHS Lindley Library is marking the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Festival of Britain by appealing for photographs, materials and personal memories that capture how gardening helped shape this landmark national celebration.
Find out about exciting upcoming libraries exhibitions, talks, tours and workshops at our gardens – RHS Harlow Carr and RHS Wisley – and at the RHS Lindley Library in London.
A project to fill gaps in the history of RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and how it grew from its early 20th century origins into the most prestigious horticultural event in the world today.
The RHS Heritage Catalogue puts our full historic archive, art, object, ephemera and photographic collection records online for free for the first time. It complements the RHS Libraries Catalogue, which covers books and printed works, and RHS Digital Collections, where you can view high-quality images of our collections from anywhere in the world.
Tens of thousands of images of the Society’s unique collection of rare books, beautiful art and much more are being made available online through our digitisation project.
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The RHS is the UK’s gardening charity, helping people and plants to grow - nurturing a healthier, happier world, one person and one plant at a time.
