RHS Partner Garden benefits

The RHS is a brand of quality and trust, with a reputation built over 200-years of horticultural excellence. As the UK’s gardening charity, our mission is to be there for everybody on their lifelong gardening adventures. 

When you join the RHS Partner Garden Scheme (currently 240 gardens in the UK and Overseas in 2026) you become part of our trusted network and contribute to our charitable purpose which includes investing in sustainable gardening practices and scientific research on plants and climate, encouraging the next generations of gardeners through our work with children and young people and championing wellbeing gardens, many in conjunction with the NHS.

Further benefits include:

• Use of our RHS Partner Garden logo and branded material, giving an association with the RHS brand to enhance your garden’s credibility
• Access to RHS research, including the latest scientific, biosecurity and climate data. Additionally, we share relevant news from other teams, such as RHS educational worksheets and community initiatives, which may be of further interest to your garden
• Opportunity to attend the RHS Annual Forum and Networking days. Connect with other senior garden personnel from the RHS and our network of RHS Partner Gardens, share insights, and stay updated with the latest trends and research
• Optional entry into our annual RHS Partner Garden of the Year Competition: Winners receive a trophy, publicity support and endorsement from the RHS Brand
• RHS Chelsea Flower Show President’s drinks invitation and tickets. Enjoy two complimentary tickets for your garden owners to the first day (Tuesday) of this quintessentially British event – voted number five in the world’s must-see travel experiences¹
• Complimentary RHS Flower Show Tickets. Two complimentary tickets to each of RHS Chelsea Flower Show (selected days only), RHS Sandringham Flower Show and RHS Badminton Flower Show in 2026 (RHS Malvern Spring Festival, on request) – perfect for rewarding garden staff, providing horticultural inspiration and networking opportunities
• Secondary spend benefits. Over half of RHS Members visit one or more RHS Partner Gardens annually, with 93% spending on secondary items – with food and drink being the most common, followed by plant purchases²

With over 600k RHS Members, many with an expert or active interest in gardening/visiting gardens, being part of the RHS Partner Garden scheme provides opportunities to promote your garden across RHS media channels to this engaged network, raising awareness, reaching new audiences and encouraging visits to your garden. Media opportunities include:

• Profiling on the RHS website (rhs.org.uk) with its over 30m annual users, including:
  • A page profile on your garden, with links through to your website/social channels
  • Inclusion on garden map search function
  • Opportunities to feature in monthly themed website articles, increasing online visibility
  • Promotion of your garden’s events which offer a 20% discount to RHS Members
• Inclusion in the RHS Members’ Handbook: This is a colourful guide featuring all our RHS Partner Gardens, listed by region, which is available to download via our website, The Garden App and sent to Members on request. Each listing includes details of your garden, an image and contact details
• Editorial opportunities in The Garden magazine, the number one garden magazine in the UK, delivered directly to over 510k RHS Members’ homes or via our The Garden App – an ideal way to reach interested and enthusiastic gardeners. Potential opportunities include:
  • News stories: Chance to appear on the news pages to highlight new developments or initiatives in your garden (with at least four months’ notice)
  • Out & About: Guaranteed annual insertion for your garden in the monthly Out & About section highlighting RHS Partner Gardens open to Members that month. This includes potential to spotlight events happening at your garden which offer a 20% discount to RHS Members
  • Features: 2–3 page feature profiles based on submission of high-quality garden photography and ‘a story to tell’
  • Expert advice: Chance to contribute to expert advice sections
• A copy of The Garden magazine sent monthly to a named contact at your garden
• RHS Gardening Podcast: With a good feature idea, opportunity to be invited to feature in our podcast with 1.6 million downloads per year
• Discounted advertising rate for RHS Partner Gardens in membership magazine, The Garden magazine
• Profiling at RHS welcome areas: Your garden will feature on maps in our RHS Gardens’ Welcome areas. Opportunity to order PG Leaflets to display at your own garden
• RHS Member emails and newsletters: Opportunities for RHS Partner Gardens to feature in regular monthly email comms to Members and other marketing pieces during the year
• Social media marketing: Opportunity to appear in our monthly Facebook/Instagram photo albums on the RHS main platforms. These are usually the most popular social posts of the month on these platforms. RHS Partner Garden of the week features on Instagram/The Garden App with all gardens scheduled to appear. Ad hoc opportunities for coverage on our social feed with relevant news stories, especially if tagged in

Belonging to the RHS Partner Garden Scheme gives your Head Gardener and gardening team the opportunity to network and share experiences with RHS gardening teams at our five RHS Gardens (RHS Garden Rosemoor, Devon, RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey, RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Essex, RHS Garden Bridgewater, Manchester and RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Harrogate) and also secure access to current RHS horticultural advice and support through occasional joint events with our RHS Expert Groups.

Further Benefits include:

• RHS Complimentary garden visiting card: Two cards which can be used for entry by your staff to our RHS Gardens, multiple times throughout the year
• Horticultural advice: Ability to speak directly with experts from our RHS Gardening Advice Service or Bio-Security teams about horticultural issues affecting your garden
• RHS Seed Scheme: Opportunity to order free seeds to diversity and enrich your garden every autumn from the RHS Seed Scheme
• Gardeners’ Networking days: Connect with RHS horticultural experts at our gardens and occasionally with our seven RHS Expert Groups (Bulb, Herbaceous, Woody, Tender, Alpine, Fruit, Veg and Herb and Orchid) consisting of leading professionals in their field. Share insights, extend networks and stay updated with the latest trends/research
• RHS Garden tours: Opportunity for your Head Gardener to liaise with RHS Garden managers / attend short tours on visiting an RHS Garden (advanced notice/schedules permitting)

• RHS Members’ Handbook: (Mixture of physical Handbooks, Website views and downloadable pdf)
  • 600,000+ RHS Members (Advertising equivalent: £500)
• The Garden Magazine:
  • 510,232 Monthly Circulation plus The Garden App – 30k users. (Advertising equivalent: £19k dps, full page £9.5k, Quarter page £3k, Out & About - £1k)¹
• RHS website: (UK’s largest gardening website)
  • 30m annual users, 141 million views, 90% new visitors, 74th most popular UK website, 65% organic search. 25-34 years highest age bracket in terms of usage²
• RHS Partner Garden website pages:
  • 373,024 unique page views³
  • 183,895 Find a PG search page views
• RHS Partner Garden leaflet:
  • 100k copies distributed through RHS Channels & available for PGs
• RHS Facebook:
  • 422k Followers
• RHS Instagram:
  • 339k Followers​
• RHS LinkedIn:
  • 65,299 Followers
• RHS Gardening Podcast:
  • 1.6m downloads per year² and 31k downloads per episode
• RHS Members mailings:
  • Mailed RHS Member Newsletters x 3 annually to around 300k subscribers. Monthly e-newsletters sent to Members in UK geographical regions – circa 60k
• RHS Brand awareness:
  • 61% of UK population agree that The RHS is an organisation I trust (excluding RHS Members/Show Visitors). 86% Prompted awareness and 39% spontaneous awareness as a charity/organisation that works to promote gardening/gardens. (National Trust: 98%/22%. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew: 86%/5%)³