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The RHS is well known for its annual flower shows which take place across the UK. The most famous of these shows is the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, visited by people from across the world. This was followed by the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (which the RHS took over in 1993) and RHS Tatton Park Flower Show in Cheshire (since 1999).
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the Great Spring Show, [1] is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London.
The first Tatton Show had been planned for 1998, but in the event it was decided to concentrate on Scotland first. The late Max de Soissons (who died in his early 50s in June 2012), an experienced organiser of trade exhibitions, who had been hired in 1996 as the RHS manager for the BBC Gardeners' World Live show in Birmingham, was appointed the Tatton Show manager.
RHS Garden Wisley [2] is a garden run by the Royal Horticultural Society in Wisley, Surrey, south of London. It is one of five gardens run by the society, the others being Harlow Carr , Hyde Hall , Rosemoor , and Bridgewater (which opened on 18 May 2021). [ 3 ]
RHS Garden Hyde Hall is a public display garden run by the Royal Horticultural Society in the English county of Essex.It is one of five public gardens run by the society, alongside Wisley in Surrey, Harlow Carr in North Yorkshire, Rosemoor in Devon, and Bridgewater in Greater Manchester.
In 2001 Royal Hospital Haslar began to be run by the Ministry of Defence and Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust in partnership; but in March 2007 the MOD withdrew its involvement. [12] To mark the handover of control to the National Health Service the military medical staff "marched out" of the hospital, exercising the unit's rights of the freedom ...
At first, the prize was issued by the Veitch Memorial Trust and awarded at local horticultural shows, but from 1885 the Medals were awarded at the Orchid Conference. Since 1922, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), having taken over the Trust, has awarded the Medal. [2] By 2010 over 500 medals had been presented.
The RHS National Office is located in Washington, D.C., and is responsible for setting policy, developing regulations, and performing oversight. In the field, RHS operations are carried out through the USDA's state and local Rural Development offices and service centers, several of which are located in each state and Puerto Rico.