Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The society was founded and received its royal charter in 1868. Until 1872 it was known as the Historical Society. [1] In 1897, it merged with (or absorbed) the Camden Society, founded in 1838. [2]
RHS Britain in Bloom is the largest horticultural campaign in the United Kingdom. It was first held in 1963, initiated by the British Tourist Board based on the example set by Fleurissement de France (now Conseil national de villes et villages fleuris), which since 1959 has promoted the annual Concours des villes et villages fleuris . [ 1 ]
Colin Ellis – "for his long and distinguished service since 1983 with RHS Council and numerous committees." Christopher Grey-Wilson – for "his many achievements as botanist, photographer, botanical explorer and author of many books and articles." Sir Richard Carew Pole (1938–2024) – former RHS President
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 Garden magazine has gone under this title since 1975; it was chosen to commemorate the famous magazine first published by William Robinson in 1871. Before 1975 it had been (since 1866) The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society (a phrase that remained as the magazine's cover subtitle until 2007).
At the 2023 show, Catherine, Princess of Wales, hosted the first children's picnic at a newly created garden at the show with pupils from ten schools from the RHS's school gardening campaign invited. [8] In 2024 the show was visited by King Charles III and Queen Camilla. [9] Since 2022 the show has been sponsored by The Newt in Somerset. [10 ...
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 ]
The Award of Garden Merit is a mark of quality awarded, since 1922, to garden plants (including trees, vegetables and decorative plants) by the United Kingdom, Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). Awards are made annually after plant trials intended to judge the plants' performance under UK growing conditions.