Massachusetts Horticultural Society

Massachusetts Horticultural Society
AbbreviationMHS
Formation12 June 1829 (1829-06-12)
FounderWilliam H. Sumner
Founded atBoston, Massachusetts
TypeNonprofit
PurposeMassachusetts Horticultural Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that helps people change their lives and communities for the better by growing plants together.
HeadquartersThe Garden at Elm Bank 900 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02482
Location
Websitewww.masshort.org
Formerly called
MassHort Mass Hort

The Massachusetts Horticultural Society, sometimes abbreviated to Mass Hort or MHS, is an American horticultural society based in Massachusetts.[1] It describes itself as the oldest formally organized horticultural institution in the United States. As of 2014, it had some 5,000 members.