Royal Horticultural Society

Royal Horticultural Society
AbbreviationRHS
Formation7 March 1804; 220 years ago (1804-03-07) (as Horticultural Society of London)
TypeRegistered charity
PurposePromote gardening and horticulture
HeadquartersLondon, SW1
Region served
United Kingdom
Membership
414,699 (2013)[1]
President
Keith Weed
Budget
2013/14 income: £71.94m[1]
Websitewww.rhs.org.uk Edit this at Wikidata
RHS headquarters, Vincent Square

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London,[1][2] is the UK's leading gardening charity.[3][4][1]

The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (North Yorkshire), Rosemoor (Devon) and Bridgewater (Greater Manchester); flower shows including the Chelsea Flower Show, Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, Tatton Park Flower Show and Cardiff Flower Show; community gardening schemes; Britain in Bloom and a vast educational programme. It also supports training for professional and amateur gardeners. As of 2023 the president was Keith Weed and the director general was Clare Matterson CBE.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d "Annual Review 2013/2014". RHS. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  2. ^ SSP 2016.
  3. ^ "RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Horticulture". learningwithexperts.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. ^ "RHS Appoints New Head of Science, Dr Alistair Griffiths". prolandscapermagazine.com. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. ^ Current staff are listed on the RHS Web site.