7 March 1804; 220 years ago (1804-03-07) (as Horticultural Society of London)
Type
Registered charity
Purpose
Promote gardening and horticulture
Headquarters
London, SW1
Region served
United Kingdom
Membership
414,699 (2013)[1]
President
Keith Weed
Budget
2013/14 income: £71.94m[1]
Website
www.rhs.org.uk
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[update] the president was Keith Weed and the director general was Clare Matterson CBE.[5]
^ abcd"Annual Review 2013/2014". RHS. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^SSP 2016.
^"RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Horticulture". learningwithexperts.com. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
^"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.
^Current staff are listed on the RHS Web site.
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