RHS

  • What’s in a name?

    What’s in a name?

    This man is one of numerous RHS staff whose name is linked to nature or horticulture! Find out more in Subs Club, for KG subscribers only… Born to the job! Matthew Pottage, Wisley curator. Picture: RHS/Richard Dawson The RHS has…

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  • Teen art sensation to have a brush with RHS Chelsea Flower Show

    Teen art sensation to have a brush with RHS Chelsea Flower Show

    ‘Mini Monet’ Kieron is commissioned for limited-edition show paintings Fifteen-year-old art prodigy Kieron Williamson from Norfolk is one of the world’s most sought-after professional young artists with a global waiting list of art enthusiasts who eagerly look forward to his…

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  • Help the RSPB track our feathered friends

    Help the RSPB track our feathered friends

    Read more on this topic and other garden news updates, just for Kitchen Garden subscribers Countdown to Birdwatch This year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch takes place over the weekend of January 27 to 29. More than 497,000 people took part…

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  • RHS Gardens Spring Events Programme: March to May 2018

    RHS Gardens Spring Events Programme: March to May 2018

    Spring 2018 sees a busy schedule of events, shows and fun days out across the four Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Gardens. The forthcoming season’s highlights at RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey, RHS Garden Hyde Hall in Essex, RHS Garden Harlow…

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  • A royal visit to Bug-ingham Palace

    A royal visit to Bug-ingham Palace

    With the Royal Family in the news, our exclusive subscribers-only first foray into the December Subs Club sees a duchess build bug hotels! RHS School Gardening celebrates 10 years The Duchess of Cambridge helps wildlife to thrive. Pictures: RHS/Luke MacGregor…

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  • Beat the winter blues with the RHS

    Beat the winter blues with the RHS

    The short days of December 2017 and January and February 2018 can still hold cheer and inspiration thanks to the Royal Horticultural Society Wrap up, stride out and beat the winter blues at the four Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Gardens…

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  • Burpee’s delight in double RHS gold

    Burpee’s delight in double RHS gold

    The East Yorkshire based European division of American seed company W. Atlee Burpee & Co., is celebrating after winning two gold medals  Burpee partnered with award-winning nurserymen, Chris Smith and Mike Milligan from Pennard Plants in Somerset and provided tomato,…

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  • Belmond Enchanted Gardens wins Gold at new RHS Chatsworth Flower Show

    Belmond Enchanted Gardens wins Gold at new RHS Chatsworth Flower Show

    Belmond Enchanted Gardens wins gold at at RHS Chatsworth Flower Show, Derbyshire. Designed by Butter Wakefield, Belmond’s garden is a thoughtful combination of playfulness and practical planting, showcasing the international world of Belmond’s gardens, from the legendary Belmond Hotel Cipriani’s…

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  • Chewton Glen’s Luke Matthews joins Sparsholt College’s 2017 RHS Chelsea Flower Show team

    Chewton Glen’s Luke Matthews joins Sparsholt College’s 2017 RHS Chelsea Flower Show team

    Sparsholt College has teamed up with Luke Matthews, award-winning Executive Head Chef from Chewton Glen Sparsholt College has teamed up with Luke Matthews, award-winning Executive Head Chef from Chewton Glen described by Condé Nast as ‘one of the world’s best…

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  • RHS welcomes visitor no. 2,000,000

    RHS welcomes visitor no. 2,000,000

    The four RHS Gardens have clocked up a combined total of over 2,000,000 garden visits in the past year. The RHS counts its annual visitor numbers from February 1 through to January 31, and number 2,000,000 – Jenny Paxman from…

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  • RHS seeks top school gardeners

    RHS seeks top school gardeners

    Royal Horticultural Society is calling on Britain’s schools to enter the search to find the best of the next generation of horticulturists. With awards in three categories, the annual RHS School Gardeners of the Year celebrates green-fingered pupils, passionate school…

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  • RHS Photo Competition back for 2017

    RHS Photo Competition back for 2017

    After a two-year absence, the RHS Photographic Competition has been relaunched for 2017.  Open to both amateur and professional photographers, it attracts entries from all over the world. For the first time, entry is free, with the aim of encouraging…

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