Horticultural Society
About Horticultural Society
A horticultural society is an organization devoted to the study and culture of cultivated plants. Such organizations may be local, regional, national, or international. Some have a more general focus, whereas others are devoted to a particular kind or group of plants. They are also clustered.
Retired teacher's hobby lands her RHS artist-in-residence role
... Caroline Jane Buckley s coloured pencil drawings won her £1,000 and a year-long commission to work for the Royal Horticultural Society s Plant Review...
Can houseplants purify the air in your home?
... " You need an awful lot of plants in very well-lit space to make any measurable impact on the removal of VOCs and many other gases, " says Tijana Blanusa, the principal horticultural scientist for the Royal Horticultural Society, as well as a researcher at the University of Reading...
Where are hosepipe bans in place and how can I save water?
... The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) recommends using watering cans rather than hosepipes because they direct water more accurately to the roots of plants...
Chelsea Flower Show: Just Stop Oil protesters arrested
... A spokesperson for the Royal Horticultural Society said: " The three protesters are all off site now...
Children missing out as attractions get pricier, says charity
... The Royal Horticultural Society said it had had to pass on some costs, raising ticket prices for its gardens by an average of 6...
Seed sales jump as fruit and veg shortage continues
... The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) said seed sales across its retail outlets had risen 20% in February compared to the same month last year...
Biodiversity: Fungi are 'underloved and understudied'
... But rather than springing up of their own accord, these specimens have been grown from scratch in a first for the Royal Horticultural Society...
UK weather: Country sees a 'second spring' due to mild November weather
... Nikki Barker, a senior adviser at the Royal Horticultural Society, said the mild climate has created some unseasonable sights across the RHS s public gardens...