Plant science for all: people, plants, planet

With a membership of more than 445,000 gardeners and welcoming more two million visitors to our gardens and shows each year, we are a trusted brand for accurate, authoritative gardening advice.

How we make a difference

  • Fostering greater public understanding of plants, gardens and gardening
  • Training the next generation of horticultural scientists in horticultural taxonomy, plant health and horticultural science
  • Enabling more people to garden for the benefit of themselves, their environment and their communities
  • Inspiring children and young people to garden and to consider a career in horticulture
  • Providing scientific evidence to support effective government policy-making

Free advice and plant information

Our scientific research allows us to help you get the most out of your garden. You can access free, impartial information - backed up by years of research - on our website .

Search our Find a Plant tool. Take a look at our advice pages or for some great ideas and information on getting started with gardening visit our Get Growing section.

Seeds in space

In the summer of 2016, 600,000 children became space biologists as they investigated whether space travel affected the germination and growth of rocket by sowing and growing seeds that had spent six months with astronaut Tim Peake on the International Space Station (ISS).

Experiment results

Bespoke advice

If you’re an RHS member you can contact our Gardening Advisors for free, one to one, personalised advice wherever you are in the world.

Visitors to RHS Garden Wisley, RHS Garden Harlow Carr and all of our RHS Flower Shows can also get advice from our Gardening Advisors in-person. 

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Training the next generation

The UK needs scientists with the skills to support gardeners, industry and the Government and we are committed to training those scientists through our PhD programme, work experience, placements and other projects.

Opportunities to get involved

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The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.