Royal Horticultural Society
(1804-present)

group and society

Aged 220

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. 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 2022 the president was Keith Weed and the director general was Sue Biggs CBE.

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At Messrs. Hatchard's in a house on this site the Royal Horticultural Society was founded on the 7th March 1804

187 Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom where it was founded