“The RHS has given me a lifetime of inspiration, tranquillity, horticultural skills and knowledge. I would like to help generations of gardeners to share my passion.”
Mrs Anne Fragniere, RHS member
"Membership of the RHS has given me so much inspiration I felt I wanted to give something in return to help further its aims."
Mrs M J West, RHS member
How your legacy can make a difference
Many of the RHS’s plans for the future can only be realised through additional funding, including legacies. The RHS is a charity and receives no government grants or other support.
For every pound we raise from member subscriptions, we need more than twice as much again to fund our charitable work.
By giving a legacy to the RHS you will not only be making a sound investment in our work but also helping to secure the future of gardening for generations to come.
How we spend legacy funds
Education
Legacy money is used to expand our education programmes for both children and adults. The RHS Lindley Library, open to all is the world’s finest horticultural library.
Science
The RHS has superb science and research departments that have helped and informed thousands of professional and amateur gardeners. We have developed best practices in the care, handling and protection of plants used by gardeners across the globe.
The environment
Our countryside is experiencing huge transformation and threats to our native biodiversity from climatic and environmental change mean that the work of the RHS has never been so vital.
The RHS maintains a leading role in the evolution of good practice in gardening and has developed an approach to the use of pesticides, water and peat that respects the environment, while also addressing the practical needs of gardeners.
The best gardens and shows
Legacy funds are used to maintain and improve our gardens at Wisley, Rosemoor, Hyde Hall and Harlow Carr, which are living examples of our work. Our world famous flower shows demonstrate excellence and bring together people of all ages contributing to knowledge and experience of individual gardeners and communities.