News about our services, research based on our collections and some of the exciting projects we are working on
The RHS is embarking on a project to fill gaps in the history of RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and how it grew from its early 20th century origins into the most prestigious horticultural event in the world today.
A new RHS Heritage Catalogue, makes the full records of our historic archive, art, ephemera, object and photographic collections freely available online for the first time.
A new exhibition at RHS Garden Wisley (16 May – 25 Aug 2024) explores the legacy of William Robinson – one of the British Isles’ most influential horticulturalists. Immerse yourself in his vision of a ‘wild garden’ through beautiful artwork and photography
Learn about Digital Dig, a virtual volunteering project, which now has more than 165 volunteers helping the UK to uncover and document its hidden horticultural history.
Elizabeth Blackwell’s Curious Herbal, one of the treasures of the RHS Lindley Library, has been digitised and is now available online in full.
Wisley’s library collections have moved. Find out the benefits it has brought to members and the wider horticultural community.
Tens of thousands of images of the Society’s unique collection of rare books, beautiful art and much more will be available online through our digitisation project.
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