Life membership (pre-2009)

Last updated March 2025

• Unlimited entry to RHS Gardens: Free entry with a family guest or two children (aged 5–16 years, in the family group) to all RHS Gardens 364 days a year– RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey, Harlow Carr in North Yorkshire, Hyde Hall in Essex, Rosemoor in Devon and Bridgewater in Greater Manchester
• Free access to more than 230 RHS Partner Gardens, either throughout their opening season or at selected periods
• RHS Flower Shows: privileged entry and reduced rate tickets to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival and RHS Flower Show Wentworth Woodhouse. Discounted admission to RHS Malvern Spring Festival. Free entry to RHS Garden Flower Shows. Life members can purchase up to four member-rate tickets to RHS Flower Shows, subject to availability. See Members' Handbook for full details 
• Monthly Magazine: The Garden, packed with practical advice, ideas, inspiration and stunning photography, delivered to your doorstep
• RHS Gardening Advice: invaluable support and answers to your gardening questions, for free, all year round from RHS Gardening Advice. Available by post, telephone, email, or face to face at RHS Garden Wisley 
• RHS Members’ seed scheme: order up to 10 packets of seed harvested from RHS Gardens, to be sent to a UK address 
• Join RHS Libraries: borrow gardening books in person or by post, and access eBooks and audiobooks  
• Monthly email updates when you register your email address for latest news and information