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DARK SECRETS: The royal horticultural society - The Real Truth

UK cities urged to plant more trees to tackle dangerous heatwaves

Adding tree shade brought down temperatures by 12C on concrete and 9C on grass

The Independent UK

Gardeners beware: slugs returning after dry weather to threaten strawberries

Wetter weather expected to bring surge of slugs out of hiding, just as strawberries experience bumper early crop

The Guardian - UK

David Beckham adds gnomes to celebrity auction to help children get gardening

Money raised in the auction will go to support the Royal Horticultural Society’s campaign for school gardening.

Evening Standard

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Gnome-coming at Chelsea Flower Show as stars decorate garden favourites

The Royal Horticultural Society has lifted its Chelsea gnome ban for only the second time in the show’s history.

Evening Standard

Kate donates ‘Catherine’s Rose’ to prison’s mother and baby unit

The princess visited HMP Styal in Cheshire last February in her role as patron of Action for Children.

Evening Standard

Two-fifths of British garden space paved over, reducing green benefits – report

The Royal Horticultural Society has called for a guaranteed ‘space to grow’ in all housing and urban planning.

The Independent UK

Garden experts change advice on fungi as autumn bonanza begins

The Royal Horticultural Society says fungi are now recognised as part and parcel of a healthy natural system

The Independent UK

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This underrated plant has filled my yard with color all summer — and it's ideal for container gardening

This is my favorite plant of the moment — and it fills my containers with pretty summer color.

Tom’s Guide

Experts share how to keep your garden flourishing during the hosepipe ban

Southern Water, Thames Water, South East Water and Yorkshire Water have announced hosepipe bans

The Independent UK

OPINION - Chelsea Flower Show: The Royal Horticultural Society has completely lost the plot

This week as the great and the good descend on the grounds of Chelsea’s Royal Hospital for the flower show there may be some disappointed faces at what, to the untrained eye, looks like an exhibition at Birmingham’s NEC.

Evening Standard

Chelsea Flower Show garden designer Jo Thompson explains lack of women displaying work at event

‘You have to stick to your convictions and that requires a core of steel,’ she said

The Independent UK

Names of King and Queen’s dogs to feature in Chelsea Flower Show garden

Run by the Royal Horticultural Society, which Charles supports as patron, the flower show was first staged in 1913.

Evening Standard

RHS ambassador for communities quits, saying he was made to feel a ‘nuisance’

Tayshan Hayden-Smith says Chelsea flower show celebrates ‘exclusivity over equity’ and he was naive to think he could bring change

The Guardian - UK

Sluggish year for slugs as experts predict fewer numbers this spring

After a bumper year for the slimy molluscs in 2024, the Royal Horticultural Society says numbers will be down this spring.

Evening Standard

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‘It brings you in and shelters you’: NHS creates ‘recovery gardens’ for staff and patients

Trusts work with the Royal Horticultural Society to create outdoor refuges for staff and patients

The Independent UK

Public urged to help map daffodils and hunt for rare varieties this spring

The Royal Horticultural Society is launching a ‘daffodil diaries’ project to record the whereabouts of the popular spring bloom.

Evening Standard

Space for EVs and flood protection planting among garden predictions for 2025

The Royal Horticultural Society is predicting a range of new and continuing gardening trends for the new year.

The Guardian - UK

The UK will get hotter and drier for plants … except in Manchester

Thanks to the city’s famously rainy climate, trees suffering in the south can be moved, says the Royal Horticultural Society

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How to revive a dry lawn for lush, green grass (even after a heatwave!)

Lawn looking tired and dry? Here's what to do about it...

Ideal Home

Yes, you can grow ornamental grasses in pots – 5 of the best to add to your garden

You don't need lots of space to grow your own ornamental grasses, so long as you have a few pots to hand...

Digital Camera World

Best in Show winners revealed in RHS garden photography contest

The Royal Horticultural Society reveals the winners of its 2024 Photographic Competition

Homes & Gardens

New plant varieties from US breeders launched at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

We take a closer look at the new plants unveiled at the 2024 Chelsea Flower Show

The Conversation

Hedges beat garden fences as wildlife havens and flood barriers – that’s why I’m taking them to the Chelsea Flower Show

Most people associate the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show with innovative and inspiring garden design displays featuring plants galore. But the annual London show, which starts on Tuesday, May 21, also offers researchers like me a chance to showcase horticultural science to the general public.

The Independent UK

Lady Amelia Windsor ‘honoured’ as she debuts first ever Chelsea Flower Show garden plot

The ‘most beautiful’ royal makes Chelsea Flower Show debut

Homes & Gardens

US Hardiness Zones – the sunset system and others explained

In addition to the US hardiness zones, there are several other climate systems that can help gardeners understand which plants will thrive in different locations

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