Institutions and Societies

Royal Horticultural Society

Also Known As RHS · Horticultural Society of London Original name of the society, used from its 1804 founding until it received its royal designation in 1861.

Citation Formats

General Reference

Home, Crafts and Hobbies Atlas. "Royal Horticultural Society." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-home.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/royal-horticultural-society.

APA Style

Home, Crafts and Hobbies Atlas. (n.d.). Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-home.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/royal-horticultural-society

BibTeX

@misc{home,craftsandhobbiesatlas-royal-horticultural-society,
  author = {Home, Crafts and Hobbies Atlas},
  title = {Royal Horticultural Society},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-home.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/royal-horticultural-society},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The world's leading gardening charity, founded in London in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London with John Wedgwood among its founders. It runs the Chelsea Flower Show, trials plants and confers the Award of Garden Merit, and its gardens and libraries anchor British horticulture.

Facts

Founding Year

1804 1

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom 1

Cross-Tradition Connections