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RHS A Nation in Bloom: Celebrating the People, Plants and Places of the Royal Horticultural Society
  • RHS A Nation in Bloom: Celebrating the People, Plants and Places of the Royal Horticultural Society
  • RHS A Nation in Bloom: Celebrating the People, Plants and Places of the Royal Horticultural Society

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Frances Lincoln (May 6, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0711239355
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0711239357
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.3 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.75 x 1.15 x 11.2 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #2,840,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
    • #1,669 in Gardening & Horticulture Reference (Books)
    • #1,868 in Gardening Encyclopedias
    • #2,627 in Garden Design (Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
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From the Publisher

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Matthew Biggs has written this book at a most relevant and prescient moment in the history of the RHS. It skillfully brings together so much of our past, present and the future. He has brought to life the essence of the learned society and how it has adapted to face the challenges of the day. He does this with the knowledge and skill for which he is renowned.

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Gardening for all

Scientific evidence has proved conclusively that gardening is not simply a relaxing hobby. It makes a tangible contribution to society, improving the environment, communities and people’s lives. At a time when mental health problems are increasing, gardening provides mindfulness, companionship, physical exercise and an opportunity to reconnect with nature. British doctors are being urged to prescribe more time outside and fewer pills. This is where the RHS fits in. As a charity that supports gardening for all, it must reflect and respond to the needs of wider societyand extend its reach into urban areas and schools. One way of achieving this is through nationwide campaigns and initiatives.

Rosemoor

Each RHS garden has its own distinctive identity, forged by the interplay between location, plants, and the continual experimentation of gardeners. Tucked into a north Devon valley near Great Torrington, Rosemoor is a garden of two parts. The newer part is known for its fruit and vegetable beds, twin rose gardens and Hot Garden, which dazzles in summer with bold blocks of colour. The older part has an intimate feel, with cherry trees blending into woodland and interesting collections of plants. Water features contribute to different moods, from the gush of the Rock Gully to the calm of the lake, and the garden’s West Country roots are honoured through local materials and plants such as the Devon sorb (Sorbus devoniensis), a small tree with bunches of edible russet fruit.

RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival

The RHS flower shows are continually developing and being refreshed, ensuring that there is always plenty to see. And occasionally a show is even reborn. In 2019 the RHS’s largest show became the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, its new name reflecting the host of additional features on offer. Looking back to its creation, this show has in fact evolved through several changes to arrive at its current identity.

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A global knowledge bank

What started out as a row of books on a shelf at 21 Regent Street (the society’s first head office) is now one of the most important collections of botanical art and garden history in Britain, comprising approximately 100,000 books, nearly a quarter of a million photographs and 30,000 artworks. It holds the society’s archives and also personal papers of renowned gardeners like William Robinson and E.A. Bowles. The library was an essential day-to-day working tool from the time the first books were acquired in 1806, and remains so, supporting researchers and students in a wide range of subjects, from garden historians in search of early printed books to children needing help with school projects. Staff answer over 16,000 enquiries from RHS members and the public every year.

Inspiring everyone to grow

When the RHS talks about inspiring everyone to grow, they mean everyone. The beginner is included just as much as the keen plant-lover, and the allotment grower as much as the window-box gardener. The RHS provides many forms of advice and much of it is gathered together on its website. Here you can find the answers to your gardening problems, discover what each branch of the society is up to, participate in citizen science surveys, track down the supplier for a particular plant and check what events and partner gardens are available in your area.

Teabags and bumblebees

Anyone can be a citizen scientist. Take Blooms for Bees, a project led by Coventry University to promote and improve gardening for bumblebees. It’s simple. You observe, photograph and identify bumblebees (there is a guide to the UK’s twenty-four species on the Blooms for Bees website), then submit your data using an app. The information collected will fill gaps in our knowledge about the garden flowers bumblebees prefer to visit, so that gardeners can do more to support these important pollinators. The RHS is one of the project partners, along with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust and Garden Organic.






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