Quarto Publishing, Ratgeber, RHS Celebration (Englisch, Matthew Biggs, 2019)

Contents 6 Foreword by Alan Titchmarsh 8 Introduction by Sir Nicholas Bacon 12 Chapter 1: In pursuit of excellence The story of the RHS 22 Chapter 2: A greener and more beautiful place Investing in the future of horticulture 36 Chapter 3: Wisley Surrey garden 54 Chapter 4: Gardening for all 58 Rocket science The Campaign for School Gardening 62 Flower power Britain in Bloom 66 Community gardening It's Your Neighbourhood 70 Up front with gardening Greening Grey Britain 74 Gardening changes lives Community garden in London 78 Seven days to celebrate National Gardening Week 82 Chapter 5: Rosemoor Devon garden 94 Chapter 6: Behind the scenes 98 Ask the experts Gardening advice 102 Under the microscope Scientific research 106 Climate change 108 Keeping gardens safe Plant health 112 Cut and dried Herbarium 116 It started with daffodils &hellip Plant registration 120 Helping hands Volunteers 124 Chapter 7: Hyde Hall Essex garden 134 Chapter 8: The shows must go on &hellip 138 RHS London shows 144 RHS Chelsea Flower Show 154 RHS Malvern Spring Festival and Autumn Show 160 RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 166 RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 172 RHS Flower Show Cardiff 176 RHS Chatsworth Flower Show 180 RHS garden flower shows 186 Chapter 9: Harlow Carr North Yorkshire garden 198 Chapter 10: Inspiring everyone to grow 202 Compare and contrast Plant trials and the Award of Garden Merit 206 A global knowledge bank Libraries 212 Teabags and bumblebees Citizen science 214 RHS website 215 A connected society 216 Publishing across platforms Print and digital 220 Strength in numbers Affiliated societies 224 Giving and receiving Partner gardens 228 Green fingers School of Horticulture 232 A world of opportunities Bursaries 234 Chapter 11: Bridgewater Greater Manchester garden 242 Chapter 12: The purest of human pleasures The RHS vision 252 Index 255 Acknowledgments 255 Picture credits.