Education

Education is a key part of the Society’s charitable work. We organise a wide array of educational activities including adult learning courses, horticultural training for those wishing to pursue a career in horticulture, a bursary scheme and examinations for professional and amateur gardeners. Schools can make free visits to all four RHS gardens if pre-booked and at Wisley we host schools in the new Clore Learning Centre. Continual Professional Development training is available for teachers and family events are a feature at all gardens. The newly launched Campaign for School Gardening provides support to teachers and students to get gardening in their schools.

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Gardening forms a vital part of school education. St Leonard's CE Primary School. Image: Fiona Secrett

Libraries

RHS libraries are part of the Lindley Library, the world's finest horticultural library. The largest and best-known branch is in London, but the Library at Wisley and the Garden Libraries at each of the RHS gardens are an important part of the Lindley Library.

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Publications

The RHS is a publication powerhouse, producing a large number of publications, from magazines, to books and videos. But that's not all - we also publish the speakers' and judges' registers for clubs and societies, conservation and environment leaflets, the International Plant Registers, Plant Bulletins and the RHS Colour Chart.

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Research

The scientific departments based at RHS Garden Wisley comprise a wide range of horticultural and plant disciplines. This is an active research group whose specialist scientific expertise and research findings support general horticultural information available from other advisory staff.

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