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RHS Rosemoor hosts Vintage Weekend

Reminisce about the good old days at RHS Rosemoor’s celebration of all things vintage, which returns to the beautiful gardens near Great Torrington on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 July, sponsored by Atkins Ferrie Wealth Management.

More than 150 authentic vintage and classic cars, motorbikes, tractors and other agricultural machinery will grace the gently sloping lawn in the spacious...

Summer events at RHS Garden Rosemoor

A packed programme of events awaits visitors to RHS Garden Rosemoor in Devon this summer!

Rosemoor Live! in the Garden Room

Motown Soul & Disco Party, Thursday 29 June

Dance the night away with a whole evening of Motown with Richie Sampson breathing new life into classic Drifters hits followed by Angelo Starr and the Edwin Starr Band performing Motown legend...

Stonebalancing artist Adrian Gray to show two sculptures at his 8th RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Adrian Gray, the international pioneer of stonebalancing art, will be returning to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the 8th time this year, bringing with him his otherworldly sculptures. Adrian will be showing two major stonebalancing sculptures this year, using huge 290-million-year-old Cornish granite boulders balanced as if ‘by a thread.’ One, ‘Heavy is a place on earth’ stands at four...

RHS Britain in Bloom champions crowned in the greenest-ever UK Finals

The RHS Britain in Bloom UK Finals have returned after a two year absence, with an increased focus on the environment.

The 45 finalists from across the UK, who were nominated to the Finals after impressing the judges in their regional and national competitions, rose to the challenge of limiting their environmental impact, with more water butts, recycled materials and drought-tolerant...

Join the festivities as the UK’s longest-running apple festival celebrates its 30thanniversary this autumn

Celebrate all things apple at RHS Garden Rosemoor in Devon this autumn, as the annual Apple Festival returns for its 30th anniversary.

With over 50 varieties of rare, local heritage apples on display, live music, cookery demonstrations, locally-produced food and drink, book signings, and even a wassail from local Morris Dancers, the UK’s longest running apple festival is guaranteed...

The Donkey Sanctuary’s Chelsea garden wins again

The ‘Donkeys Matter’ garden was built to mark The Donkey Sanctuary’s 50th anniversary in 2019

The Donkey Sanctuary’s award-winning RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden that was re-built at the charity’s international headquarters in Sidmouth has received another accolade, after it picked up a prestigious Community Award in the 2021 Association of Professional Landscapers’ awards.

The...

Royal Horticultural Society calls on public to help map sweet chestnut trees

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and Coventry University are calling on the public to spot sweet chestnuts on their daily stroll as they launch a new citizen science project to help protect the at-risk tree for the future.

Found in woods and parks throughout the UK, the iconic sweet chestnut ( Castanea sativa ) with its attractive, deeply-grooved bark, distinctively jagged-edged...

Two National Plant Collections rescued during 2020’s spring lockdown are saved by new Collection Holders

Horticultural conservation charity Plant Heritage has accredited 13 new National Plant Collections , including two collections that overcame significant obstacles posed by 2020’s spring lockdown and were relocated to new homes despite the challenges of Covid-19. Now, both thrive in their new locations and the newly accredited 13 collections brings the charity’s total to an impressive 666....

RHS confirms gardens will remain open

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is pleased to confirm that RHS Gardens Wisley, Harlow Carr, Hyde Hall and Rosemoor will remain open for visitors to enjoy fresh air and exercise during the new month-long lockdown across England.

The RHS Gardens have offered a vital safe sanctuary to the public for their mental and physical health during these times, and the charity is delighted...

Bee creative in the garden!

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and The Wildlife Trusts have joined forces to urge gardeners to do more to help protect bumblebees and solitary bees, heroes of the pollinator world.

The Bee Creative in the Garden! call comes as bees are under increasing pressure largely due to loss of habitat. In the countryside, 97% of lowland meadow has already been lost and the dramatic...

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