Gardening in the United Kingdom Gardening in the United Kingdom Amateur Gardening is a British magazine dedicated to gardening, including the latest gardening news, advice, feature articles and celebrity columns and interviews. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amateur Gardening (magazine)"
The Award of Garden Merit, or AGM, is an award made to garden plants by the Royal Horticultural Society after a period of assessment by the appropriate committees of the Society. Awards are made annually after plant trials (which may last for one or more years, depending on the type of plant being trialled) at RHS Garden Wisley and other RHS gardens, or after observation of plants in specialist collections, and are intended to judge the plants' performance for conditions in the UK. Trial reports are made available as booklets and on the RHS website. The awards are reviewed periodically in case plants have become unavailable or have been superseded by more recent, superior cultivars. ...more on Wikipedia about "Award of Garden Merit"
Britain in Bloom is a horticultural competition in the United Kingdom. It is organised by the Royal Horticultural Society and is currently sponsored by B&Q. ...more on Wikipedia about "Britain in Bloom"
The Chelsea Flower Show is a garden show held each year for four days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London, England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chelsea Flower Show"
Gardeners' World is a long- running BBC television programme, about gardening. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gardeners' World"
Ground Force is a BBC "lifestyle" or "makeover" television programme in which a team of gardeners descend on an individual's garden and remake it for the cameras, within two days, against the clock, while that individual is lured away on some pretext. Ground Force started in 1997. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ground Force"
The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show is an annual event in July run by the Royal Horticultural Society at Hampton Court Palace. It is probably the second best known horticultural show in England after the Chelsea Flower Show. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hampton Court Palace Flower Show"
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Horticulture Week is a British horticultural periodical. ...more on Wikipedia about "Horticulture Week"
The Museum of Garden History is based in the deconsecrated parish church of St Mary-at-Lambeth adjacent to Lambeth Palace on the south bank of the River Thames in London. ...more on Wikipedia about "Museum of Garden History"
The National Gardens Scheme was founded in 1927 in England with the aim of "opening gardens of quality, character and interest to the public for charity". Originally, the money was raised to provide pension support for district nurses; 609 private gardens were opened and £8,191 was raised. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Gardens Scheme"
The NCCPG National Plant Collection® scheme is the main main conservation vehicle whereby the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens (NCCPG) can accomplish its mission: to conserve, grow, propagate, document and make available the resource of garden plants that exists in the United Kingdom. ...more on Wikipedia about "NCCPG National Plant Collection"
The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 as the London Horticultural Society, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert. It is a charity and exists to promote gardening and horticulture in Britain and Europe. This is done through a series of flower shows and through many model gardens that are open to the public. ...more on Wikipedia about "Royal Horticultural Society"
The Royal National Rose Society is dedicated to the cultivation and appreciation of roses. It was founded in 1876 and is based in St Albans in England. It is a membership organisation, with members drawn from professional and amateur gardeners and horticultural businesses in the United Kingdom and around the world. It conducts botanical experiments and merit trials, runs a variety of lectures and events, and publishes a quarterly journal called The Rose. ...more on Wikipedia about "Royal National Rose Society"
Southport Flower Show held at Victoria Park, Southport, Merseyside. Is one of the largest independent flower shows in the UK. It was originally started in 1924 by the local council, but since 1986 has been operated by Southport Flower Show company. It is held annually in August and has attendances of over 100,000. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southport Flower Show" It must be http://www.shortopedia.com.
The Tatton Park Flower Show is an annual event run by the Royal Horticultural Society at Tatton Park. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tatton Park Flower Show"
The Gardeners' Chronicle was perhaps the most famous of all Horticultural periodicals. It lasted as title in its own right for nearly 150 years and is still extant as part of the magazine Horticulture Week. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Gardeners' Chronicle"
UKTV Style Gardens is the latest addition to the UKTV family of channels. It was launched in February 2005 as a spin-off from UKTV Style. As its name suggests, the channel focuses entirely on gardening shows. On 13 October 2005 the channel launched on the NTL digital cable service. ...more on Wikipedia about "UKTV Style Gardens"
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