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Royal Horticultural Society

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is the UK’s largest and best-known horticultural charity, established in 1804 to inspire passion and excellence in the science, art and practice of horticulture. We have 625,000 members and operate five major garden visitor attractions which receive over two million visitors annually. The RHS is custodian of the Lindley Library and nationally important collections and archives, including an Herbarium.


Resources by Royal Horticultural Society


A large garden greenhouse with house plants

The Royal Horticultural Society’s Digital Dig is a virtual volunteering project, with more than 165 volunteers helping the UK uncover and document its hidden horticultural history. The project has helped uncover and document hidden horticultural history through three distinct volunteering programmes: Transcribers, Geotaggers and Digital Ambassadors and has created digital resources that will make this previously inaccessible collection widely available to online users.

A large garden greenhouse with house plants

The Royal Horticultural Society’s Digital Dig is a virtual volunteering project, with more than 165 volunteers helping the UK uncover and document its hidden horticultural history. The project has helped uncover and document hidden horticultural history through three distinct volunteering programmes: Transcribers, Geotaggers and Digital Ambassadors and has created digital resources that will make this previously inaccessible collection widely available to online users.

Digital Heritage Hub is managed by Arts Marketing Association (AMA) in partnership with The Heritage Digital Consortium and The University of Leeds. It has received Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and National Lottery funding, distributed by The Heritage Fund as part of their Digital Skills for Heritage initiative. Digital Heritage Hub is free and answers small to medium sized heritage organisations most pressing and frequently asked digital questions.

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