The desire to harness the healing power of plants is centuries old, and throughout much of history the natural world around us was the only source of remedies for our ailments.
To commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of our Royal Patron, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, in 2022, the RHS commissioned a new royal signature painting by artist Gillian Barlow.
The daffodil is one of our most iconic flowers. The appearance of its cheerful yellow blooms in our gardens, parks and woodlands announce the arrival of spring and hopefully brighter days to come.
There are 2,500 varieties of apple in the UK, and a thousand varieties of pears. How did we organise and record so many fruit varieties before the invention of photography?