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.
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.
The Society’s horticultural exhibitions have come a long way since a Mr Charles Minier brought along a potato to a meeting in 1805. Explore our history of the Chelsea Flower Show.
Explore some of our historic photographs of RHS Chelsea from the RHS Lindley Collections, see what has changed and what still looks familiar after so many years of the show.