Royal Horticultural Society

Description

The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place. This vision underpins all that we do – from inspirational gardens and shows, through our scientific research, to our education and community programmes. We are committed to inspiring everyone to grow.

The charitable purpose of the society is “The encouragement and improvement of the science, art and practice of horticulture in all its branches”.

As part of the advisory and research role, data on the distribution and spread of some introduced garden fauna are gathered. The native fauna and flora in the five RHS gardens is also recorded.

Resources

1. European Pear Rust (<i>Gymnosporangium sabinae</i>) monitoring
   The data set consists of records for European pear rust (<i>Gymnosporangium sabinae</i>) for the UK. Records are gathered by the Royal Horticultural Society from members of the Society. </br> The RHS and the Sylva Foundation have linked their resources to monitor the distribution and progression of European pear rust in this joint venture...
2. Nezara viridula records held by the Royal Horticultural Society
   The data set consists of records for the Southern Green Shield Bug (Nezara viridula), also known as the Green Vegetable Bug, for Britain and Ireland gathered by the RHS, from members of the Society, the general public, and those submitted (prior to 2014) to the Natural History Museum (NHM), London and Food and Environmental Research Agency (FERA).
3. Pittosporum sucker (Trioza vitreoradiata) records aquired by the Royal Horticultural Society
   The data set consists of records of Pittosporum sucker (Trioza vitreoradiata), in the UK and Ireland gathered by the Royal Horticultural Society, from members of the Society, the general public. It also includes published records and those submitted to the Food and Environmental Research Agency (Fera) prior to 2014.
4. RHS Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) monitoring
   The data set consists of records for the Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) gathered by the Royal Horticultural Society, from members of the Society and the general public.
5. RHS Fuchsia Gall Mite (Aculops fuchsiae) monitoring
   The data set consists of records for the Fuchsia Gall Mite (Aculops fuchsiae) gathered by the Royal Horticultural Society, from members of the Society and the general public.
6. RHS Hemerocallis midge survey
   The data set consists of records for Hemerocallis gall midge (Contarinia quinquenotata) for Britain and Ireland gathered by the Royal Horticultural Society, from members of the Society and the general public. https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=742
7. RHS Slugs Count
   Records of slug species collected from gardens during the RHS 'Slugs Count' project by citizen scientists October 2020 - November 2021, as part of Imogen Cavadino's PhD studies with the RHS, Newcastle University and UK CEH. 60 sites were sampled once every 4 weeks by torchlight for 30 minutes over a one year period. Physical specimens were sent to I. Cavadino to be verified...
8. RHS berberis sawfly (Arge berberidis) monitoring
   The data set consists of records for the berberis sawfly (Arge berberidis) for the UK gathered by the Royal Horticultural Society, from members of the Society and the general public.
9. RHS lily beetle (Lilioceris lilii) monitoring
   The data set consists of records for the lily beetle (Lilioceris lilii) for the UK gathered by the Royal Horticultural Society, from members of the Society and the general public.
10. RHS monitoring of native and naturalised plants and animals at its gardens and surrounding areas
    The data set consists of records gathered predominantly by staff of the Royal Horticultural Society of native and naturalised plants and animals from its gardens and surrounding areas.
11. RHS rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana) monitoring
    The data set consists of records for the rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana) for the UK gathered by the Royal Horticultural Society, from members of the Society and the general public.
12. Records from the RHS insect reference collection
    The data set consists of records extracted from the RHS insect reference collection of British insects. It excludes insects recorded from RHS gardens and estates, which are included in the dataset Royal Horticultural Society monitoring of native and naturalised plants and animals at its gardens and surrounding areas.
13. Wisteria scale (Eulecanium excrescens) records acquired by the Royal Horticultural Society
    The data set consists of records of Wisteria scale (Eulecanium excrescens),in Britain and Ireland gathered by the RHS, from members of the Society, the general public, and those submitted to the Food and Environmental Research Agency (Fera, prior to 2013).

Metadata last updated on 2022-07-28 12:30:21.0