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「英国王立園芸協会は、園芸を愛する世界中の人々に奉仕することを目的とした、英国王立典法による特別公益法人です。 創立は1804年、総裁はエリザベス女王が務められています。本部はロンドンのビンセントスクエアにあり、世界に約３７万人いる会員に様々な情報を発信し、園芸普及のための活動をしています。
当日本支部は、新しい花文化を創造しようと、1987年に設立された、園芸愛好家のための協会です。正式名称は、英国王立園芸協会日本支部、The Japan Branch of the Royal Horticultural Society：略称RHSJ　といいます。本部は英国にあり、RHSJは唯一の海外支部として、英国の最新園芸情報を日本に発信し続けると同時に、日本国内の園芸普及に努めてきました。植物とともに豊かな生活を楽しみたいと願う人々を支え、応援すること。それば私たちの使命です。植物を愛する方なら、どなたでも会員になることができます。付属団体として、RHSJコンテナガーデニング協会などがあります。」

The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK's leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening.

Our goal is to help people share a passion for plants, to encourage excellence in horticulture and inspire all those with an interest in gardening.

About NGS

Over 3700 gardens to choose from...plan your visit.

The NGS publishes The Yellow Book, a guide to over 3,700 gardens - the so-called ‘bible’ of garden visiting ... Order your copy here!

Interested in opening with us? Click here for more information on how to open your garden for the NGS.

Every year NGS gardens across England and Wales welcome about 750,000 visitors. Most gardens which open for the NGS are privately owned and open just a few times each year. Some gardens open as part of a group with the whole community involved. The gardens give all the money raised directly to us (including from the sale of teas and plants); the only exceptions being in some cases they ask that a small proportion goes to a nominated local charity.

Our tradition of opening gardens of quality, character and interest is supported by our Patron, HRH The Prince of Wales.

Did you know that we currently give away more than £2.5 million each year to nursing, caring and gardening charities and we have given them a total more than £25 million in the last 15 years. Our office and overheads are small and most of the work is done by volunteers in our county teams and so currently more than 80p in every £1 raised at garden openings goes directly to our beneficiaries.