Also there is the seed distribution. I have had better germination with meconopsis and primulas species from their seed collected from Harlow Carr and Wisley, than commercial seed from seed merchants. Me and Hubby have been in free to Harlow Carr and To Rosemoor and I get in free on my own at a lot of gardens. Useful if you only want to pop in for an hour is so, you don't feel you have wasted an entrance fee by not seeing everything. The magazine is much more in depth about plants than other magazines. I keep them all for reference.
We are members of RHS, National Trust and English Heritage. We visit less English Heritage sites than the other two but just support them. So far this year we have visited Felley Priory (a little gem) and Harlow Carr, but lots more to come this year.
I joined last year for the gardening advice you get as a member. It also made me to go to Wisley several times in the last year to "make use" of my membership and I'm glad I went (I took my mother too when she came to visit and it was a great success). Money-wise I don't think you break even unless you keep visiting gardens (and quite a few of the partner gardens have restrictions on when you can visit, too) but I'll remain a member to support the RHS and because I enjoy being a part. I do agree on the leaflets, though!
What irritates me most on all these ads (and those in the magazine as well) is that they're ALL targeted at people a generation older than I am. Fair enough in that they probably make the majority of RHS members, but there should be at least some diversity if the RHS wants diverse membership. All those ridiculously expensive cruises. It really makes me feel excluded.
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Two for one entry to RHS gardens
Early access to booking Chelsea and other tickets
Great Magazine
As said up above, from the Dove, if you do a couple of gardens and benefit from the 2-4-1 entry then it certainly is worth it.
Also there is the seed distribution. I have had better germination with meconopsis and primulas species from their seed collected from Harlow Carr and Wisley, than commercial seed from seed merchants. Me and Hubby have been in free to Harlow Carr and To Rosemoor and I get in free on my own at a lot of gardens. Useful if you only want to pop in for an hour is so, you don't feel you have wasted an entrance fee by not seeing everything. The magazine is much more in depth about plants than other magazines. I keep them all for reference.
We are members of RHS, National Trust and English Heritage. We visit less English Heritage sites than the other two but just support them. So far this year we have visited Felley Priory (a little gem) and Harlow Carr, but lots more to come this year.
I joined last year for the gardening advice you get as a member. It also made me to go to Wisley several times in the last year to "make use" of my membership and I'm glad I went (I took my mother too when she came to visit and it was a great success). Money-wise I don't think you break even unless you keep visiting gardens (and quite a few of the partner gardens have restrictions on when you can visit, too) but I'll remain a member to support the RHS and because I enjoy being a part. I do agree on the leaflets, though!
Aster, get "the shake" and you're sorted.
I'll practise it, Hosta!
I'm a member but I tend to use this site for advice
Aster, it's actually rather satisfying when you leave all the bumf in the bottom first time.
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Aster, my two passions are gardening and opera. At 53 I still sometimes think I'm on the younger side of the majority.