The RHS

Ahead of polling day, the Pollen Station is open on the RHS Money-Saving Garden at #RHSHamptonCourt 2024 😉 What plants will come out on top as the most loved by pollinators? 🐝 Featuring @anya_thegarden_fairy and @plantsman_jamie , designers of the garden, and Hector the dog! #pollen #pollingstation #DogsAtPollingStations

A little glimpse at the roses that stole the show at the 2024 #RHSHamptonCourt Festival of Roses 🌹 Featuring in order of appearance: Rosa 'Penelope Lively' by @david_austin_roses Rosa 'Vanessa Bell' by @david_austin_roses Rosa 'Flower Power Gold' by Fryers Roses Rosa 'Emma Bridgewater' by @david_austin_roses Rosa 'Tottering-By-Gently' by @david_austin_roses Rosa 'Faithfull'' by @harknessroses1879 'Oxford Physic Rose' by @peterbealesroses Rosa 'Simple White' by @harknessroses1879

How do you create a beautiful garden without breaking the bank? @plantsman_jamie and @anya_thegarden_fairy , designers of the RHS Money-Saving Garden at #RHSHamptonCourt put @magicfm_ !!re!!_039;s @angellicabell_ !!re!!_039;s plant knowledge to the test, before revealing their top tips and tricks to propagate plants without spending a penny!

A sneak peek at the 2024 #RHSHamptonCourt Palace Garden Festival 👀 Running from 2 to 7 July, the 2024 RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival will be a horticultural celebration, featuring the Festival of Roses, live talks and demos, the Floral Marquee, as well as @aritanderson_ !!re!!_039;s RHS Peat-Free Garden and @anya_thegarden_fairy_ !!re!!_039;s and @plantsman_jamie_ !!re!!_039;s RHS Money-Saving Garden. Who else is excited for this year's festival? 🙌

How well do you know your hydrangeas? Put your knowledge to the test this #FlowerFriday 🌸 As well as being garden show-stoppers, hydrangeas are also cheap and easy to propagate! For best results, wait until late summer to take a semi-ripe cutting (this means the cutting is old enough to have a woody base, but still soft at the tip) and insert into a pot of compost, allowing the roots around six to eight weeks to develop before moving into a larger pot.

How to get the most out of your vines, with Jake Wicks, Head of Viticulture at @roebuckestates 🍇 Go behind the scenes at the Roebuck vineyard in Petworth, find out how the Viticulture team look after their Chardonnay vines, and pick up some useful tips to care for your vines at home! We’re thrilled that Roebuck will be at #RHSHamptonCourt Palace Garden Festival (2-7 July 2024) as our exclusive sparkling wine sponsor. If you’re joining us at the Festival, make sure to visit the Roebuck Sparkling Wine Tipi for a taste of their vintage English sparkling wines. Plus, you can learn more about viticulture from Jake at his talk at the Get Growing Stage on Sunday 7 July. #viticulture #chardonnay #vineyard

Looking to fill your Instagram feed with flowers this summer? With over 200 RHS Partner Gardens in the UK and overseas, there are plenty of opportunities for RHS members to experience the soothing scents and luxurious colours of seasonal stunners! Which #RHSPartnerGarden will you be visiting? (📷 Slide 1: @bodnantgardennt , Slide 2: @kilvercourt ; Slide 3: @farringfordiow ; Slide 4: @riverhillhimalayangardens ; Slide 5: @arboretumkalmthout ; Slide 6: @attadale_gardens ; Slide 7: @babylonstoren )

For Insect Week, Josie from the RHS plant health team presents the findings from last night's moth trap at @rhswisley 🌿 We carefully log each species and its numbers, which are then added to a national database, which can be viewed publicly. Moths are crucial for biodiversity as they pollinate plants, serve as a food source for birds and other animals, and indicate the health of ecosystems. One of our discoveries included the delightful buff-tip moth… @insectweek #InsectWeek #GardenersOfInstagram #GardenGram #MothsOfInstagram

Happy #InsectWeek ! Insects are fundamental to life on earth, contributing to our food production, ecosystems, and medicine 🦋 The UK is home to over 24,000 species of insect, which play important roles as pollinators, predators, prey and parasites – all of these are essential to maintaining a healthy garden environment. @royentsoc Slide 1: A peacock butterfly Slide 2: Hoverfly, Heliophilus spp Slide 3: Meadow grasshopper, Chorthippus parallelus

Best roses to see at our five RHS Gardens - Pick your favourite from Slides 1-5 👇 🌹The Shrub Rose Garden @rhsrosemoor celebrates traditional-style roses including stand-out cultivar Rosa Rosemoor (‘Austough’) AGM, with its small, soft pink flowers and the scent of an old-fashioned rose (slide 1) 🌹The Modern Rose Garden @rhshydehall is a showcase of formally grown roses and looks spectacular in June. Six colour-coordinated beds burst with @david_austin_roses modern shrub roses including Rosa Lady of Shalott (‘Ausnyson’) with its warm salmon tones (slide 2) 🌹For a contemporary take on a rose garden, head to the Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden at @rhswisley , featuring Rosa For Your Eyes Only (‘Cheweyesup’), with single pink flowers that fade to off-white and distinct dark red eyes (slide 3) 🌹 Roses bring fabulous colour and scent to a new border at @rhsharlowcarr . For maximum impact, the roses are planted in drifts of colour, including the rich burgundy of Rosa Darcey Bussell (‘Ausdecorum’) AGM (slide 4) 🌹The Bee and Butterfly Garden @rhsbridgewater offers a selection of roses that are irresistible to pollinators. Trained around the porch of Garden Cottage, the beautiful soft pink semi-double flowers of Rosa The Generous Gardener (‘Ausdrawn’) AGM (slide 5) open to expose its stamens to pollinators passing by! #RHSGardens #RoseAwarenessWeek

Propagating is one of the easiest ways to save your pennies when gardening, which is why we're sharing some of the easiest plants to propagate in your garden 👇 🌱 Hydrangeas   Take softwood cuttings from late-spring until midsummer, semi-ripe cuttings in midsummer or hardwood cuttings in winter.     🌱 Dahlias   Divide clumps of tubers in spring of take softwood cuttings.     🌱 Lavender   Take softwood or semi-ripe cuttings from young plants in early to midsummer.    Follow us for more money-saving gardening tips and check out the RHS Money-Saving Garden at #RHSHamptonCourt , designed by @anya_thegarden_fairy and @plantsman_jamie , for more inspiration!

Discover the horticultural hero behind the cape 🦸‍♂️    One of Britain’s most influential horticulturalists and garden designers, William Robinson was a trailblazer in his advocacy for a more naturalistic style of gardening that favoured hardy and native plants 🌱    Learn about Robinson’s legacy at this exhibition, on display at the Old Lab at @rhswisley until 25 August.    William Robinson’s cape, gift of Sir William Harris, is courtesy of the Garden Museum @gardenmuseum . Photographs of Gravetye by Claire Takacs.