Janet Jacobs

Wondering how pruning will affect your rambling rose's flowering? Or whether you should prune the old growth or the leggy new shoots? Chris Young, RHS Community Outreach Advisor, has got the answers 🌹 Watch our latest video: youtu.be/K66qxLd5d64 #GardeningTwitter

Did you know that lavender has been used for practical purposes for millennia? The Romans used it for bathing, hence the origin of its name in Latin being ‘lavare’ meaning ‘to wash'! Find out more about this fascinating and fragrant plant: rhs.org.uk/plants/lavender #FlowerFriday

Voting is still open for the RHS Partner Garden of the Year 🌼 Show your appreciation for the gardens across the UK that have that ‘feel good’ factor by casting your vote for your favourite #RHSPartnerGarden: rhs.org.uk/.../rhs-partne… 📸 Goldstone Hall Gardens by Joe Wainwright©

Congratulations to the pupils of Bagshot Infant School for winning Best RHS Allotment at the 2024 #RHSHamptonCourt Palace Garden Festival 👏 Find out more about this year's RHS Allotments for some #GrowYourOwn gardening inspiration: rhs.org.uk/shows-events/r…

Countdown to #RHSTattonPark - 1 month to go! This year's gardens include a woodland paradise, a space that celebrates the value of local artisans and craftspeople, and a design influenced by the Peak District 🌳 Read more on all 15 gardens at the Show: rhs.org.uk/shows-events/r…

The small Balcony and Container Gardens at #RHSChelsea are taking on big ideas! With a focus on extreme weather, the gardens highlight topics including heat and storm resilient plants as well as water conservation and consumption 💧 Discover more: rhs.org.uk/shows-events/r…

It's the #BankHoliday AND #NationalGardeningWeek... If you're not gardening this weekend, what are you even doing! Here are our top gardening joys for May 👇 rhs.org.uk/advice/in-mont…

'Winter mellis' pear slowly, slowly growing into an espalier. The blossom is gorgeous, the fruit is supposed to keep over winter, but it rarely gets the chance here. #gardeningx #GardenersWorld

There's plenty to look forward to at our #RHSGardens this spring! From wisteria, primulas and daffodils to magnolias, alliums and viburnums, keep an eye out for an abundance of seasonal blooms 🌸 Read more: rhs.org.uk/gardens/articl… (📷 @RHSWisley, @RHSHydeHall, @RHSHarlowCarr)

A top gardening joy for this month, refreshing your containers may seem like a mammoth task, but remember the work you put in now, will reward you in the summer 😎 This page will hopefully help you to invigorate your love of container gardening 🌱 rhs.org.uk/container-gard…

March is just around the corner and ready to produce a beautiful floral palette! Featuring white magnolias, yellow narcissus and pink prunus, early spring is the time to grab the camera and be dazzled by charming blossoms. What flowers are on your watchlist next month? 🌸

It may be bleak outside, but now is the time to start sowing the seeds for a year that’s bursting with colour! 🌱 Repot your sweet peas 🌱 Plant out your lily bulbs 🌱 Sow Begonia, Lobelia, Salvia and Pelargonium seeds Discover more gardening joys: rhs.org.uk/advice/in-mont…

As the days grow shorter and darker, #plants become skeletal forms that are often beautiful 🖤 Alongside the beauty of #winter seedheads, the added benefits to #wildlife have been extensively recorded 🐞 Discover spectacular seedheads on our website rhs.org.uk/garden-inspira…

We will remember them. (Photo 2-3: Commemorative plaque in the Old Lab at @RHSWisley, remembering RHS students and staff who lost their lives in the First World War) #LestWeForget #RemembranceSunday

With a name like Camellia sasanqua 'Rainbow', it certainly brightens up your visit 🌈

For #WorldHabitatDay, we’re celebrating the blossoming trend of urban gardening 🌱 From portable containers for rented spaces to creating cloud nine on a ninth-floor balcony, no space is too small to make a horticultural haven! Discover more inspiration: rhs.org.uk/garden-inspira…

This week’s Gardening with the RHS podcast celebrates women gardeners in honour of Fiona Davison’s new book, An Almost Impossible Thing: The Radical Lives of Britain’s Pioneering Women Discover how gardens can be empowering and equalising spaces! 🎧 podfollow.com/rhs-gardening/…

What makes the new RHS Urban Show so unique? Focusing on the growing movement of urban gardening, this show is designed for city dwellers looking for small-space inspiration 🌱 Find out more about the inspiration behind the #RHSUrbanShow: rhs.org.uk/shows-events/r…

The bliss of an iris 💜 Our incredible irises from @RHS_Rosemoor are showcasing a colour wheel of beauty 🌈 Which is your favourite? Plan a visit to our #RHSGardens this week via our website: rhs.org.uk/gardens #SummerGardenDays

#ICYMI This week's episode of the Gardening with the RHS podcast was all about summer scents 🌺 podfollow.com/rhs-gardening/… What is the flower scent that you most associate with this season? 🌞