Victoria Medal of Honour

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The Victoria Medal of Honour ("VMH") is awarded to British horticulturists resident in the United Kingdom whom the Royal Horticultural Society Council considers deserving of special honour by the Society[1]

The award was established in 1897 "in perpetual remembrance of Her Majesty’s glorious reign, and to enable the Council to confer honour on British horticulturists." The Society's rules state that only sixty-three horticulturists can hold the VMH at any given time, in commemoration of the sixty-three years of Queen Victoria's reign. Therefore the honour is not awarded every year, but may be made to multiple recipients in other years.

Awards

1897 - The first 60 medallists

The first 60 medals were awarded on 26 October 1897:[2]

1900-1909

1910-1919

1920-1929

1930-1939

1940-1949

1950-1959

1960-1969

1970-1979

1980-1989

1990-1999

2000-present

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 4 Royal Horticultural Society (2005), "Recipients of Awards for 2004", Summary of the 200th Annual General Meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society
  2. ↑ Dr Brent Elliott, Victoria Medal of Honour 1897 - 1997, The Royal Horticultural Society, (London:1997)
  3. ↑ Penrhyn Castle (Wales) - © Gardens-Guide.com - OPEN GARDENS UK & Ireland - Features, Admission, Maps, History, and Local Amenities
  4. ↑ Desmond, Ray and Ellwood, Christine (1994) Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists: Including Plant Collectors, Flower Painters and Garden Designers Taylor & Francis Ltd. and The Natural History Museum, London, UK, p. 166 ISBN 0-85066-843-3
  5. ↑ "RHS Garden Wisley: Plants of Current Interest". Royal Horticultural Society. 2004. Archived from the original on 16 January 2006.
  6. ↑ "Tulipa". Cambridge Botanic Garden. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Harrison, Helen (2012). "Plant hunting for Borde Hill". The Plantsman. No. June. pp. 90–95. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Raffill was also honoured in 1934 as an Associate of Honour of the Royal Horticultural Society (AHRHS).
  9. ↑ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: History and Heritage: People: Botanists: John Hutchinson
  10. ↑ http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=thmPzIltAV8C&pg=PA362&dq=c+edward+hudson+vmh&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uidpVJ_iIJbzasGGgcgK&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=c%20edward%20hudson%20vmh&f=false
  11. ↑ "Publications: The Garden July 2003" Royal Horticultural Society
  12. ↑ "In Memoriam Volume 8, Number 69, (1964)" Kew Guild
  13. ↑ "Publications: The Garden May 2002: News" Royal Horticultural Society
  14. ↑ Obituary: Bill MacKenzie The Independent, 20 October 1995
  15. ↑ "Awards". RHS Journal: 146. April 1964.
  16. 1 2 3 "Publications: The Garden June 2003: Obituaries" Royal Horticultural Society
  17. ↑ "Graham Stuart Thomas" Timber Press
  18. ↑ [RHS Journal, February 20th 1968]
  19. 1 2 "Sir Giles Loder" Independent
  20. ↑ Colour Dictionary of Garden Plants Book, About the authors
  21. ↑ Leapman, Michael (5 April 2005) "Obituary: Alan Bloom: Innovative Norfolk nurseryman" The Independent London, UK, April 5, 2005
  22. ↑ "Tributes to a renowned plantsman" 31 March 2005 BBC News
  23. ↑ Obituary Royal Horticultural Society 2006
  24. ↑ [RHS Journal, February 1977]
  25. ↑ "Obituary: Christopher Lloyd" The Times January 30, 2006
  26. ↑
  27. ↑ The Garden, August 2009, page 511 (Royal Horticultural Society)
  28. ↑ "Adrian Bloom" Timber Press
  29. ↑ "RHS Green Manual"
  30. ↑ "Publications: The Garden August 2002: Honours for horticulturists" Royal Horticultural Society
  31. ↑ "BBC Gardening: TV and Radio: Presenter biographies: J to L: Roy Lancaster" BBC Gardening
  32. ↑ "Obituary: Frederick Roach, OBE". www.telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  33. ↑ "Rhododendron People Page" Rhododendron And Azalea News June 1999
  34. ↑ Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies Board
  35. ↑ Erica Hunningher, The Independent Rosemary Verey obituary, 7 June 2001
  36. ↑ "David Austin English Roses" ICONS a Portrait of England
  37. ↑ " The world's favourite flower - grown in Shropshire" BBC Shropshire April 2002
  38. 1 2 3 "Royal Horticultural Society awards top gardening gongs" Royal Horticultural Society 2003 from Web Archive
  39. ↑ "Alan Titchmarsh To Judge Trinity House's Lighthouse Photography Competition" Trinity House Archived September 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
  40. 1 2 3 4 "Trustees’ Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements 2005/06" Royal Horticultural Society
  41. 1 2 3 4 "RHS honours four with horticulture’s highest accolade" 1 July 2005 Royal Horticultural Society
  42. 1 2 3 4 RHS honours champions of organic gardening, orchids and community horticulture June 29, 2006
  43. 1 2 3 4 The Garden, July 2007, RHS news - Royal presentations for Society awards
  44. ↑ RHS awards Awards nominations
  45. ↑ Prince of Wales VMH Award
  46. 1 2 3 The Garden, August 2009, page 512 (Royal Horticultural Society)
  47. ↑ "RHS AGM Minutes July 2011". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  48. ↑ Awards for outstanding contribution to horticulture
  49. 1 2 "RHS Awards Ceremony 2013". Royal Horticultural Society. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  50. ↑

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