R.H.S. Membership

i'm lucky to get my membership paid for by the estate i work on. it is useful as you can send plant samples to wisley for investigation (it used to be free if you had membership but i think you pay now). i've been to wisley but would love to visit the other rhs gardens unfortunatly i have no time to do this, to busy gardening

 

I was a member for quite a few years, but I found I was basically paying for the magazine, which was just being left in the poly wrapper each month.
I can get to Wisley in about an hour and a bit, (if the M25 is actually moving), I'm not sure how much entry is now, but I can always pay at the turnstiles.
I prefer Kew, its a bit longer to travel, but more interesting.

 

I got into Bodnant for free with my RHS membership.

Bodnant Garden home page

 

The individual membership only allows one guest with you at just the 3 RHS GARDENS the other 140 gardens with free access are for the member only
As I intimated earlier

It is brilliant IF you live down Sarf, infact more than brilliant,
Though if you live North of WATFORD it is pointless, apart from a magazine which you can buy at a news agent, though the cost of the magazine alone would cover membership costs for ONE member, other than that their is NO benefit to us up here

It would be cheaper to visit a famous or good garden locally, pay the train fare and admission, than £120 return ticket down Sarf for a half day then your hotel for the night to return home next day

In a nutshell IF you live near it is one of the best bargains on the Planet
otherwise no real point apart from bragging rights

IMHO
Jack McHammocklashing

 

Its not a bargain down sarf Jack, as not much changes, at Wisley, so one visit a year is all that I could muster, if that.
And its pretty expensive in the shop, gardencentre and cafeteria, god knows how much the restaurant charges.

There are northern gardens, but I dont think any in Scotland.

 

Yep I am joined last year at Harlow Carr if you joined on the day you got free entry to the garden with a guest and a discount on entry to Harrogate flower show which we were going to the next day of our stay, so was worth it, quite enjoying my mag each month and sent for my seeds, 20 packets for £12, which was a bargain, I do love growing plants from seed:happydance:, so for me I think its worth the money

 

60p a packet of seeds Plus extortionate P&P on sale at Lidls for 39p

Really IF I could use the membership it would be good and ejoyable, but it is just not worth it up here other than to subsidise the rich who can access its full facilities

Jack McH

 

So Ziggy Have you got us Life membership for a tenner a head Yet

Have you sorted out Jeremy ?

Jack McH

 

Rhs question

Aunty is a member and I get the magazine from her a week later

How does a member claim the offer (ie how do I claim the offers)

Jack McH

 

I wish.

Nearly sorted out Jeremy Vine, although he is going to wish he had never met me.

Can some of the lurkers on this thread click the used to be a member button for me as i've already voted and messed up.

 

25% off RHS Membership

 

Used to be, but have just let it lapse.

I got a lot of free visits etc out of it at first, but in the end it was just a magazine subscription. The mag is good, but not worth the fee alone.