Victoria Medal (horticulture)

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Victoria Medal of Honour (VMH) is awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society to leading figures in United Kingdom horticulture, and is the highest accolade in British gardening. It is awarded to those who are deemed by the Society's Council to be deserving of special recognition in the field of horticulture.^[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 awardees in other years.

Contents 1 Awards 1.1 1897-2002 1.2 2003 1.3 2004 1.4 2005 1.5 2006 2 Notes 3 External links

[edit] Awards

[edit] 1897-2002

• Mordecai Cubitt Cooke (1902)^[2]
• George Forrest (1921)^[3]
• John Hutchinson (1944)^[4]
• Lilian Snelling (1955)^[5]
• Alan Bloom ^[6][7]
• Graham Stuart Thomas (1968)^[8][9]
• Christopher Lloyd (1979) ^[10]
• Adrian Bloom^[11]
• Beth Chatto (1987) ^[1][12]
• Roy Lancaster (1988)^[1][13]
• Fred Whitsey^[1]
• Alan Hardy (1993)^[14]
• Ghillean Tolmie Prance (1999)^[15]
• David Austin (2002) for his rose breeding^[16][17]

[edit] 2003

• Peter Beales for his rose breeding and media promotion of gardening^[18]
• Peter Seabrook for his rose breeding^[18]
• Andrew Dunn for his pioneering of virus-free rootstock^[18]

[edit] 2004

• Ray Bilton for his work with orchid hybrids ^[19]
• David S. Ingram for his pioneering research into plant diseases^[19]
• Alan Titchmarsh for his broadcasting and authorial gardening educational outreach^[19][20]

[edit] 2005

• Martin Lane Fox for his work in landscape garden design^[21][22]
• Tony Lord for his work as a garden photographer and horticultural consultant^[21][22]
• Edmund de Rothschild for his work with rhododendron hybrids^[21][22]
• Tom Wood for his administrative work promoting horticulture^[21][22]

[edit] 2006

• Jim Buttress, for his work as a garden show judge^[1]
• Miss Sibylle Kreutzberger, for her work at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent^[1]
• Miss Pamela Schwerdt, for her work at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent^[1]
• Dr. Henry Oakeley, for his scientific work on orchids, the genera Lycaste, Ida and Anguloa^[1]

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "Royal Horticultural Society awards"
2. ^ 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
3. ^ "RHS Garden Wisley: Plants of Current Interest" Royal Horticultural Society 2004
4. ^ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: History and Heritage: People: Botanists: John Hutchinson
5. ^ "Publications: The Garden July 2003" Royal Horticultural Society
6. ^ Leapman, Michael (5 April 2005) "Obituary: Alan Bloom: Innovative Norfolk nurseryman" The Independent London, UK, April 5, 2005
7. ^ "Tributes to a renowned plantsman" 31 March 2005 BBC News
8. ^ "Publications: The Garden June 2003: Obituaries" Royal Horticultural Society
9. ^ "Graham Stuart Thomas" Timber Press
10. ^ "Obituary: Christopher Lloyd" The Times January 30, 2006
11. ^ "Adrian Bloom" Timber Press
12. ^ "Publications: The Garden August 2002: Honours for horticulturists" Royal Horticultural Society
13. ^ "BBC Gardening: TV and Radio: Presenter biographies: J to L: Roy Lancaster" BBC Gardening
14. ^ "Rhododendron People Page" Rhododendron And Azalea News June 1999
15. ^ Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies Board
16. ^ "David Austin English Roses" ICONS a Portrait of England
17. ^ " The world's favourite flower - grown in Shropshire" BBC Shropshire April 2002
18. ^ ^{a b c} "Royal Horticultural Society awards top gardening gongs" Royal Horticultural Society 2003 from Web Archive
19. ^ ^{a b c} "Presentation of Awards at the Annual General Meeting 1st July 2004" Report Of The Proceedings Of the 200th Annual General Meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society
20. ^ "Alan Titchmarsh To Judge Trinity House's Lighthouse Photography Competition" Trinity House
21. ^ ^{a b c d} "Trustees’ Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements 2005/06" Royal Horticultural Society
22. ^ ^{a b c d} "RHS honours four with horticulture’s highest accolade" 1 July 2005 Royal Horticultural Society

[edit] External links

• "Royal Horticultural Society awards"