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The Chartered Institute of Horticulture
We are the professional voice for horticulture, uniting a growing profession
Your membership to the Chartered Institute of Horticulture gives you access to the only community in the industry with members from every aspect of horticulture. Membership gives you access to network with fellow horticultural professionals, attend technical and social gatherings, read our publications, and stand out amongst your colleagues as a member of a chartered organisation.
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Latest News
RHS Green Plan It Challenge -Industry Mentors Needed for 12-14 yr old Students
The annual RHS Green Plan It Challenge is back for another year and we are on the lookout for people working in the horticulture industry to mentor small teams of students, aged between 12 and 14, over the course of ten weeks offering a minimum 1 hour per week of...
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Press Release:- Infringements: EU Commission refers Italy to the EU Court of Justice……
European Commission refers Italy to the Court of Justice of the EU over Xylella Fastidiosa spread On the 17th May 2018 the European Commission decided to refer Italy to the Court of Justice of the EU on the grounds that the Italian authorities are not taking the...
read moreHonorary Fellowship of the Kew Guild awarded to Professors Nigel Dunnett and James Hitchmough
Professors NIgel Dunnett and James Hitchmough, Landscape lecturers and practitioners from Sheffield University have been awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Kew Guild for their services to Horticulture and Landscape. This is a fantastic achievement; only 25 people can...
read moreUpcoming Events
ABM (South East Branch) and visit to Waterperry Garden and Oxford Botanic Garden
Join us for this year’s ABM at the beautiful Waterperry Gardens where we’ll have...
Parks and Gardens Live 2018 Woburn Abbey House & Gardens
I am pleased to share that Horticulture Week is delighted to announce that the Parks...
Notes from the President
Owen Doyle
CIH President, CHort FCIHort
I am delighted to announce the launch of the NEW Chartered Institute of Horticulture website.
This is a fresh, interactive and professional digital window to horticulture and our institute, so come on in and sees us in our new space! Our goal with this new website is to provide our visitors with an easier way to learn about horticulture and our institute. Our new website is interactive and gives better access, to our current members and prospective members, to see some really useful information about our events, membership details and the services we provide on the homepage.
Amongst the new features the site contains integrated social media buttons for Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to foster improved communication with our members. We will be constantly updating our content with helpful information, articles, blogs, newsletters, announcements and member and activities.
We hope you find our new website fresh and modern; we have worked hard to make sure it contains valuable information to assist you.
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