UPDATE – And the Award Goes to

Congratulations to Sara Rittershausen, our Society president, on being made an Associate of Honour of the RHS at an award ceremony in London in March 2026 in recognition of her distinguished service to the practice of horticulture during her working career.  The Associate of Honour is held for life and Sara is one of only 100 recipients able at any one time to hold this prestigious award. Congratulation too to Nursery Manager, Arthur Bell on the award of the Westonbirt Orchid Medal in recognition of his life-long contribution to orchids during his 50 years of working for Burnham Nurseries.