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Find out what’s on at the RHS Libraries this Autumn

Celebrate the new season at the renowned RHS Lindley Library, RHS Wisley Library and RHS Harlow Carr Library with a vast programme of talks and events

Events at RHS Lindley Library

Lindley Live: Good Enough to Eat

Benary’s Vegetable Illustrations

From cabbages to carrots, discover the iconic vegetable chromolithographs featured in the 1882 nursery catalogue, Album Benary.

Date: Tuesday 16 September 2025
Time: 1.15±è³¾â€“1.30±è³¾
Price: free drop-in

Album Benary

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Lindley Learn: Garden History

French garden

Versailles and the Gardens of the French Court

Immerse yourself in garden history with our brand new study afternoon, digging into the opulent, royal gardens of 17th and 18th-century France.

Date: Monday 29 September 2025
Time: 1.30±è³¾â€“4.30±è³¾
Price: £20 (RHS Members) / £25 (full-price)

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Lindley Late: Lost Gardens of the British Isles

With Sandra Lawrence

Take a tour of Britain’s forgotten horticultural gems, from the Lost Gardens of Heligan to Warley Gardens, in this talk by author Sandra Lawrence.

Date: Tuesday 30 September 2025
Time: 6.30pm–8pm (doors open at 6pm)
Price: £5 / £10

Warley Place

© Lucille Clerc / Quarto

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Lindley Late: Urban Gardening Club

RHS Wisley allotment

How to grow fruit and veg anywhere

Meet gardening experts Zoe Claymore and Leigh Hunt and discover how you can grow fruit, vegetables and herbs by turning your windowsill, balcony, doorstep or patio into a container garden.

Date: Thursday 2 October 2025
Time: 6.30pm–8pm (doors open at 6pm)
Price: £5 / £10

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Lindley Live: A Curious Herbal

From love apples to treacle mustard

Peek through the pages of our beautifully illustrated 18th-century herbal and discover the unexpected story of the woman behind it, Elizabeth Blackwell.

Date: Tuesday 21 October 2025
Time: 1.15±è³¾â€“1.30±è³¾
Price: free drop-in

herbal illustration

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Lindley Learn: Garden History

Interwar garden

Interwar gardens of Britain in the 1920s and 30s

Delve into garden history with our brand new study afternoon, exploring this distinctive period of history and how war has impacted our gardens.

Date: Monday 27 October 2025
Time: 1.30±è³¾â€“4.30±è³¾
Price: £15 (RHS Members) / £20 (full-price)

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Lindley Late: Collections Uncovered

Botanical art with Pauleen Trim

Join the RHS Lindley Library as we delve into our collection of botanical illustration, in conversation with practicing artist Pauleen Trim.

Date: Thursday 13 November 2025
Time: 6.30pm–8pm (doors open at 6pm)
Price: £5 / £8

botanical art

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Lindley Live (online talk): Botany in Blue

ferns

19th-century Cyanotypes

Discover these early photographs created by Herbert Dobbie, exploring the beauty and detail of an array of ferns native to New Zealand.

Date: Tuesday 18 November 2025
Time: 1.15±è³¾â€“1.30±è³¾
Price: free (booking required)

This event will be recorded and available to ticket holders for 30 days following the event.

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Lindley Learn: Garden History

The Victorians and the rise of professional gardening

Dig into garden history with our brand new study afternoon, exploring the rise of professional and amateur gardening in Victorian Britain.

Date: Monday 24 November 2025
Time: 1.30±è³¾â€“4.30±è³¾
Price: £20 (RHS Members) / £25 (full-price)

Victorian garden

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Lindley Late (online talk): Discovering Britannia

Roman garden

Gardening in Roman Britain

Join archaeologist Dr Sadie Watson as we uncover the evidence of Roman gardens in Britain, their plants, designs and influence today.

Date: Wednesday 26 November 2025
Time: 6.30±è³¾â€“7.30±è³¾
Price: £5

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Group tours: Collections up close

Books, archives, photos and botanical art

Whether you are a community group, allotment neighbours or a gardening interest group, sign up for a free tour of the RHS Lindley Library.

To arrange your tour, simply register your interest via or drop us an email.

Dates: Selected Tuesdays throughout the year
Times: 11am–12noon or 2pm–3pm
Price: A suggested donation of £3 per head is welcomed

Valerie Finnis
Valerie Finnis

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Events at RHS Wisley Library

Library Talk

Wisley now and then

How has the garden changed and developed over the years? Using the old Garden Guides from our collection we trace some of the changes at RHS Garden Wisley.

Date: Friday 5 September 2025
Time: 11²¹³¾â€“11.15²¹³¾
Price: free

Donkey mower

Events at RHS Harlow Carr Library

Library Talk and Garden Walk

Fungi

Fabulous fungi

Join us for a combined talk and garden walk led by the .

Date: Friday 17 October 2025
Time: 11²¹³¾â€“11.30²¹³¾
Price: free

To book your place, please call 01423 724686 or email [email protected].

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