SettingsVictoria Medal of Honour (Horticulture) recipients
Alan Bloom (plantsman)
Alan Herbert Vauser Bloom was a British Horticulturist and steam engine enthusiast.
Alan Herbert Vauser Bloom was a British Horticulturist and steam engine enthusiast.
Arthur Algernon Dorrien-Smith
Major Arthur Algernon Dorrien-Smith DSO DL JP VMH was Lord Proprietor of the Isles of Scilly from 1918 - 1920.
Major Arthur Algernon Dorrien-Smith DSO DL JP VMH was Lord Proprietor of the Isles of Scilly from 1918 - 1920.
Beth Chatto
Beth Chatto, OBE (born 1923) is a British plantswoman, garden designer and author best known for creating the Beth Chatto Gardens near Elmstead Market, in the English county of Essex.
Beth Chatto, OBE (born 1923) is a British plantswoman, garden designer and author best known for creating the Beth Chatto Gardens near Elmstead Market, in the English county of Essex.
Charles Maries
Charles Maries (18 December 1851 – 11 October 1902) was an English botanist and plant collector who was sent by James Veitch & Sons of Chelsea, London to search for new hardy plants in Japan, Ch...
Charles Maries (18 December 1851 – 11 October 1902) was an English botanist and plant collector who was sent by James Veitch & Sons of Chelsea, London to search for new hardy plants in Japan, Ch...
Charles McLaren, 3rd Baron Aberconway
Charles Melville McLaren, 3rd Baron Aberconway, JP (16 April 1913 – 4 February 2003) was a British industrialist and horticulturalist.
Charles Melville McLaren, 3rd Baron Aberconway, JP (16 April 1913 – 4 February 2003) was a British industrialist and horticulturalist.
Charles, Prince of Wales
Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Christopher Lloyd (gardener)
Christopher Hamilton Lloyd, OBE (2 March 1921 – 27 January 2006) was a British gardener and author.
Christopher Hamilton Lloyd, OBE (2 March 1921 – 27 January 2006) was a British gardener and author.
David C.H. Austin
David C.H. Austin OBE is a rose breeder and writer who lives in Shropshire, England.
David C.H. Austin OBE is a rose breeder and writer who lives in Shropshire, England.
Edmund Leopold de Rothschild
Edmund Leopold de Rothschild, CBE, TD was an English financier, a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of England, and a recipient of the Victoria Medal of Honour, given by the Roya...
Edmund Leopold de Rothschild, CBE, TD was an English financier, a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of England, and a recipient of the Victoria Medal of Honour, given by the Roya...
Edward Augustus Bowles
Edward Augustus (Gus or Gussie) Bowles, VMH (14 May 1865 – 7 May 1954), known professionally as E. A. Bowles, was a British horticulturalist, plantsman and garden writer.
Edward Augustus (Gus or Gussie) Bowles, VMH (14 May 1865 – 7 May 1954), known professionally as E. A. Bowles, was a British horticulturalist, plantsman and garden writer.
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the Queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother'...
Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the Queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother'...
Ellen Willmott
Ellen Ann Willmott (19 August 1858 – 27 September 1934) was an English horticulturalist.
Ellen Ann Willmott (19 August 1858 – 27 September 1934) was an English horticulturalist.
Ernest Henry Wilson
Ernest Henry "Chinese" Wilson (15 February 1876 – 15 October 1930), better known as E. H. Wilson, was a notable English plant collector who introduced a large range of about 2000 of Asian...
Ernest Henry "Chinese" Wilson (15 February 1876 – 15 October 1930), better known as E. H. Wilson, was a notable English plant collector who introduced a large range of about 2000 of Asian...
Frances Perry
Frances Mary Perry was a gardener, administrator, writer and broadcaster.
Frances Mary Perry was a gardener, administrator, writer and broadcaster.
Frederick William Burbidge
Frederick William Thomas Burbidge (1847 in Wymeswold, Leicestershire, England – 1905 in Dublin, Ireland) was a British explorer who collected many rare tropical plants for the famous Veitch Nurs...
Frederick William Thomas Burbidge (1847 in Wymeswold, Leicestershire, England – 1905 in Dublin, Ireland) was a British explorer who collected many rare tropical plants for the famous Veitch Nurs...
Ghillean Prance
Sir Ghillean Tolmie Prance FRS VMH is a prominent British botanist and ecologist.
Sir Ghillean Tolmie Prance FRS VMH is a prominent British botanist and ecologist.
Graham Stuart Thomas
Graham Stuart Thomas OBE (3 April 1909 – 16 April 2003), was an English horticulturalist, artist, author, poet and garden designer.
Graham Stuart Thomas OBE (3 April 1909 – 16 April 2003), was an English horticulturalist, artist, author, poet and garden designer.
Harry Veitch
Sir Harry James Veitch (24 June 1840 – 6 July 1924) was an eminent English horticulturist in the nineteenth century, who was the head of the family nursery business, James Veitch & Sons, based i...
Sir Harry James Veitch (24 June 1840 – 6 July 1924) was an eminent English horticulturist in the nineteenth century, who was the head of the family nursery business, James Veitch & Sons, based i...
Henry John Elwes
Henry John Elwes, FRS (16 May 1846 - 26 November 1922) was a British botanist, entomologist, author, lepidopterist, naturalist, collector and traveller who became renowned for collecting specime...
Henry John Elwes, FRS (16 May 1846 - 26 November 1922) was a British botanist, entomologist, author, lepidopterist, naturalist, collector and traveller who became renowned for collecting specime...
Henry McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway
Henry Duncan McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway CBE (16 April 1879 – 23 May 1953) was a British politician, horticulturalist and industrialist.
Henry Duncan McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway CBE (16 April 1879 – 23 May 1953) was a British politician, horticulturalist and industrialist.
Isaac Bayley Balfour
Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour FRS FRSE (31 March 1853 – 30 November 1922) was a Scottish botanist.
Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour FRS FRSE (31 March 1853 – 30 November 1922) was a Scottish botanist.
John Gilbert Baker
John Gilbert Baker (13 January 1834 – 16 August 1920) was an English botanist.
John Gilbert Baker (13 January 1834 – 16 August 1920) was an English botanist.
John Hutchinson (botanist)
John Hutchinson, OBE, FRS was a renowned English botanist, taxonomist and author.
John Hutchinson, OBE, FRS was a renowned English botanist, taxonomist and author.
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker OM, GCSI, CB, FRS was one of the greatest British botanists and explorers of the 19th century.
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker OM, GCSI, CB, FRS was one of the greatest British botanists and explorers of the 19th century.
Lady Anne Berry
Lady Anne Sophia Berry is an English and New Zealand horticulturist who founded Rosemoor Garden.
Lady Anne Sophia Berry is an English and New Zealand horticulturist who founded Rosemoor Garden.
Laura McLaren, Baroness Aberconway
Laura McLaren, Baroness Aberconway CBE (born Laura Elizabeth Pochin) (b.
Laura McLaren, Baroness Aberconway CBE (born Laura Elizabeth Pochin) (b.
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke (12 July 1825-12 November 1914, Southsea, Hants) was an English botanist and mycologist.
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke (12 July 1825-12 November 1914, Southsea, Hants) was an English botanist and mycologist.
Peter Veitch
Peter Christian Massyn Veitch (February 1850 – 1929) was a member of the family of horticulturists who established the renowned family business Veitch Nurseries.
Peter Christian Massyn Veitch (February 1850 – 1929) was a member of the family of horticulturists who established the renowned family business Veitch Nurseries.
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the Queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as ...
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the Queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as ...
Raymond Evison
Raymond J. Evison OBE, VMH, is a nurseryman, lecturer, author and photographer.
Raymond J. Evison OBE, VMH, is a nurseryman, lecturer, author and photographer.
Rosemary Verey
Rosemary Verey, OBE, VMH (21 December 1918 in Chatham, Kent – 31 May 2001 in Cheltenham) was an internationally known English garden designer, lecturer and prolific garden writer who designed th...
Rosemary Verey, OBE, VMH (21 December 1918 in Chatham, Kent – 31 May 2001 in Cheltenham) was an internationally known English garden designer, lecturer and prolific garden writer who designed th...
Roy Hay (horticulturist)
Roy Hay MBE (20 August 1910 – 21 October 1989) was a British horticultural journalist and broadcaster.
Roy Hay MBE (20 August 1910 – 21 October 1989) was a British horticultural journalist and broadcaster.
Roy Lancaster
Roy Lancaster, OBE is a British gardener and broadcaster.
Roy Lancaster, OBE is a British gardener and broadcaster.
Samuel Hole
Samuel Reynolds Hole (5 December 1819 - 27 August 1904) was an Anglican priest, author and horticulturalist in the late 19th century and the early part of the 20th.
Samuel Reynolds Hole (5 December 1819 - 27 August 1904) was an Anglican priest, author and horticulturalist in the late 19th century and the early part of the 20th.
Samuel Reynolds Hole
The Very Rev Samuel Reynolds Hole, DD was an eminent Anglican priest, author and horticulturalist in the late 19th Century and the early part of the 20th.
The Very Rev Samuel Reynolds Hole, DD was an eminent Anglican priest, author and horticulturalist in the late 19th Century and the early part of the 20th.
Sir Richard Carew Pole, 13th Baronet
Sir John Richard Walter Reginald Carew Pole, 13th Baronet, OBE, DL, VMH is the present holder of the Pole baronetcy granted to his ancestor by King Charles I in 1628.
Sir John Richard Walter Reginald Carew Pole, 13th Baronet, OBE, DL, VMH is the present holder of the Pole baronetcy granted to his ancestor by King Charles I in 1628.
Tony Lord (photographer)
Tony Lord is a United Kingdom gardener, photographer and author.
Tony Lord is a United Kingdom gardener, photographer and author.
Valerie Finnis
Valerie Finnis (1924-2006) was a well known British photographer and gardener.
Valerie Finnis (1924-2006) was a well known British photographer and gardener.
Victoria Medal of Honour
The Victoria Medal of Honour is awarded to British horticulturists resident in the United Kingdom whom the Royal Horticultural Society Council considers deserving of special honour by the Societ...
The Victoria Medal of Honour is awarded to British horticulturists resident in the United Kingdom whom the Royal Horticultural Society Council considers deserving of special honour by the Societ...
Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild
Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild FRS (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937), a scion of the Rothschild family, was a British banker, politician, and zoologist.
Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild FRS (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937), a scion of the Rothschild family, was a British banker, politician, and zoologist.
William Wright Smith
Sir William Wright Smith FRS FRSE DèsSc FLS VMH (2 February 1875 Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire - 1956) was a Scottish botanist and horticulturalist.
Sir William Wright Smith FRS FRSE DèsSc FLS VMH (2 February 1875 Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire - 1956) was a Scottish botanist and horticulturalist.