New and beginner gardeners are the focus for the Royal Horticultural Society’s National Gardening Week 2025, which this year takes place from 28 April to 4 May.
The RHS’ annual celebration of all-things gardening, which highlights the many benefits of a gardening lifestyle for people of all ages, is focused this year on inviting the gardening-curious, first-time and new gardeners to create and maintain their unique green spaces with individuality, confidence and success.
There are around 30 million gardeners in the UK including both regular gardeners and those who garden from time-to-time, with new gardeners getting their hands in the soil every day.
RHS National Gardening Week 2025 activities will include the ultimate guide for beginner gardeners, tips, ‘How To’ videos and easy gardening challenges to help keen gardeners to develop a lifelong love of gardening.
RHS Director General Clare Matterson says, “Creating your first outdoor garden or starting out as an indoor ‘plant parent’ can be daunting. This National Gardening Week, the RHS is throwing its support behind new and curious gardeners as they embark on their journey. Every day during National Gardening Week, we’ll be offering practical tips on how to get started and how to succeed. People get a deep feeling of accomplishment when they grow a plant. We want all gardeners – and their gardens! – to flourish from the very beginning.”
When it comes to gardening, everyone has an individual style, a unique lifestyle and different needs, and this can be reflected in your garden. The RHS wants to help first timers create a garden that works for them and their personal space.
“Some people travel a lot for work and need low maintenance plants. Some people have dreams to live in an indoor plant jungle but have very little natural light in their house. Some just want a fabulous Zoom backdrop when they are working from home. We are here for all these people and more,” Clare Matterson added.
For more information, please visit National Gardening Week | RHS / RHS.
