The Royal Horticultural Society has announced its endorsement of a wide range of gardening products from AutoPot, a supplier of plant watering systems that are both highly effective and good for the environment.

AutoPot designs and manufactures easy-to-use, fully automated, power-free watering systems. Gravity-fed via an elevated reservoir or water butt, AutoPot Watering Systems require no electricity, pumps, timers, computers, or running water. Instead, the AQUAvalve, an ingenious water flow control device in every AutoPot Watering System, allows plants to control their own irrigation.

All the RHS-endorsed AutoPot products reflect this philosophy, making resourceful, and highly effective, use of water, while also efficiently serving growing areas of almost any size.

For example, there’s the Easy2grow kit, and the Easy2grow Extension Kit, the latter an easy-to-use add-on that includes all the fittings required to create a custom layout that perfectly suits a growing space. Together they offer gardeners infinitely extendible, incredibly space-efficient kits that are the ideal choice for both vine crops and shrubby varieties.

Then there are the Tray2grow, a versatile product that offers five ways to irrigate and feed plants, and the Easy2GO Kit, which can turn any garden tray into an AutoPot Watering System, keeping potted plants automatically irrigated and fed, power-free, for weeks.

And that’s not all. Individual pot-and-tray modules make the 4Pot system wonderfully flexible and allow plants to be rearranged virtually at will. There’s also a 1Pot Extension Kit, which allows gardeners to effortlessly enlarge their existing AutoPot Watering System.

Finally, there is the AQUAbox Straight irrigation system, which is ideal for distributing water and fertiliser to narrow raised beds, large planters and allotments, while the AQUAbox Spyder is useful for large growing areas.

This partnership aims to leverage AutoPot's expertise in sustainable gardening solutions, in turn supporting and enhancing the RHS’s own aims, such as promoting water conservation, sustainable practices, and greater opportunities to get growing for gardeners. In fact these systems encourage and support growing not only of plants but of fresh, healthy food almost anywhere – in your garden or even in your home!

The products are available now at a wide range of outlets. AutoPot has a network of around 40 garden centres of mixed sizes across the UK. It also partners wholesalers operating out of multiple countries throughout Europe and worldwide.

The RHS logo and endorsement will be incorporated into packaging, PoS material and online over the coming months as demand from gardeners starts to ramp up ahead of the spring 2025 planting period.

Founded in 2001 by Jason Ralph Smith, a leading cultivation expert, with his team of skilled hydroponic and irrigation specialists, AutoPot is a market leader designed for expert growers by expert growers.

Continual refinement and improvement of its products mean that today AutoPot produces one of the most water-efficient and environmentally sustainable irrigation systems available worldwide. No water or fertiliser is lost by the systems which can be used to grow any crop variety, edible or ornamental, in almost any environment on earth. AutoPot Watering Systems allow people to create self-contained, indoor, semi-indoor, or outdoor green spaces even if they have no earth in which to plant. 

Luke Regan, Marketing Executive, AutoPot, says: “AutoPot Watering Systems were designed to water and feed plants as and when they need it, saving not only valuable time, but also water and fertiliser. This has proved to be a perfect fit not only for gardeners of all abilities but for the RHS mission to make gardening both sustainable and accessible to everyone. We’re thrilled to be endorsed by the UK’s favourite gardening charity.”

Cathy Snow, RHS Licensing Manager, adds: “These systems are not only good for the environment but cost-saving and highly efficient – big pluses for both gardeners and the RHS. They also support making gardening accessible to all, whether in a greenhouse or on a patio, balcony or allotment. All of which adds up to a wonderful growing and sustainability story that we are delighted to support.”