Aims and Objectives

The objectives of the Trust are:

to promote horticulture;
to promote the conservation of the physical and natural environment by promoting biological diversity through the application of horticultural techniques
to promote the creation, development, preservation and maintenance of gardens (preference will normally, but not exclusively, be given to gardens accessible to the public); and
the advancement of horticultural education.

The Trust achieves its objectives by making grants to individuals, organisations and institutions carrying out projects of significance to:

The following is a non-exhaustive list of typical projects.

restoring gardens of historic interest;
developing new gardens, or new garden areas within existing gardens, for public access and enjoyment;
exhibitions, book publications, research and educational programmes relating to horticulture;
expeditions and travel to study, collect and protect plants of scientific and horticultural value;
study-visits by horticulturists or botanists with strong horticultural links, and
gardeners’ training schemes run by appropriate organisations (but not to individuals, see Training and Traineeships).