The Garden for RHS Members User Reviews

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Push notices from the RHS

It’s lovely getting the notices which I regularly read and there’s some good tips on there.
It so much better than last year where I had to continuously keep logging in although I’d already been logged in.
Great work RHS.

Variety

Love the ideas I get from these. I’ve used the ideas for our smallish garden created during lockdown. And it’s really varied and always something to see.

No handbook

I’ve just rejoined. Previously I had a handbook. Now nothing but an App. Can find no logical way to search for Partner gardens. I search for Wakehurst Place and the magazine comes up. If I didn’t know of a gardens existence, I wouldn’t find it here. Really furious it should be obvious to all.

Slugs

Useful

Would be better if photos for plant identification

I do really like the app as a novice gardener but I’m disappointed there are hardly any photos on the plant identifiers which as a newby is essential to know one type from another. The picture on App Store makes it look like all plants have lovely photos to show you what they look like

Excellent

Great source of knowledge and information. Useful tips and great pod casts.

Brilliant app

Allows me to read the magazine on my iPad and zoom in to the fabulous images.
Great to have all the magazines in one place and the RHS members handbook and podcasts too.
Thank you

A great way to start the day

Delighted with RHS magazine (and membership), giving a mix of practical information, inspiration and hope.

This is such a challenging time for people and the plants and wildlife we depend on. I find it helps to start the day with RHS and inspiration for a thriving environment

For all gardeners

The Garden has something for everyone, whether it’s growing vegetables, designing a small town garden, or learning how to improve your topiary; reassuring worried readers (‘Is my plant dying?) or a special feature on a special shrub. Sheer pleasure.

Mr

Not good that I pay to join the RHS Then have to pay £3.99 to view the magazine

Secret subscription only

I can’t access any articles anymore as I need to pay a subscription.. didn’t make that obvious..

More interactive for finding open & free access partner gardens

I am really struggling to find partner gardens free access within a radius of a certain place on a certain date . It would be so useful to be able to input a date and a radius on a map. So many places not open or not free.
Interactive map would be lovely. On the phone it is quite difficult. So many partner gardens I have already missed or will miss due to the v restricted access times.
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The Garden

A great source of inspiration, solutions and knowledge:)

Too slow

Such a slow search engine

Bad app

Why this app is unable to remember my membership. Having to sign in every time makes it unusable.

In Scotland

I always love visiting RHS gardens but sadly they are all in the south! With a disabled husband it is not so easy to travel around although we really appreciate the scooters available in some gardens.
Keep up the good works!

Plastic

Great article. Filled in gaps in my knowledge. It made a passing reference to homemade fertiliser. It would be interesting to have an article if you don’t already have one. Thank you.

populist @ shallow

constant self promotion, lacking in-depth information it purports to be;
to login you need to be a member, yet there are constant reminders to become a member.
the gardening advice is on the level of Teletubbies or Gardening world for bored housewives or househusbands.
the app itself is not returning to the pages you were reading after you used one of their links.
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Great tips

Excellent to have tips at the appropriate time of the year when jobs need doing. Will sort out my grasses now and check my climbing and rambling roses.

Frustrating

App needs improvements . It constantly sends me articles to click on and read and then every time I do, tells me I’m not eligible to read them as I’m not a member, despite the fact that I do have a membership.

As the RHS insists on us booking our visits , it would also be helpful to be able to book visiting slots on the app. That way, most of the booking could be done with auto fill instead of us having to waste time typing everything in on the website for every visit.

The app could also be used to order food & drinks if the necessary adjustments were made. As it stands, the app isn’t really a great deal of use .
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