{"id":10986,"date":"2022-05-23T01:02:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T23:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=81707"},"modified":"2022-05-23T01:22:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T23:22:08","slug":"arit-anderson-jo-whiley-and-more-announced-as-rhs-ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/arit-anderson-jo-whiley-and-more-announced-as-rhs-ambassadors\/","title":{"rendered":"Arit Anderson, Jo Whiley and more announced as RHS Ambassadors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Daisy Bowie-Sell\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 23 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The Royal Horticultural Society has today announced ten new ambassadors to mark the start of the <a href=\"\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/chelsea-flower-show\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RHS Chelsea Flower Show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With the aim of promoting gardening and growing plants with wider audiences, the ambassadors will work with the RHS to demonstrate the benefits of gardening.<\/p>\n<p>The ten ambassadors are:<\/p>\n<p>Nicki Chapman \u2013 will demonstrate you don\u2019t have to be an expert to be a gardener.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/chelsea\/interview-tayshan-hayden-smith-gardener\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Tayshan Hayden-Smith<\/a> \u2013 designing his first garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year, he will become an ambassador for young people and community gardening.<\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;highlight\"><div class=\"&quot;highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> <h3><a href=\"\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/chelsea-flower-show\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><em>Head to our Chelsea Flower Show hub page for all the latest coverage of the Show\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <\/p><\/div> <div class=\"&quot;highlight__image-container&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;highlight__image&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;img-container\" img-container--highlight-image=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2020\/05\/Press-RHS-Chelsea-Flower-Show-2017-Press-Day-in-London-2-355eaa3-scaled.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=556,556&quot;\" srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2020\/05\/Press-RHS-Chelsea-Flower-Show-2017-Press-Day-in-London-2-355eaa3-scaled.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1025,1025\" https:=\"\" sizes=\"&quot;(min-width:\" calc=\"\" width=\"&quot;556&quot;\" height=\"&quot;556&quot;\" class=\"&quot;img-container__image\" img-fluid=\"\" wp-image-18394=\"\" alignnone=\"\" size-highlight_image=\"\" img-container__image=\"\" alt=\"&quot;A\" model=\"\" poses=\"\" in=\"\" a=\"\" floral=\"\" headress=\"\" of=\"\" peonys=\"\" by=\"\" kate=\"\" halfpenny=\"\" on=\"\" the=\"\" primrose=\"\" hall=\"\" exhibit=\"\" at=\"\" rhs=\"\" chelsea=\"\" flower=\"\" show=\"\" london=\"\" monday=\"\" may=\"\" luke=\"\" macgregor=\"\" title=\"&quot;A\" data-source-name=\"&quot;RHS\"\/><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\">RHS \/ Luke MacGregor<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <\/section><p>Jo Whiley \u2013 an ambassador for keen gardeners who love to grow plants and to help the RHS reach new audiences about the joy of gardening.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/gardens\/gardeners\/gardeners-world-presenter-arit-anderson\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Arit Anderson<\/a> \u2013 much loved horticulturist who is passionate about the environment, Arit will be ambassador for the RHS Planet Friendly Gardening campaign and community gardening.<\/p> <p>Manoj Malde \u2013 as ambassador for inclusivity, Manoj will help the RHS open its doors wider and be more accessible for all.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Lycett \u2013 one of the UK\u2019s best known floral artists, Simon will be an ambassador for floral art and creativity in horticulture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/chelsea\/what-the-queen-told-me-at-chelsea\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Mark Gregory<\/a> \u2013 RHS Chelsea Veteran, Mark will be an ambassador for Landscapers to raise the profile of this important area of the Horticultural Industry.<\/p>\n<p>Sue Kent \u2013 at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival this year, Sue will be an ambassador for inclusivity and share with the RHS ideas to be more inclusive for the disabled community.<\/p>\n<p>Kate Bradbury \u2013 one of the UK\u2019s best known and loved wildlife gardeners, Kate will be an ambassador for the RHS Planet Friendly Gardening Campaign.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/gardens\/country\/james-alexander-sinclair-garden-green-rise\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">James Alexander-Sinclair<\/a> \u2013 as ambassador for Garden Design and to share accessible and effective tips for everyone to make the best of their outside spaces.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"&quot;\/chelsea-flower-show\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RHS Chelsea Flower Show<\/a> takes place 24-28 May 2022<\/h3><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Daisy Bowie-Sell Published: Monday, 23 May 2022 at 12:00 am The Royal Horticultural Society has today announced ten new ambassadors to mark the start of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. 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