Edmund Leopold de Rothschild services to the horticultural world. In 2005, the Royal Horticultural Society bestowed on him the Victoria Medal of Honour, the highest accolade in the British gardening world. Rothschild established a charitable trust to manage Exbury Gardens with which his children are involved. In 1949 he published "Window on the World", an account of his world tour of 1937–39. His autobiography was published in 1998. He died in 2009 at the age of 93. Edmund Leopold de Rothschild Major Edmund Leopold de Rothschild (2 January 1916 – 17 January 2009) was an English financier, a member of the prominent Rothschild banking
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Pennsylvania Horticultural Society The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) is a nonprofit organization whose programs connect people to horticulture, and works collaboratively to create beautiful, healthy and sustainable communities. It is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PHS was founded in 1827 "to establish a Horticultural Society in the City of Philadelphia for the promotion of this interesting and highly influential branch of Science." PHS's best known activities include the Philadelphia Flower Show, street tree planting and tree care, community gardening, and public beautification. The Philadelphia Flower Show is the world's longest-running and largest indoor flower show. PHS gardening and greening programs bring