Royal Horticultural Society giving them the opportunity to grow plants, food and develop life skills. The society honours certain persons with the Victoria Medal of Honour who are deemed by its Council to be deserving of special recognition in the field of horticulture. Other medals issued by the society include the Banksian, Knightian and Lindley medals, named after early officers of the society. It awards Gold, Silver-gilt, Silver and Bronze medals to exhibitors at its Flower Shows. The Veitch Memorial Medal, named after James Veitch, is awarded annually to persons of any nationality who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement and
Royal Horticultural Society Society of London" from 1807 to 1848. The society has also published a journal since 1846. Initially known as the "Journal of the Horticultural Society of London" (1846–1855), then "Proceedings of the Horticultural Society of London" (1859–1860) and "Proceedings of the Royal Horticultural Society" (1861–1869). This was continued as "Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society" (1866–1975). Since 1975 it has been entitled "The Garden" and is currently a monthly publication. The RHS also publishes both "The Plantsman" and "The Orchid Review" four times a year, and "Hanburyana", an annual publication dedicated to horticultural taxonomy since 2006. Since the establishment of