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Data Processing Notice and Publishing Agreement

Please read carefully

In using the RHS Plant Finder system and submitting your Plant Finder return through this system, you are agreeing for the Royal Horticultural Society to process this data for purposes of the RHS Plant Finder (print and digital).

The RHS will publish the data you submit through this system, in the RHS Plant Finder (print and digital)
This includes;

  • Details of the plants you offer
  • Your nursery name

It also includes data you provide direct to the Plant Finder Editor including;

  • Nursery contact name
  • Nursery office address
  • Nursery telephone/mobile number
  • Nursery email address
  • Nursery website address
  • Nursery OS Grid ref

It is strongly recommended that you do not use personal contact details in Plant Finder, as this will be made public on our website and in the printed book.

The RHS will retain the data you provide, including any personal contact details, on our database for the duration of the time you are participating in RHS Plant Finder and for a period of 3 years afterwards for the purposes of contacting you about further participation.

Nursery name, postal town, county and country along with stock information (de-personalised) is retained permanently for scientific and historical research purposes and statistical purposes.

The RHS undertakes to hold all personal data securely, and commits to upholding the rights and freedoms of individuals in line with the Data Protection Act 2018. For more information on how we process and protect your personal data and your rights, please see our RHS Privacy Policy on our website.

Submissions for the 2026 edition of RHS Plant Finder will begin in Autumn 2024.

By continuing you are agreeing for the Royal Horticultural Society to process this data for purposes laid out above.