THE STANLEY SMITH UK HORTICULTURAL TRUST

Grants averaging £3,000 are available to charities, charitable organisations and individuals in the UK to promote horticulture and horticulture education, conservation of the natural environment and making gardens accessible to the general public.
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o Application deadline: SATURDAY 15th FEBRUARY 2025.
o Funders: The Stanley Smith UK Horticultural Trust (founded 1970. Charity number 261925. Total value of all grants awarded during the year ended 5 April 2024: £112,784 (2023: £96,976 (2022: £96,350; 2021: £62,957)).
o Who can apply: individuals, organisations and institutions carrying out projects of significance to horticulture, gardening or botany with a strong horticultural element.
o Key words: Horticulture, Plants, Environment, Gardening and Gardens of Historic Interest, Botany, the Publication of Books, Research, Overseas, United Kingdom.
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The objectives of the Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust are:

o To promote horticulture.
o To promote the conservation of the physical and natural environment by promoting biological diversity.
o To promote the creation, development, preservation and maintenance of gardens accessible to the public, and
o The advancement of horticultural education.

During the year ended 5th April 2024, the Trust awarded grants totalling £112,784 (2023: £96,976; 2022: £96,350; 2021: £62,957). These were categorised as follows:

o Developing new public gardens: £45,100 (2023: £16,447; 2022: £34,500).
o Restoring gardens of historic interest: £18,295 (2023: £24,201; 2022: £25,000).
o Exhibitions, publications, research and education: £38,964 (2023: £41,225; 2022: £36,850).
o Study visits: £10,426 (2023: £11,600; 2022: £0), and
o Expeditions to collect and protect valuable plants: £0 (2023: £3,500; 2022: £0).

A list of all grants made during the last two years can be viewed on pages 19-20 of the Trust’s annual accounts.

Please note that the Trust does not have a functioning website at the moment. Further information is, however, available on the Charity Commission website.

The Trust operates two applications each year, on 15 February and 15 August. The 2025 deadlines are therefore on:

o Saturday 15th February, and
o Friday 15th August.

To apply, organisations should contact the Trust at the following address:

Dr David Rae
Director of Horticulture and Learning
The Stanley Smith UK Horticultural Trust
Royal Botanic Garden
20 Inverleith Row
Edinburgh
EH3 5LR
Tel: 0131 248 2844
Email: d.rae@rbge.org.uk