Veitch Memorial Medal

The Veitch Memorial Medal is an international prize awarded annually by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).

The prize is awarded to "persons of any nationality who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement and improvement of the science and practice of horticulture".

[1] The prize was first planned in 1870, in memory of James Veitch of Chelsea.

Since 1922, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), having taken over the Trust, has awarded the Medal.

(See the Royal Horticultural Society Green Manual[35] for further reference.)