RHS Master of Horticulture Lunch & Learn event

Growing knowledge of sustainability

Join our speaker, Mark Tuson, MHort (RHS), who is Garden Manager of the Hardy Ornamental team at RHS Garden Wisley. He is passionate about sustainability, reflected in his MHort dissertation Planting as a coastal landfill erosion management. He said, “The MHort is worth its weight in gold”.

Hear first-hand his experience of studying and what he has gained from the award. He will describe what his current role involves, why he decided to study for the degree-level award, and how through undertaking the MHort, he became more aware of the broader horticultural industry, the shifts that are happening regarding climatic change, and how we can be more sustainable.

What is the Master of Horticulture Award?

The Master of Horticulture (MHort) is designed for experienced horticulturists who wish to advance their knowledge and grow further in their careers.

The Level 6, degree equivalent award is completed online over three years, and allows professional horticulturists the opportunity to expand and develop their research, communication, business development and supervisory/managerial skills. At the same time, candidates will engage with a range of industry professionals in the form of programme assessors and fellow candidates.

To discover more about the programme, visit our webpage here.

This event is designed for professional horticulturists with at least four years industry experience, at least one of which should be in a supervisory role or position of relevant responsibility.

Please note: This event will be recorded and will be available on our website at a later date, as we will be using specific webinar software no details of attendees will be visible on the recording.

Please read the Privacy Notice and below for more information on how we will process personal data relating to the MHort online event.

This privacy notice explains how we use your personal data in relation to your interest in, or attendance at, an online event run by the RHS, who is the data controller. It supplements our Privacy Policy on our website.

By registering to attend the above event, you are providing consent to share your personal data with us. For the purposes of the online event, the RHS will process your personal data for the following purposes:

• To provide you with information about the event for which you have registered, such as event updates, login details, cancellation or similar information.

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• Send further information relating to the MHort Award and reminders about the application closing date for 2025.

You have the right to withdraw consent to information about the event at any time by contacting us: mhort@rhs.org.uk

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How long is your personal data kept?

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes of this event and promotion of the MHort programme during the 2025 recruitment window. After the application closing date (11.08.25) all personal details, including feedback, will be deleted.