Chartered Institute of Horticulture
{{Short description|British professional association}}
{{Infobox organization
| formation = {{Start date|1984}}
| abbreviation = CIH
| formerly = Institute of Horticulture
| professional_title = Chartered Horticulturist (CHort)
| headquarters = BGA House, Nottingham Road, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 0WB
| website = {{URL|https://www.horticulture.org.uk/}}
}}
The Chartered Institute of Horticulture (CIH) is a British professional association for horticulture.
Horticulture is not a regulated profession in the United Kingdom. However, professionals can seek Chartership to become a "Chartered Horticulturist". This is a protected title overseen by the CIH.{{Cite web |title=Chartered Horticulturist |url=https://www.regulated-professions.service.gov.uk/professions/chartered-horticulturist |access-date=17 July 2024 |website=Regulated Professions Register |publisher=GOV.UK}}
History
The Horticultural Education Association, founded in 1905, was absorbed into the Institute of Horticulture in 1984.{{Cite web |title=Horticultural Education Association |url=https://merl.reading.ac.uk/collections/horticultural-education-association/ |access-date=17 July 2024 |website=Museum of English Rural Life |publisher=University of Reading}}
The Institute of Horticulture received a royal charter on 21 July 2014.{{Cite journal |date=Autumn 2014 |title=An historic day |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/48518548 |journal=The Horticulturist |publisher=Chartered Institute of Horticulture |volume=23 |issue=4 |pages=18–21 |jstor=48518548 }}