Awarded by the RHA for her work in garden conservation and historical research.
In May 1985, Mavis Batey was honored with the prestigious Veitch Memorial Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society. This award recognized her influential work in the conservation of gardens as historic entities, showcasing her transition from codebreaker to garden historian. Her projects significantly impacted the preservation of British horticultural heritage, emphasizing the need to treat gardens with the same reverence as architectural history. Her efforts in this field cemented her legacy as a guardian of cultural landscapes in Britain.