Regulation
Environmental Horticulture key asks for Autumn Budget
The Horticultural Trades Association has called for vital action from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to support the environmental horticulture sector ahead of the 2024 Autumn Budget.
Awards
2025 APL Awards Finalists announced
The Association of Professional Landscapers has announced the finalists for the 2025 APL Awards.
Worth a read
The impact of declining carbon sinks
Scientists fear that the crucial natural processes that absorb carbon and regulate the Earth’s climate are breaking down.
Design
BBC Gardeners’ World events’ Beautiful Borders competition open for applications
Applications for the 2025 BBC Gardeners’ World events’ Beautiful Borders competition, across their flagship events, are now open.
Events
Leading women in horticulture networking event
Fran Barnes, Chief Executive of the Horticultural Trades Association and Kersten Catella, Sales and Marketing Director at Wyevale Nurseries are the keynote speakers at the upcoming ‘Women in Horticulture’ event.
Job
Chelsea Physic Garden: Herbaceous & Hardy Manager
The historic Chelsea Physic Garden is looking to recruit a Herbaceous & Hardy Manager to develop the botanic garden’s outdoor collections.
Plants
Fancy some dahlia mash, fried daylily with a splash of bergamot jus?
The Royal Horticultural Society reveals list of untapped food sources, ‘Edimentals’ flourishing unknowingly in gardens across the country.
Book Releases
Job
Head Gardener: Horatio’s Garden Sheffield
Horatio’s Garden is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced Head Gardener for the new Harris Bugg Studio designed, hospital garden project at Sheffield’s spinal injury centre.
Media
The Ethicurean’s sustainable food pioneers launch Sæson
A year after the closing of the Michelin-starred, The Ethicurean restaurant, Matthew Pennington launches ‘Sæson’, an online recipe platform
Business
Sarah Raven achieves B Corp status
The first online garden retailer to achieve B Corp certification, Sarah Raven earns the certification reflecting their sustainability and ethical business practices.
Business
Sainsbury’s first UK supermarket to launch peat-free mushrooms
The supermarket chain is the first to offer their customers peat-free grown, White Closed Cup and White Baby Button mushroom variants.
Gardens
Stockton Bury Gardens: Finalist in the 2024 Visit Herefordshire Tourism Awards
Amongst 62 Herefordshire based businesses, Stockton Bury Gardens has been shortlisted for a Visit Herefordshire Tourism Award, celebrating the best of county’s tourism sector.
Events
2025 RHS Flower Shows
The Royal Horticultural Society announced its line-up of flower shows set to take place in 2025, celebrating horticulture, gardens and floral displays.
Environment
Petition to save Darwin’s Oak delivered to Downing Street
Campaigners working to save the 550-year-old tree delivered their petition to Downing Street this week.
Exhibitions
Winter Flowers Week 2024
The Garden Museum’s floral exhibition is returning this December for a celebration of seasonal flowers and foliage through immersive festive installations.
Business
New report on the importance of horticulture automation
Unveiled at today’s FutureGrow Expo, the Horticultural Trades Association launch key report on horticulture mechanisation and automation
Job
Jinny Blom Studio: Landscape Architect
Landscape designer Jinny Blom is recruiting for a Landscape Architect or seasoned garden designer to join her practice based in Clerkenwell, London.
Plants
Collections of oriental poppies and Colocasia accredited by Plant Heritage
Plants previously listed as ‘Missing Collections’ are now accredited by Plant Heritage with National Plant Collection status
Charity
Winners of the Blue Diamond Community Garden Competition announced
Through the Community Garden Competition, the Blue Diamond Group of Garden Centres offered financial support to five community garden projects in the UK
Media
New kid on the block: Scribehound Gardening
The subscription network, Scribehound is set to launch a new Gardening channel in November.