Design
Will Dutch and team at Dutch Landscapes has been awarded the Prize for Creation at the 2025 International Garden Festival at the Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire.
Environment
Effective on Friday, Yorkshire will be the first UK county to implement water usage restrictions due to the prolonged period of dry weather.
Environment
Following the dramatic drop in rainfall during record hot weather, Severn Trent Water urges Staffordshire customers to save water as reservoir level fall.
Awards
The Henchman Topiary Awards recognise exceptional skill, creativity, and passion in the art of shaping and maintaining remarkable living sculptures.
Business
Home to millions of roses, the Wharton Garden Roses fields offer not only an incredible visual spectacle but also an insight into the extensive work involved in producing roses for the market.
Regulation
Defra’s £150m in capital funds cover a wide range of on-farm projects, such as tree planting, flood prevention and water filtration to help farmer profitability and the environment.
Plants
The World Federation of Rose Societies has named Rosa Gertrude Jekyll® (Ausbord) as the 2025 World’s Favourite Rose.
Awards
Public Relations Agency, Honest Communications has been named Specialist PR Consultancy of the Year at the CIPR Excellence Awards 2025 for its expertise and experience in the home and garden sector.
Plants
As the news continues to reverberate regarding the brazen theft of the significant bronze statues at Iford Manor last month, Allianz UK reports of a worrying epidemic of plant theft.
Product Launch
Online gardening brand, Crocus launched own brand, 100% peat-free compost – a house blend developed for use in their RHS Chelsea show gardens and on the nursery in Surrey.
Regulation
The Department for Business and Trade confirmed that some of the more contentious measures would not come in for at least two years.
Business
Similar to their ‘Meet the Buyer’ events, the Garden Industry Manufacturer’s Association unveils their new networking initiative.
Gardens
Designed by Adolfo Harrison and built by Life on Walls, the vertical garden is one of the standout exhibits at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival.
Business
Combining art and heritage, Easton Walled Gardens announced the launch of a new artists’ materials shop, serving the East Midlands.
Charity
First, online summer auction opens in aid of the Serge Hill Project for Gardening, Creativity and Health.
Exhibitions
Run in collaboration with the Wilder Gallery, the new solo exhibition by British artist Georgia Beaumont draws on the rhythms of plant life and the sense of balance found in its location, Thyme in Southrop.
Wildlife
As some parts of the UK experience drought, the bird charity highlights unintended consequences of feeding birds in this hot summer weather.
Awards
Designed by Mike McMahon and Jewlsy Mathews, the Subaru Cocoon won Best Show Garden, Best Construction and RHS Environmental Innovation Award at this year’s show.
People
As the new HTA’s Ambassador, Michael Perry will be taking a closer look at what the association does for its members in the horticultural sector.
Business
An annual event, the ShopKind campaign supports the promotion of courteous and respectful behaviour in shops and to raise awareness of the growing problem of abuse and violence towards shop workers.
