Hever Castle & Gardens in the autumn

Charity

Firewalks for Perennial at Hever Castle

Hosted on the forecourt of Hever Castle, thirty intrepid fundraisers braved a red-hot firewalk to raise funds for the gardeners’ charity Perennial

Apple Days Frank P Matthews

Plants

Local fruit heritage celebrations: Apple Days

To mark today’s National Apple Day, we pay homage to the magical Apple Days held throughout the country to celebrate local fruit heritage, all things apples and traditional orchards.

The Pictorial Meadows at the Savill Garden

Awards

Green Estate CIC wins national award for green innovation

Best known for Pictorial Meadows, the Green Estate CIC has been awarded the British Chambers of Commerce Green Innovation Business of the Year Award for creating sustainable, resilient urban spaces that support both nature and people.

Great Dixter Gardens, Sussex, Great Britain (22 of 23) | Traditional topiary in this English garden

Education

The Chanticleer USA Christopher Lloyd Scholarship

Open for applications, the Chanticleer USA Christopher Lloyd Scholarship at Great Dixter supports a horticulturist to study at Great Dixter in East Sussex, England and at Chanticleer in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Book Releases

Monty Don's Spanish Gardens
Book cover How to Design a Garden: Create and Maintain Your Dream Garden
NGS Handbook for 2025
Book cover for 'The New Romantic Garden: Classic Inspiration, Modern Mood'
Book cover for Unforgettable Gardens by the Gardens Trust
Good Nature book cover by Kathy Willis
The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2025
Book cover for the Seed Hunter
Book cover Lost Gardens of the World
Book Cover Lost Gardens of London
Pastoral Gardens Book cover
Book cover For the Love of Plants by Adam Frost
Book cover of 'Chrysanthemums: The ultimate guide for growing and cutting flower varieties for the home and garden' by Naomi Slade
Anya Lautenbach's new book entitled the Money Saving Garden Year
Book cover for A Year in Bloom, the new book by Lucy Bellamy and Jason Ingram
Cover of Hortobiography by Carol Klein
Oxfordshire sunrise

Natural Capital

£40million equity funding for nature

The nature restoration company, Nattergal has completed its seed round, raising £40m of equity funding in total, led by Lansdowne Partners, co-founder of Nattergal.

Swirling plankton

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.

Fran Barnes HTA Chief Exective

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.

Horatio's Garden. Designed by Charlotte Harris and Hugo Bugg. Sponsored by Horatio's Garden and Project Giving Back. Show Garden. RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023.

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.

Sarah Raven with dahlias

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.