Wildlife
Seeds of concern: How the drought threatens nature’s pantry
With the drought impacting blooms density and endurance, is the heat stress affecting seed and berry yields, posing a danger for food resources for birds?
Petra Hoyer Millar
Gardens
Eythrope’s 150th Anniversary Open Day: The remarkable walled garden of Miss Alice de Rothschild
Eythrope Gardens, the private retreat of Miss Alice de Rothschild (1847-1922) will open its gates for a special Open Day in August, as part of the garden’s 150th anniversary celebrations.
Events
Detail personified: The Artisan Plant Market at Landgoed De Wiersse
Inspired by the late Bingerden’s Nursery Days and the Great Dixter plant fairs, the Artisan Plant Market at De Wiersse Estate in the Netherlands, has become a notable diary entry for plant lovers.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
Tom Hoblyn: Grounded in compassion
In an interview with Tom Hoblyn, he reveals the detail and care taken to bring the Hospice UK Garden of Compassion to life for the 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show and its final destination at the St.Cuthberts Hospice in Durham.
Wildlife
Trichomonosis: Are our bird feeders up to scratch?
Could our feeding of wild birds, be aiding the spread of trichomonosis which has caused rapid decline of the British Greenfinch population and poses a threat to other beloved garden birds?
People
Meet Neil Frame and his fern….
Asthall Manor gardener and long time fern aficionado, Neil Frame has made botanical history by his discovery of a special Polypodium cambricum, aptly named, ‘Neil Frame’…
Business
Highlights Glee 2024
A walk through our highlights of Glee 2024, held at the NEC in Birmingham.
Events
Endellion Lycett Green: Queen of colour, form and imagination
The story of an artist, capturing the wonderment of nature on canvas in a series of beautifully complex, layered compositions for a special solo exhibition.
Business
Alitex case study: Happy employees is good business
Staff are a company’s most important asset but even though many businesses sing to this mantra, there are often cases where employees fall into the lesser valued categories of company stakeholders.
Events
The eye-catchers of the 2024 RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
There is ample inspiration to be found at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, from small planting pockets to large show gardens, specialist nursery exhibits and sustainable gardening inspiration throughout – herewith our 2024 highlights.
Shows
Highlights RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024
Returning to the historic grounds of Hampton Court Palace from 2-7 July 2024, the annual RHS show, stretching over 31 acres is packed with all things gardening – herewith a few highlights…
Business
Elho: The journey to 100% recycled products
Dutch producer of sustainable flower pots and accessories, achieved their goal to produce all their products from 100% recycled plastic – their impressive sustainability journey merited further investigation.
Events
Charm personified: The Royal Windsor Flower Show
At the behest of their charming Show Director Alex Denman, I attended last weekend’s Royal Windsor Flower Show for the first time on behalf of thedirt.news, and was immediately smitten….
Events
Celebrating scented pelargoniums with Cath Kidston
Known best as the founder of the British home furnishing retail company, but few may know that Cath Kidston is also a talented gardener and avid collector of scented pelargoniums.
Environment
Artificial grass turns off prospective house buyers, claims Winkworth
Winkworth Estate & Letting Agents explain that in addition to negative aesthetic and environmental impact, the use of artificial grass can be damaging to properties affecting appeal and value.
Plants
Floral inspiration by Huw Morgan
A flash of floral inspiration for the bank holiday appeared on the Dig Delve yesterday which was simply too beautiful to pass us by.
Business
In praise of the trade stands at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
A small note of appreciation for some of the innovative and original trade stands seen at the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Business
And it’s goodnight from them and goodnight from Crocus….
The gold medal studded veterans, Crocus, leave RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden growing & building on a high with two gold medals and coveted Best in Show.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Honor Reekie guides us through the 2024 RHS Chelsea National Garden Scheme Garden
At the forefront of the build of National Garden Scheme garden for RHS Chelsea, but to date we know surpringly little about Tom Stuart-Smith’s talented project manager, Honor Reekie. Until now…
Plants
Floret Originals flower seeds available in the UK
The flower seeds bred by the figurehead to flower farmers, Erin Benzakein of Floret Farm in the Skagit Valley, Washington will be available in the UK thanks to Alma|Proust….
