Innovation
Water butt wall
The Rainblock waterbutt system is designed to mounted upright up against a wall or form part of a fencing structure to store rainwater for garden usage.
Environment
Mendip Hills declared “super” National Nature Reserve
Vast new ‘super nature reserve’, spanning the Cheddar Gorge and Mendip Hills and encompassing some of the country’s most precious habitats.
Environment
RHS publishes list of peat-free nurseries
As part of their sustainability strategy and commitment to helping the horticultural industry transition to peat-free, the RHS has published list of peat-free UK nurseries.
Innovation
Floating solar panels
Space saving, innovative floating solar system designed specifically for horticultural industry.
Environment
Three in four undescribed plants threatened with extinction
RGB Kew’s “State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2023” report lays out the state of global biodiversity and highlights critical knowledge gaps.
Marketing
Eden Project unveils new branding
The first rebrand in Eden’s history, aims to reinforce its position as a leading voice in the environmental movement.
On Instagram
Carbon plantation
Sneaky peak into large-scale plantation of hybrid Paulownia trees planted to absorb 60 tonnes of CO2 per hectare per year.
Worth a read
Wilding or Rewilding?
For Gardenista, Kendra Wilson discusses the topic du jour in gardening and landscaping circles.
Business
Horticulture matters
Horticultural Trades Association Chief Executive, Fran Barnes, calls on politicians for supportive measures for the sector that will deliver net-zero.
Environment
Climate change parterre redesign at Wimpole
Award-winning design team to redesign historic parterre at Wimpole in Cambridgeshire to ensure sustainable and climate-resilient future.
Environment
Senseless vandalism of the worst kind
Iconic Sycamore Gap tree, which stood for 300 years alongside Hadrian’s Wall, was discovered cut down this morning.
Worth a read
UK wildlife continues to decline
Not unlike other countries, we have experienced significant loss of biodiversity but the UK is now classified as one of the world’s most nature-depleted countries.
Environment
Positive signs ‘Stage 0’ river project at Holnicote
Pioneering project, inspired by similar scheme in Oregon in the US, liberated a stretch of the river River Aller allowing the water to branch out, creating smaller streams, more pools and boggy areas.
Charity
The Serge Hill Project
Impressive new educational resource centre, with extensive Plant Library to teach schools, charities and voluntary groups about gardening, creativity and health.
Worth a read
UK faces tree shortage
In her column Digging Deeper, Sally Nex warns gardeners of years of tree shortages due to soaring demand.
Worth a read
Cement free industry?
The cement industry produces 8% of the world’s CO2 pollution, an alarming 4 billion tonnes every single year.
Business
Drive through urban farms
Innovative entry Dutch Streetlife Design Competition 2023, an experimental proposal to resolve the issue of defunct petrol stations after the electric transition in 2035.
Environment
HTA and RHS support growers transition to peat-free
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) and the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) launched the first of a planned series of peat-free workshops.
Worth a read
Front garden exodus
“It’s such a shame”, writes John Sturgis in the Spectator. Ripping out front gardens to accommodate cars is not only aesthetically despicable, but an environmental and wildlife disaster.
Environment
Despite worrying long term trend, summer 2023 butterfly count positive
The results of Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count 2023 reveal a better picture for butterflies than originally feared.
