Exhibitions
Garden Museum: The Lost Gardens of London
Curated by landscape architect and historian Dr Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, a new Garden Museum exhibition, will reveal the secret history of some of London’s most beguiling forgotten gardens.
Events
The Newt’s Gather & Grow: Regeneration festival
The Newt in Somerset to host a three-day festival, Gather & Grow: Regeneration, this summer focussing on regeneration in gardening, farming and wellness.
Events
Festival of Fairytales at the Garden Museum
This summer the Garden Museum will be transformed into celebration of storytelling and creativity exploring the magic of growing for the Festival of Fairytales.
Awards
RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2024 Award Winners
Congratulations to all of the 2024 RHS Flower Show Tatton Park medal and award winners.
Events
Career Changers celebrated at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2024
The new garden category, RHS Career Changer of the Year for RHS Flower Show Tatton Park celebrates those who have found a new path in the horticultural industry.
Events
Secret Garden of Denim at the Garden Museum
Artist Ian Berry has created denim secret gardens around the world from San Francisco to Sweden, and has now crafted a new installation at the Garden Museum.
Events
BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair returns to Audley End
Run in association with English Heritage, the BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair, returns to Audley End House and Gardens in Saffron Walden in Essex.
RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
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.
RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
Awards RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024
The awarded medals for the 2024 RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival include six ‘Best in’ awards, four Gold medals, seven Silver-Gilts, and ten Silver and Bronze medals.
Events
Horniman Museum & Gardens Summer Plant Fair
2024 Horniman’s Museum & Gardens Summer Plant Fair features 17 specialist nurseries from the Plants Fairs Roadshow and talks by experts such as, RHS Chelsea gold medalist, Charlotte Harris.
Gardens
Over 200 volunteers assisted in the rehoming of the 2024 RHS Chelsea Pulp Friction garden
People’s Choice winner, the 2024 RHS Chelsea Pulp Friction Growing Skills garden, which celebrated the Pulp Friction community has been relocated to its final destination in Nottingham.
Plants
Digitalis purpurea Apple Blossom wins Best in Show at 2024 HTA National Plant Show
Bransford Webbs new foxglove, Digitalis purpurea Apple Blossom was awarded Best in Show at the New Plant Awards at the 2024 HTA National Plant Show.
RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
The London College of Garden Design and the RHS celebrate Asteraceae
The London College of Garden Design and the RHS have created a new planting feature, ‘All About Asteraceae: the plant family with flower power’ for the 2024 RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival.
RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
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…
Awards
BBC Gardeners’ World Live: Dan Hartley wins Best Show Garden
The Eco Oasis Garden, designed by Dan Hartley, built by Tisserand English Gardens wins Best Show Garden at BBC Gardeners’ World Live.
Events
Highlights Gardeners’ World Live 2024
With BBC Gardeners’ World Live opening its doors today, here are a few highlights to look out for.
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….
Plants
The Plant Fairs Roadshow (PFR) heads to Leonardslee and Bennington Lordship gardens
Boosted by their incredible cooperative appearance at the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the Plant Fair Collective are heading to Benington Lordship and Leonardslee gardens.
Events
2024 is promising to be a bumper HTA National Plant Show
As it’s the HTA’s 125th anniversary, the 2024 HTA National Plant Show held at the NAEC, Stoneleigh is promising to be the biggest trade show ever.
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.