Charity
Blue Diamond Garden Centres funds £1 million of National Trust garden investment plans
The National Trust has announced that £1 million of funding from Blue Diamond Garden Centres will be spent on garden and plant conservation projects.
Charity
Applications for 2025 NGS Community Garden Grants open 9th of September
The National Garden Scheme (NGS) will open applications for its popular Community Garden Grants programme next week.
Gardens
Horatio’s Garden Scotland Open Day for Scotland’s Gardens Scheme
Horatio’s Garden Scotland, the private garden for people affected by spinal injury, is opening in support of Scotland’s Gardens Scheme.
Charity
Perennial’s fiery challenge: Fire Walk
The gardening charity Perennial is inviting participants to take part in their fire walk event at Hever Castle & Gardens to raise much needed funds.
Environment
Tree planting ‘Branching Out’ Fund open for applications
The Tree Council grant seeking to establish trees, hedgerows, and orchards is open for applications.
Charity
Christopher Woodward to undertake sponsored swim to raise funds for new London park
Garden Museum Director, Christopher Woodward to swim 100km in the Peloponnese islands of Greece, to help transform the 5.3 acres adjacent to the museum into a new public park.
Charity
Greenfingers Sensory Garden at Derian House officially opened
A significant milestone for both the Greenfingers Charity and the team at Derian House Children’s Hospice as the all-new Sensory Garden was officially opened.
Charity
The Stroke Association launches digital garden
In a charity first, the Stroke Association has launched a digital garden called ‘Strength in Bloom’ to raise vital funds for the charity and support stroke survivors.
Charity
Greenfingers 25th anniversary celebrations
Marking their 25th anniversary, the Greenfingers Charity’s Floral Ball is set to take place, June 2025 in the historic Coombe Abbey Hotel in Warwickshire.
Charity
Dobbies Garden Centres seeks national charity partner to mark 160 years
UK garden centre retailer, Dobbies has launched the search for its next National Charity Partner, as part of its 160th year celebrations.
Charity
STIGA donates mowers and tools to Refuge
In support of charities against domestic violence, STIGA donated mowers, hedge trimmers and grass trimmers to Refuge.
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.
Charity
Greenfingers Dragon Boat Race 2024
Sunday, the 23rd of June six teams from across the garden retail sector will be racing dragon boats to raise funds for Greenfingers.
Worth a listen
‘The Garden Design Confessional’ podcast series hosted by Darren Hawkes for Maggie’s
New ‘Garden Design Confessional’ podcast series, hosted by the award-winning landscape designer Darren Hawkes, featuring fellow Maggie’s garden designers.
Charity
Record Griffin Glasshouses donation for the National Garden Scheme
During the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the National Garden Scheme was delighted to receive a generous donation of £35,620 Griffin Glasshouses.
Charity
Alitex employees take on Le Loop fundraising cycle challenge
Team members from the greenhouse brand, Alitex, take on a mammoth 225km cycle challenge this June to help raise funds for the William Wates Memorial Trust.
Charity
Greenfingers Charity to create new kitchen garden for Chestnut Tree House
The Kitchen Garden for the Chestnut Tree House hospice follows on from the 2008 Greenfingers funded Meadow Garden and Woodland Walk designed by Ann-Marie Powell.
People
New chair of Peat-free Partnership: Belinda Howell
Belinda Howell has been appointed Chair of the Peat-free Partnership to establish peat-free legislation across the UK and Northern Ireland and to protect precious peatlands.
Charity
Blue Diamond Garden Centres launch Community Garden Competition
Prompted by their Octavia Hill inspired, 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden, Blue Diamond are offering financial support to five UK community garden projects.
Education
Great Bradfords School renovated garden opened by Jamie Oliver
Chef and author Jamie Oliver, opened the newly renovated garden at Great Bradfords Junior School in Braintree, Essex.