Media
New vice-chair Garden Media Guild
Kimberley Hornby has been appointed as vice-chair of the Garden Media Guild (GMG).
Media
The Plant Review’s new artist-in-residence
Botanical artist Caroline Jane Buckley has won the coveted prize of a year-long commission to work for the Royal Horticultural Society’s Plant Review.
Job
The British Florists Association: Editor
The British Florists Association (BFA) are recruiting for an editor for their quarterly member magazine.
Worth a listen
Talking Gardens: Tamsin Westhorpe
Gardener and garden writer Tamsin Westhorpe talks to Stephanie Mahon on the Gardens Illustrated podcast series, Talking Gardens.
Books
Mark Diacono’s favourite 25 cookbooks
Award-winning food writer and gardener Mark Diacono selects his best 25 cookbooks of 2023 for Delicious Magazine.
Awards
Tom Howard wins BSME award for The Garden
Britain’s best editors, art directors and columnists were crowned at the 2023 annual British Society of Magazine Awards (BSME).
People
Honorary degree for Monty Don
Gardening expert and broadcaster Monty Don OBE will receive an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Stirling.
Awards
Winners of the 2023 Garden Media Guild Awards
The results are in…
Media
Waterstones 2023 Best Books
The British book retail chain has made their selections for the best books of the year.
Business
Candide App to shut down
The friendly neighbourhood plant app developed for plant lovers will be shut down from the 7th December 2023.
Media
Amateur Gardening Magazine back on the shelves
Saved from the brink, meet the newly reinvigorated Amateur Gardening magazine on sale from the 15th of November.
Media
Monty Don on the Dish
The nation’s favourite gardener features on the jolly Waitrose podcast hosted by DJ Nick Grimshaw and Michelin-star chef Angela Hartnett
Media
Rewilding the mind
Beth Chatto Gardens announced that the full 2022 Symposium is now available to watch on their YouTube channel.
Worth a read
The best of this year’s gardening books
Ursula Buchan’s best books include works by authors Jinny Blom, Francis Pryor, Jenny Joseph, Henrik Sjöman & Arit Anderson and Maury C. Flannery.
Job
Senior Content Creator Gardeners’ World Magazine
Flexible/hybrid role within the multi-platform media business, the Immediate Media Company, home to BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine.
Media
Waterperry Gardens hosts new series of BBC ‘Make it at Market’
Established by Beatrix Havergal, the Oxfordshire based Waterperry Gardens is the chosen location for the second series of the BBC show.
People
New House & Garden ‘Outside’ newsletter
Weekly snippets into the gardening exploits of Clare Foster, garden editor for House & Garden.
Marketing
Peckish £1.5m million pound campaign
Westland Horticulture’s wild bird food brand to debut biggest ever media campaign launching on TV at Christmas.
Business
Kelsey Media saves Amateur Gardening
The 139-year-old magazine has been saved from cancellation through the acquisition by the publisher, Kelsey Media.
Awards
Shortlist 2023 Garden Media Guild (GMG) Awards
GMG Awards celebrate the best of horticultural communications, recognising talent, skill and inspiration of garden media professionals.