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.
Worth a listen
What Makes A Garden podcast series
New series featuring landscape gardener and writer Jinny Blom with guests including Skye Gyngell, Brian Eno, Tim Walker and Maria Balshaw.
People
Diacono writing new book, live on Substack
A book written in instalments over a year, penned in real time and shared live.
Media
A century of bookmaking
Phaidon Books is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
People
Jamie Butterfield debut on Gardeners’ World
Joined by Rachel de Thame, Adam Frost and Frances Tophill, the new presenter explored the gardens at Scampston Hall.
Worth a read
Gardens on the London Underground
Transport for London (TfL) staff create pocket gardens in unused parts of London tube stations for their annual In Bloom competition.
Media
Farewell Amateur Gardening
Amateur Gardening, the UK’s oldest weekly gardening magazine is to close, with its final issues to be published in October.