Business
Currently on the big screens, the musical film ‘Wicked’, directed by Jon M Chu endeavoured to featuring real life sets as much as possible, including the fabulous tulip field at Belmont Nurseries in Norfolk.
Collaboration
Sarah Raven launches a new range of exclusive dahlia collections, called The Collective, in collaboration with Cath Kidston MBE, Shane Connolly, Savannah Miller, Milli Proust and Willow Crossley.
New Business
Newly launched in 2024, Digital Landscapes provides training for landscape professionals to improve their graphic skills for the betterment of their business.
Business
Latest KPMG survey findings suggests, that even though people think the health of the economy is worsening, households are entering the new year feeling financially secure
Local Heroes
Greenfingers Charity supporter, Kate Ebbens has completed her incredible 2024, daily running challenge to raise much needed funds for the children’s hospice garden charity.
People
More than 1,200 recipients received honours this year across all sectors, including horticulture.
People
Gardener and broadcaster, Monty Don has confirmed to be the host of Gardeners’ World until the end of 2026.
Worth a read
When it comes to visiting gardens, we seem to be on the fringes of a new era of more relaxed, exclusive and quirky garden tours.
Media
For his new series, Monty Don travels across some of the country’s most stunning landscapes, heading across the north of England to Northern Ireland.
Business
For 2025, the Pantone Colour Institute selected PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, a brown hue imbued with richness, suggesting of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee.
Business
The Horticultural Trades Association has reported strong November performance for garden centres, showing a 6% increase compared to 2023, even when excluding café and restaurant sales.
Business
Supplier of seeds, plants and bulbs, Suttons, has been officially granted the Royal Warrant of Appointment by King Charles III.
Regulation
The government has released the final version of the National Planning Policy Framework, confirming the re-introduction of mandatory housing targets and new ‘golden rules’ for building on the Green Belt.
Business
Around one in seven of all houseplants sold in the UK’s garden centres are purchased in December.
Charity
Working with its charity the Knoll Gardens Foundation, Knoll Gardens gift ornamental grasses to local community groups to create attractive spaces for benefit of the community and promoting wellbeing.
Gardens
Landscape designers Harris Bugg Studio have been appointed to revitalise the planting of the remarkable, eco-brutalist design of the iconic Barbican Conservatory
Business
New survey data from the Horticultural Trades Association highlights the severity of the risks posed to the horticulture sector by the Autumn Budget.
People
After 15 years at the helm of the National Garden Scheme, George Plumptre EMH, has announced that he will retire from his role as Chief Executive of the National Garden Scheme at the end of the summer 2025.
Events
In February 2025, the National Garden Scheme will host a new fundraising event, featuring Monty Don, at the Royal Geographical Society in London.
Design
The Garden Museum has acquired the archives of the eminent landscape architect William Andrews Nesfield (1793–1881).