Economy
Budget blamed for labour market decline
HMRC figures show that the higher employer national insurance costs caused the loss of more than 250,000 jobs since the Autumn budget.
Plants
Frank P Matthews launches new ‘Apple Rainbow’
Set to be unveiled at BBC Gardeners’ World Live, Frank P Matthews launch an unusual, new apple called ‘Apple Rainbow’.
Gardens
Europa Nostra to aid Victoria Tower Gardens impasse
London Parks and Gardens welcomes assistance from Europe’s largest civil society heritage network to resolve the Victoria Tower Gardens deadlock.
Economy
Consumers reduce non-essential spending
Data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) indicates that whilst food spending remains solid, non-food sales decreased in May due to lower consumer confidence.
Business
David Austin Roses embarks on partnership with Bradford Estates
Rose breeder, David Austin has expanded onto the Bradford Estates to licence irrigated land to grow flowers and commercially lease buildings for its operations.
Charity
Reviving the Benton End Walled Garden
The Garden Museum has launched an appeal to raise £125,000 to bring the walled garden at Benton End back to life.
Products
Smart spring colour planning
Using an flower design app, the University of Leeds transformed their annual spring campus display.
Awards
Recognition for horticultural professionals and students
The Chartered Institute of Horticulture has rewarded exceptional contributions of horticulture professionals and students over the past year.
Business
Nicholsons expands with new base in Gloucestershire
Landscape design company, Nicholsons Nurseries has opened a new office in Calmsden, Gloustershire expanding their market reach across the Cotswolds and wider South West region.
Awards
Entries for AIPH World Green City Awards open
Celebrating innovative approaches to city design and urban greening, entries for AIPH World Green City Awards open.
Regulation
Inheritance Tax reforms a ‘lose-lose’, says HTA
The Horticultural Trades Association warns that proposed reforms to inheritance tax will cost 1,300 sector jobs, slash investment and drain treasury tax revenues.
Wildlife
RHS and RSPB unite to champion Swifts
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is partnering with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) to create a show garden at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025.
Business
Glee announces new food sector for this year’s show
Returning in September, the trade show announces the new addition, ‘Food at Glee’, offering garden centres and retail buyers the opportunity to explore the growing world of food and drink.
Media
Flymo’s new advertising campaign
Part of their ‘Easi Does It’ campaign, Flymo has released two new adverts conveying the message that with their cordless range, garden jobs don’t feel like work.
Events
FlowerTrials 2025
For four days, across 27 locations in the Netherlands and Germany, 56 plant breeders will present their latest plant introductions at the 2025 FlowerTrials.
Charity
2025 Hospice UK Garden of Compassion Plant Sale
Plants from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Hospice UK Garden of Compassion go on sale in support hospice care and the relocation of the garden.
Collaboration
Sid Hill x Sneeboer: Thornett trowel
Sneeboer and ecological garden designer, Sid Hill teamed up to trial the release of the Thornett trowel at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, designed by Hill’s grandfather.
Business
Plant growers and nurseries get minimal recognition, says Hortus Loci
One of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show’s main plant suppliers, Hortus Loci is calling to the industry for more recognition for the show supplying nurseries, to encourage the next generation of growers to undertake show growing.
Trees & Shrubs
New national campaign launched to check for strangling tree-ties
A joint Fund4Trees and Arboricultural Association national campaign has been launched to encourage the public to check for strangling tree ties.
Awards
Cha No Niwa wins RHS People’s Choice 2025
An award voted for by the public, the RHS People’s Choice Award winners for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 have been announced.
