Tourism
The Newt: winner International Garden Tourism Awards & Britain’s best boutique hotel
The Somerset based country estate hotel wins 2023 International Garden Tourism Awards and claims top spot in the Top 50 UK Boutique Hotels list.
Book Release
A Floral Feast
A book to demystify the eating flowers and introduces a whole range of blooms, leaves, flowering herbs and edible seeds that can be home-grown.
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.
On Instagram
Must follow @alexandrakehayoglou
Textile artist, Alexandra Kehayoglou is known for her unique large-scale carpets and tapestries of natural landscapes inspired by her native Argentina.
Product Launch
Niwaki Kanata Knit Cardi
The trendy Japanese gardening shop launches limited edition Kanata Knit cardigan with Niwaki-themed pattern, designed by award winning illustrator Natsko Seki.
Collaboration
A charming collaboration
Illustrated and designed by Arthur Parkinson and exclusively sold at Burford Garden Company, meet the mug that’s set for many a Christmas stocking.
On Instagram
A must follow @charlotte.storrs
A talented Dutch potter with a garden studio in Oxfordshire and enviable greenhouse…
Charity
Horatio’s Garden Art Auction raises £50,000!
Works donated by leading British artists including Maggi Hambling and Sir Quentin Blake sell above estimate, raising much needed funds for the charity.
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.
On Instagram
A must follow @botanical_tales
Dried flower artist & nature loving creator of sustainable ethereal floral installations and art.
People
New House & Garden ‘Outside’ newsletter
Weekly snippets into the gardening exploits of Clare Foster, garden editor for House & Garden.
Artisan
Horatio’s Garden Online Auction
Over 70 leading UK artists have donated paintings, sculpture, ceramics and photography for the auction to raise funds for Horatio’s Garden.
On Instagram
A must follow @lauraellenbacon
Sculptor of unique large-scale, woven works using natural materials set in landscape and interiors such as Chatsworth Somerset House, Sudeley Castle and Blackwell.
One to watch
The new face of biodiverse flowers
Meet the rising floral star, Alfie Nickerson and his burgeoning biodynamic flower company, Burnt Fen.
People
Diacono writing new book, live on Substack
A book written in instalments over a year, penned in real time and shared live.
Business
Garden design on Paris catwalk
Delicate meadow runway designed by Luciano Giubbilei for the Hermès Spring/Summer 2024 show at Paris Fashion Week.
Product Launch
New kid on the block
The new RH outdoor catalogue has dropped. A 200 page sourcebook of inspired outdoor design unlike anything we’ve seen before.
Charity
NGS early spring open garden 2024 season
Over 100 gardens open their gates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as part of new garden visiting season.
Gardens
Aynho Park transformed
The exceptional Palladian mansion has been meticulously preserved and restored by Restoration Hardware (RH), marking the beginning of the retailer’s global expansion.
Product Launch
Niwaki goes street…
Japanese gardening cross-over with New York streetwear, the limited-run Niwaki x Noah collaboration.