RHS
Bath crowned RHS Britain in Bloom overall champion
Bath in Bloom, the inaugural winners of Britain in Bloom, crowned champions in the 60th anniversary year of The Royal Horticultural Society’s nationwide gardening competition.
Charity
Firewalks for Perennial at Hever Castle
Hosted on the forecourt of Hever Castle, thirty intrepid fundraisers braved a red-hot firewalk to raise funds for the gardeners’ charity Perennial
Plants
Local fruit heritage celebrations: Apple Days
To mark today’s National Apple Day, we pay homage to the magical Apple Days held throughout the country to celebrate local fruit heritage, all things apples and traditional orchards.
Awards
Green Estate CIC wins national award for green innovation
Best known for Pictorial Meadows, the Green Estate CIC has been awarded the British Chambers of Commerce Green Innovation Business of the Year Award for creating sustainable, resilient urban spaces that support both nature and people.
Wildlife
WWF: 73% decline average size of global wildlife populations between 1970 and 2020
The WWF’s Living Planet Report indicates severe decline in average size of monitored wildlife populations, due to human activity such as habitat destruction and climate change.
Education
The Chanticleer USA Christopher Lloyd Scholarship
Open for applications, the Chanticleer USA Christopher Lloyd Scholarship at Great Dixter supports a horticulturist to study at Great Dixter in East Sussex, England and at Chanticleer in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
Education
Horticulture in schools: Curriculum Assessment Review
The curriculum review is currently in process and participation represents a significant opportunity for horticulture to become a core part of education.
Natural Capital
£40million equity funding for nature
The nature restoration company, Nattergal has completed its seed round, raising £40m of equity funding in total, led by Lansdowne Partners, co-founder of Nattergal.
Regulation
Environmental Horticulture key asks for Autumn Budget
The Horticultural Trades Association has called for vital action from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to support the environmental horticulture sector ahead of the 2024 Autumn Budget.
Awards
2025 APL Awards Finalists announced
The Association of Professional Landscapers has announced the finalists for the 2025 APL Awards.
Worth a read
The impact of declining carbon sinks
Scientists fear that the crucial natural processes that absorb carbon and regulate the Earth’s climate are breaking down.
Design
BBC Gardeners’ World events’ Beautiful Borders competition open for applications
Applications for the 2025 BBC Gardeners’ World events’ Beautiful Borders competition, across their flagship events, are now open.
Events
Leading women in horticulture networking event
Fran Barnes, Chief Executive of the Horticultural Trades Association and Kersten Catella, Sales and Marketing Director at Wyevale Nurseries are the keynote speakers at the upcoming ‘Women in Horticulture’ event.
Plants
Fancy some dahlia mash, fried daylily with a splash of bergamot jus?
The Royal Horticultural Society reveals list of untapped food sources, ‘Edimentals’ flourishing unknowingly in gardens across the country.
Media
The Ethicurean’s sustainable food pioneers launch Sæson
A year after the closing of the Michelin-starred, The Ethicurean restaurant, Matthew Pennington launches ‘Sæson’, an online recipe platform
Business
Sarah Raven achieves B Corp status
The first online garden retailer to achieve B Corp certification, Sarah Raven earns the certification reflecting their sustainability and ethical business practices.
Business
Sainsbury’s first UK supermarket to launch peat-free mushrooms
The supermarket chain is the first to offer their customers peat-free grown, White Closed Cup and White Baby Button mushroom variants.
Gardens
Stockton Bury Gardens: Finalist in the 2024 Visit Herefordshire Tourism Awards
Amongst 62 Herefordshire based businesses, Stockton Bury Gardens has been shortlisted for a Visit Herefordshire Tourism Award, celebrating the best of county’s tourism sector.
Events
2025 RHS Flower Shows
The Royal Horticultural Society announced its line-up of flower shows set to take place in 2025, celebrating horticulture, gardens and floral displays.
Environment
Petition to save Darwin’s Oak delivered to Downing Street
Campaigners working to save the 550-year-old tree delivered their petition to Downing Street this week.