Gardens
Kew’s new Carbon Garden: Planting today for tomorrow
One of its most ambitious garden projects, Kew Gardens reveals new permanent garden, showcasing the potential of plants and fungi to combat climate change.
Media
Uncovering nature’s silent giants: The Secret Life of Trees
Broadcasting this Friday, 25th July at 9pm on Channel 5, the new series follows the incredible lives of trees – from tiny seeds, to magnificent giants and into old age.
Business
Shoplifting soars in England and Wales
Official figures indicate that shoplifting hits record high in England and Wales since current records began more than two decades ago.
Business
Entries invited for the 2025 GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund
Now open for entries, the GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund is designed to support the next generation of garden industry innovators.
Products
Henchman launches All Terrain Telescopic Platform
The ladder specialist launches portable, adaptable access platform, for quick deployment, easy to transport, and safe to use on a variety of ground surfaces.
Regulation
Employment Rights Bill: House of Lords amendments
The Employment Rights Bill has reached its conclusion in the House of Lords, with a series of amendments having been mutually agreed upon.
Gardens
Heritage meets innovation: Kew Palm House to undergo net-zero renovation
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has submitted a planning application for a landmark renovation of the iconic Palm House and Waterlily House.
Artisan
Carved into the landscape: Stone at Falconhurst
In a recent interview, Nicola Talbot discussed the meticulous curation and organisation of Stone at Falconhurst, a sculpture exhibition housed within the gardens, grounds, and house of the Falconhurst Estate in Kent.
Awards
Still cutting it at 60: UK’s oldest Flymo lands in Lawnmower Museum
Crowned UK’s oldest Flymo, a sixty year old lawnmower goes on display at the Lawnmower Museum in Southport, Merseyside.
Events
From curtain to cornice: The Genius of Sir John Vanbrugh
Castle Howard, Blenheim Palace, Seaton Delaval Hall, Grimsthorpe Castle, Kimbolton Castle and Stowe House join forces in celebration of Vanbrugh’s life and achievements in 2026, his tercentenary year.
Education
Myerscough College launches integrated arboriculture apprenticeship programme
Lancashire based Myerscough College to offer first integrated arboriculture degree apprenticeship programme from September.
Environment
Laboratory experiments on magnets provide insights into tipping points
New study reveals that the way ecosystems collapse, abruptly or gradually, may depend on internal complexity, much like how magnetic materials behave under stress.
Gardens
Eythrope’s 150th Anniversary Open Day: The remarkable walled garden of Miss Alice de Rothschild
Eythrope Gardens, the private retreat of Miss Alice de Rothschild (1847-1922) will open its gates for a special Open Day in August, as part of the garden’s 150th anniversary celebrations.
Natural Capital
Proposed BNG exemptions undermine nature recovery and biodiversity market
Research reveals the scale of current claimed exemptions, raising concerns for the intended nature recovery and viability of the biodiversity unit market if BNG requirements are removed for small sites.
Charity
Greenfingers Charity Floral Ball raises £60,000
A funding milestone for the charity, which will help propel Greenfingers into its next 25 years of creating magical, therapeutic gardens for children’s hospices.
Wildlife
Get out for the butterfly count
The Big Butterfly Count has reopened for 2025, running between the 18th of July and 10th of August.
Business
The second-hand market is booming: Threat or opportunity for garden brands & retail?
Latest British Retail Consortium (BRC) Opinium survey data shows that more people than ever are turning to second-hand products.
Events
Serge Hill Symposium ‘Working with water: From engineering to ecology’
Hosted by Tom Stuart-Smith Studio, a two-day symposium covering all things water, from river restoration, the installation of water features to creating natural swimming ponds, for gardens large and small.
