Regulation
Defra has published the new Plant Health Information (PHI) Service, which provides information on phytosanitary requirements for importing plants, seeds, and plant products into Great Britain.
Product Launch
Premium garden tools brand, STIHL have launched their new REA 60 PLUS and REA 100 PLUS battery-powered pressure washers for home and professional applications.
Health
Bridewell Gardens, a pioneering mental health recovery service celebrated its 30th anniversary this year and launched a new fundraising campaign to aid the fulfilment of their mission.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
For 2025, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show features gardens with a focus on the future, tackling climate challenges through intelligence and innovation, whilst embracing the wellbeing benefits of gardening through designing for joy.
Regulation
The government has outlined a package of measures for seasonal workers employed by farmers and growers in the UK’s horticulture, poultry and sheep sectors.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
The RHS and Radio 2 Dog Garden, designed by Monty Don celebrates the country’s love of gardens and dogs.
RHS
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
Hosted on the forecourt of Hever Castle, thirty intrepid fundraisers braved a red-hot firewalk to raise funds for the gardeners’ charity Perennial
Plants
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
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
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
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
The curriculum review is currently in process and participation represents a significant opportunity for horticulture to become a core part of education.
Natural Capital
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
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
The Association of Professional Landscapers has announced the finalists for the 2025 APL Awards.
Worth a read
Scientists fear that the crucial natural processes that absorb carbon and regulate the Earth’s climate are breaking down.
Design
Applications for the 2025 BBC Gardeners’ World events’ Beautiful Borders competition, across their flagship events, are now open.
Events
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.
Job
The historic Chelsea Physic Garden is looking to recruit a Herbaceous & Hardy Manager to develop the botanic garden’s outdoor collections.