Job
Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland: England Officer
The BSBI’s are seeking an England Officer for a one-year pilot project to help support & nurture the botanical community across England.
Business
Perennial Free legal helpline
Perennial has partnered with Irwin Mitchell solicitors to support the horticultural community with their extensive knowledge across all areas of law.
Awards
Botanical black & white photography competition
The first photo project of the new International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) competition is open for entries.
Exhibitions
New generation of botanical artists
Exhibition at The Shirley Sherwood Gallery in Kew Gardens, celebrating the talents of young botanical artists aged 16-25.
Job
Harrow School: Head of Arboriculture
Harrow School is seeking a new Head of Arboriculture to manage the team and delivering practical arboricultural operations within the estate.
Environment
The fly-tipping curse
Latest government figures show more than one million fly-tipping incidents last year, revealing an issue blighting rural communities across the country.
Business
Garden trade resilience despite extreme weather
Comprehensive market update report for December 2023 and full-year state of trade review by the The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA).
On Instagram
Must follow @philiptreewalker
Hampshire-based talent, Philip Walker hand-crafts striking sculptures and seating in wood, focusing on the natural beauty of the material, emphasising form, flow and texture.
Natural Capital
Grey squirrels thwarting tree planting efforts
Bark-stripping damage has resulted in landowners not planting the trees needed to reach net zero.
Good stuff
Dan Pearson’s ingenious frost protection domes
To protect the Mediterranean ‘woodies’ in his garden at Hillside in Somerset, Dan Pearson has devised a simple, yet cunning form of frost protection.
Job
RHS: Social Media Executive
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is seeking a creative and highly organised individual, with in-depth knowledge of the social media landscape to join their social media team.
Job
Landform Consultants: Senior Landscape Estimator
The award-winning landscape company, Landform Consultants Ltd is seeking a Senior Landscape Estimator to work in their Commercial division.
Media
Monty Don appeals to Waitrose shoppers to buy peat-free
Featuring in Waitrose Weekend, Monty Don appeals to the supermarket’s patronage to refrain from buying peat products to preserve precious peatlands.
Natural Capital
Launch date Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)
The government published the secondary legislation, which states that BNG will become mandatory from the 12th of February 2024.
Media
Spun Gold TV moves to Birmingham
The independent TV production company, behind BBC daytime show Garden Rescue and ITV’s Love Your Garden is moving their HQ to Digbeth in Birmingham.
Business
Barnsley House acquired by the PIG Hotel Group
The group’s latest acquisition is the 17th century Barnsley House hotel, tucked away in the Cotswold’s village of Barnsley, just four miles from Cirencester.
Collaboration
David Austin & Emma Bridgewater collaborate for the National Garden Scheme
David Austin Roses has joined Emma Bridgewater to design a mug featuring the ‘Bring Me Sunshine’ (Ausernie) rose to support the National Garden Scheme.
Natural Capital
Government largely off track meeting environmental ambitions
Damning report by the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) finds the Government remains largely off track to meet its environmental ambitions.
By the bye
Botanics Choir: Spring 2024
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is launching a choir, celebrating the wonder of plants through song.
Research
Lichen survives in space
Attached to outside of the International Space Station, lichen survived 18 months raising prospect life could exist on Mars.