Product Launch
New garden tools on UK market: AMES
Launched at Glee 2023, the new American gardening tool brand AMES is coming to garden centres across the UK.
Charity
David Austin Roses donates £10,000 to Grow to Know
The donation by renowned rose breeders is for the West London-based community of guerrilla gardeners, Grow to Know founded in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017.
Business
Kings Park Nursery closed permanently
The council run plant nursery at Kings Park, Bournemouth has permanently closed in an attempt to plug critical funding gaps.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
The Size of Wales Garden
An RHS Chelsea garden inspired by the abundance and diversity of tropical forests, and the works of Size of Wales to prevent the tragedy of their destruction.
Job
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: Horticulture Lecturer
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) are looking for an enthusiastic horticulturist to provide teaching and facilitate learning for undergraduate & related horticulture programmes.
People
Michael Yates: New CEO Chelsea Group of Companies
The new CEO will head the Chelsea Group which includes brands such as Mr Fothergill’s Seeds Limited, Darlac, Woolmans, DT Brown and Johnsons.
Plants
Flowers are evolving to self-pollinate
Findings published in the New Phytologist show that scientists have discovered that flowering plants growing are increasingly depending less on insect pollinators.
Job
Borde Hill: Finance Manager
The estate management of the historic Sussex garden set around the famous Elizabethan Manor House are seeking a Finance Manager.
Charity
Horticulture Wales and the Woodland Skills Centre promote horticulture
Horticulture Wales and the Woodland Skills Centre have announced the continuation of their partnership in 2024 to promote horticulture to businesses, communities and schools in Flintshire and Denbighshire.
Plants
OATA urges retailers to stop selling Gunnera
Retailers are advised to cease stocking and selling Gunnera due to the likelihood that the plant is result of a crossing with the banned Gunnera tinctoria.
Worth a listen
Houseplants on Hort-Talk
Comprehensive podcast about the houseplant market, customer base, drivers & benefits, featuring Jonathan Miller from Hortihouse, Alex and Mike Opperman from Opperman Plants, and Dr. Tijana Blanusa from RHS & Reading University.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
The Pulp Friction – Growing Skills Garden
Designed by Will Dutch & Tin-Tin Azure-Marxen the Growing Skills garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024 celebrates the Pulp Friction community, demonstrating the power of inclusivity through gardening.
Business
Red Sea attacks: Shipping delays & rising costs warning
Since November vessels in the Red Sea have been targeted by Yemen Houthis, forcing shipping companies to detour around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope instead of using the Suez Canal, incurring longer journeys and higher costs.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Planet Good Earth Garden
A skateable garden designed by skatepark design and build specialists Betongpark and edible garden specialists Urban Organi, supporting physical activity, positive relationships in a natural setting.
Health
Health benefits of winter garden visits
Research conducted by the National Garden Scheme confirms health benefits of visiting a garden in the dark days of winter.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Bowel Research UK Microbiome Garden
Designed by Chris Hull and Sid Hill, the garden focuses on health, for people, plants and all life, taking inspiration from human cultures that tended thriving ecosystems for nourishment.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Great Pavilion gardens
The ‘All About Plants’ line-up in the Great Pavilion is revealed, featuring new up-and-coming designers.
On Instagram
River Restoration Knepp Wilding
Restored Adur river project by Knepp Wildland Foundation shows truly impressive performance during the recent intense downpours.
Environment
Tree ring data shows worsening ‘vapour pressure deficit’ across Europe in 21st century
Research shows the atmosphere across Europe has become markedly drier in recent decades compared to pre-industrial times exacerbating drought and wildfire risks.
RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2024
Floral designers opportunity RHS Malvern
Show organisers are looking for set dressers, florists or floral designers to decorate stages, theatres and iconic RHS Letters at the 2024 RHS Malvern Spring Festival.