Environment
Pioneering project, inspired by similar scheme in Oregon in the US, liberated a stretch of the river River Aller allowing the water to branch out, creating smaller streams, more pools and boggy areas.
People
Gardening powerhouse Sarah Raven and British designer, Tricia Guild OBE joined forces to host a morning of flowers and inspiration at the flagship Designer’s Guild on the Kings Road in London.
Product Launch
Bred in Poland, the new miscanthus has unique, crimped inflorescences of intense crimson colour.
Regulation
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) have launched an inquiry will focus on the ecological, environmental and human benefits of green space.
Charity
Impressive new educational resource centre, with extensive Plant Library to teach schools, charities and voluntary groups about gardening, creativity and health.
People
Joined by Rachel de Thame, Adam Frost and Frances Tophill, the new presenter explored the gardens at Scampston Hall.
Worth a read
In her column Digging Deeper, Sally Nex warns gardeners of years of tree shortages due to soaring demand.
Product Launch
The new RH outdoor catalogue has dropped. A 200 page sourcebook of inspired outdoor design unlike anything we’ve seen before.
Worth a read
The cement industry produces 8% of the world’s CO2 pollution, an alarming 4 billion tonnes every single year.
Careers
Funding has been extended to cover new courses in arboriculture, which cover the care, management and safety of amenity trees.
Product Launch
Van den Berk launched Aesculus hippocastanum Treevolution ‘Cyrilles Clean’ PBR which is reportedly virtually resistant to the chestnut leaf-miner moth.
Worth a read
Transport for London (TfL) staff create pocket gardens in unused parts of London tube stations for their annual In Bloom competition.
On Instagram
Passionate wildflower enthusiast who climbs mountain ranges to find that one special variety….
Charity
Many open their gardens to raise funds for charitable organisations such as the NGS, few however manage to haul in a staggering £25,000 – every year.
On Instagram
Clive Nichols has been set loose in the New Wood tree nursery in the rolling hills of South Hams in Devon.
Business
Innovative entry Dutch Streetlife Design Competition 2023, an experimental proposal to resolve the issue of defunct petrol stations after the electric transition in 2035.
Worth a peek
Once upon a time, show gardens ended up in the skip but today’s no-waste show gardens must have an afterlife to benefit people & environment.
Charity
The grant-making scheme allowing charities to apply for a RHS Chelsea Show garden has extended their commitment target to supporting 60 gardens.
Environment
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) and the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) launched the first of a planned series of peat-free workshops.
Product Launch
The manufacturer of gardening machinery and equipment launches its first-ever battery-powered pruner, the SC 100e.
