Business
Joint venture Haymarket Media Group Green Solutions and Garden Connect
Haymarket Media Group and Green Solutions Software GmbH have acquired Amsterdam-based Garden Connect.
People
Charlie Burrell & Isabella Tree bestowed Silver Zoologist Medal
Knepp Castle Estate duo awarded Silver Medal for outstanding contributions to zoology by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
Gardens
New housing plans could harm RHS Wisley
Proposed housing development on the doorstep of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) garden could harm heritage assets and plants on the site say the RHS.
Shows
Landscape Show postponed
The event which should have taken place this September has been postponed until spring 2024.
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Product Launch
Knoll Gardens launches new Panicum
Panicum ‘Merlot’, like many a fine wine of the same name, has been some years in the making.
On Instagram
A peek in the Sissingurst Delos garden
Instagram eye candy, courtesy of horticulturist Andrea Brunsdorf on her recent visit.
Business
Petersham Nurseries at loggerheads with Richmond council
One of the country’s swankiest nurseries has been found to have breached conditions relating to its operating hours and area by the council.
Job
Chair Professional Gardeners’ Trust (PGT)
The trust is looking to fill (non-renumerated) Chair role, ideally with an experienced candidate with knowledge of good governance.
Worth a read
Front garden exodus
“It’s such a shame”, writes John Sturgis in the Spectator. Ripping out front gardens to accommodate cars is not only aesthetically despicable, but an environmental and wildlife disaster.
Environment
Despite worrying long term trend, summer 2023 butterfly count positive
The results of Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count 2023 reveal a better picture for butterflies than originally feared.
Environment
Green light for Andy Sturgeon at Canada Water
The new masterplan scheme South-east London brings the capital a workspace hub with new places to eat, drink and relax at the Dock’s water’s edge, surrounded by 130 acres of open green space.
Business
Ambitious STIHL growth plans despite challenging year
Despite declining business performance, the company confidently looks to the future with determined growth and investment plans, especially in batteries.
Plants
International award winning lawn art
Tim Sanken of the USA wins the 2023 Allett lawn stripes competition. The 2022 competition was won by Edward Aitken of Cornbury House (pictured).
Events
Dame Judi Dench reopens the Chelsea Physic Garden
The Chelsea Physic Garden held a private event to celebrate the grand reopening of their restored glasshouses and the garden’s 350th anniversary.
Environment
UK falling behind EU pesticide standards
The UK has failed to ban 36 pesticides that are not allowed for use in the EU, despite government promises to maintain standards after Brexit
Plants
Lost carnivores return to Winmarleigh Moss
Carnivorous sundews plants have been reintroduced to Winmarleigh Moss in Lancashire.
Product Launch
Dobies new vegetable and flower seeds
The international suppliers of flower and vegetable seeds, bedding, bulbs, fruit bushes, trees and horticultural tools have launched their new 2024 seed range.
Charity
Garden day for Maggie’s Oxford
The garden at Headington House in Oxford, is opening for a special lunch in aid of Maggie’s Oxford.
Media
Farewell Amateur Gardening
Amateur Gardening, the UK’s oldest weekly gardening magazine is to close, with its final issues to be published in October.
Worth a read
Flowering plants stronger than dinosaurs
Researchers have found that flowering plants escaped unscathed from the mass extinction that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.