Good stuff
Kinetic greenhouse
The Woolbeding Glasshouse, designed by Heatherwick Studio can open to allow for sunshine, or stay closed to provide necessary plant protection and shelter.
Charity
NGS early spring open garden 2024 season
Over 100 gardens open their gates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as part of new garden visiting season.
Shows
Don’t miss the Great Dixter Autumn Plant Fair
Great Dixter’s plant fairs, which they humbly describe as ‘a small plant fair’ is a date-to-save for plantsmen from near and far.
Gardens
Aynho Park transformed
The exceptional Palladian mansion has been meticulously preserved and restored by Restoration Hardware (RH), marking the beginning of the retailer’s global expansion.
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Good stuff
Japanese handsfree pruning scissors
Spotted on instagram, @richardperkins.co and his Japanese Handsfree (or fingerless as he calls them) Pruning Scissors.
Worth a read
Gardens: the green line of flood defence
Climate change isn’t just about higher temperatures and heatwaves.
Product Launch
Chiltern Seeds launch bulb collection
Best known for selling seeds for 48 years, the Chiltern Seeds has decided to include bulbs to their offering.
Good stuff
Niwaki Pruning sheet… who knew?
Spotted on instagram by @_andy__w and @nicolahopegardener, a must have for clipping and pruning.
Business
National Landscape Awards 2023 winners
The British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) announced 69 award winners, presented to 50 companies, spanning 25 categories.
Product Launch
Sutton’s new vegetable seed range
Renowned supplier of flower and vegetable seeds, young plants, bulbs, fruit bushes for the amateur gardener, have released their new range of seeds for 2024.
Conferences
Impressive line-up for the HTA Conference
‘Horticulture, The Conference: Growing a greener future’, will explore how the horticulture industry can come together for a more sustainable future.
Product Launch
New lengths for the Stihl GTA 26
An extension for the GTA 26 pruner has been launched, converting it into a pole pruner for cutting small branches in high work areas.
Education
New public herb garden in Wales
A new public garden is being created at Treborth Botanic Garden at Bangor University in Wales.
Job
Senior Gardener London, National Trust
The National Trust are seeking a senior gardener for Fenton Gardens, Swiss Cottage in London (£26,169/yr · Full-time · Mid-Senior level).
Regulation
Lords debating Swift brick
The House of Lords will debate an amendment to make swift bricks mandatory in new housing across England to halt their decline.
Plants
Invasive Alien Species major threat states IPBES
From the estimated 37,000 introduced alien species to regions and biomes around the world, 3,500 pose major global threats to nature, economy, food security and human health.
Environment
£50,000 for nature recovery projects in South Oxfordshire
Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment (TOE) and South Oxfordshire District Council’s new grant scheme which aims to increase biodiversity and encourage public access to green spaces in the district.
Product Launch
Thompson & Morgan new flower seed range
The UK’s largest Mail Order Seed and Plant company, Thompson & Morgan have launched their new 2024 flower seed range.
Environment
Rewilding: eco friendly or frugal laziness?
Rewilding has gripped the nation, ‘but the trend for leaving nature to its own devices in order to create a habitat for plants and animals to thrive has become divisive’ writes Boudicca Fox-Leonard.
Business
August Garden Centre trading
According to the Garden Centre Association, the August Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures revealed that August was an excellent month.