Plants
National Plant Health Week 2025: Being a good plant citizen
A collaborative campaign, National Plant Health Week aims to raise awareness, amongst the public and professional to safeguard the health of plants.
Wildlife
Hedgehog Awareness Week 2025
For this year’s Hedgehog Awareness Week, the British Hedgehog Preservation Society is asking people to ‘give hedgehogs the edge’.
Exhibitions
Garden Futures: Designing with Nature
Exhibition at the V&A Dundee highlighting key moments of inspiration and innovation in gardens and garden design, from the 20th century, present day and the future.
Products
Gardena launch AquaBloom L Irrigation Kit
New self-sustaining automatic irrigation unit by Gardena for balconies & raised beds, requiring no water or electricity access.
Exhibitions
Unearthed: The Power of Gardening
The major British Library exhibition, Unearthed opened this week, exploring the transformative, enriching and sometimes radical power of gardening in Britain.
Products
Niwaki Garden Waistcoat
Expanding their practical workwear clothing range, the Japanese lifestyle brand, Niwaki introduce their new garden waistcoat.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
An RHS Chelsea Flower Show first: Show garden construction using Hydrogen-powered machinery
Hydrogen power is being used for the first time at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, for construction of the Glasshouse Garden, designed by Jo Thompson.
Business
Dobbies store investment programme underway
The first of the new refurbishments, Dobbies Garden Centre in Brighton unveils the new store layout with new catering facilities and improved gardening, furniture, clothing and toy ranges.
Business
Landform Consultants launched the ‘Glasshouse Collective’
Designed as an industry hub, Landform Consultants have launched their new Glasshouse Collective aimed to showcase products, materials and services for trade professionals.
Artisan
Moorcroft Pottery closes after 100 years of trading
Known for their intricate and vibrant floral designs, dating back to the 1900-1920’s Moorcroft Pottery has sadly ceased trading.
Media
Resolva advertisment campaign to return for 14th year
Weed killer brand, Resolva by Westland Horticulture, returns to TV screens for a 14th year of media presence from the 5th of May 2025.
Business
What it takes to exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
For the Devon based, Gardeners Delight Nursery, the journey to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show took 30 years, we follow them in their preparation for their first exhibit.
Plants
Shortlist 2025 RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year
In recognition of plant breeding and celebrating innovative new plants, the shortlist for this year’s RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year award has been announced.
Business
Border trade disruptions and costs continue to plague the horticulture industry
A year into the new border controls, the Horticultural Trades Association repeats their calls for urgent action to resolve the trade disruptions that continue to cause costly chaos in the supply chain.
Products
Stihl launch new battery-powered lawnmowers for professionals
The premium garden tools brand, Stihl is launching three new powerful professional battery-powered lawnmowers suited to demanding lawn care in noise-sensitive areas.
Health
In celebration of Green Medicine: NGS Gardens and Health week 2025
The National Garden Scheme is celebrating gardens and encouraging everyone to embrace the positivity of green spaces as part of their annual Gardens and Health Week in May.
Regulation
Employment Rights Bill will put brakes on hiring
Survey of HR Directors of leading retailers reveals the scale of concerns about the impact of the Employment Rights Bill, which will be debated in the House of Lords today.
Plants
Rose named after the protagonist in ‘Chocolat’ to be launched at RHS Chelsea
In celebration of the launch of the prequel to Chocolat, ‘Vianne’ by the author, Joanna Harris, Blue Diamond are to launch Rosa ‘Vianne’s Chocolat’ at RHS Chelsea.
Careers
Finalists 2025 Young Horticulturist of the Year announced
The Chartered Institute of Horticulture has announced the finalists of the annual competition.
Shows
A flower still life in bulbs
For the annual JUB Holland showcase at Keukenhof, Carien van Boxtel designed a dramatic representation of a Dutch, 17th-century flower still life.
