Worth a read
The best of this year’s gardening books
Ursula Buchan’s best books include works by authors Jinny Blom, Francis Pryor, Jenny Joseph, Henrik Sjöman & Arit Anderson and Maury C. Flannery.
Gardens
St James’s Piccadilly Garden
Paying homage to the revitalising influence of urban green spaces, this garden seeks to inspire visitors to cherish the earth and embrace transformative change.
On Instagram
Cloud pruned Pinus Mugo
Courtesy of Marie-Ange Eneman of Ebben nurseries in the Netherlands, a rather inspired bit of car park design…
RHS
The National Autistic Society Garden
A garden designed to capture an autistic person’s everyday experience of the world.
Innovation
Growing willow with aeroponics
LettUs Grow and the University of Surrey are developing a novel aeroponic technology which can rapidly grow woody crops for a sustainable future.
RHS
Muscular Dystrophy UK – Forest Bathing Garden
A garden offering an immersive forest bathing experience featuring more than fifty birch trees underplanted with 4,000 richly textured plants.
Gardens
300 new trees at RHS Harlow Carr
Showcasing species resilient to climate change, the new arboreal additions will boost the garden’s appeal for visitors.
Plants
The enigma that is, the sunflower
Research shows that sunflower solar tracking and phototropism is more complicated than expected.
Environment
RHS Gardens for our Future: Water
Cambridge Conservation Dr M. Maunder, RHS Environmental Hort. Dr M. Gush, Met Office Dr F. Garry, Wisley S. Das & designer T. Massey.
Environment
RHS Gardens for our Future: Trees
Summit panel discussion chaired by Arit Anderson; Tony Kirkham MBE VMH, CEO Tree Council Sara Lom, Research fellow Dr Elisabeth Larsen.
RHS
WaterAid Garden designed by Tom Massey and Je Ahn
Addressing the challenges of variable climates, the garden highlights the importance of sustainable water management and harnessing the power of rainwater.
Business
Top 100 best vegetable restaurants in the world
The We’re Smart® ranking aims to encourage healthy, ecological and sustainable ways in food sector and beyond, includes several of the UK’s best restaurants.
Gardens
Tom Stuart-Smith returns to RHS Chelsea
The renowned landscape architect and garden designer will design the ‘National Garden Scheme Garden’ for the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Gardens
The Flood Resilient Garden
Designed to drive awareness of flood risk and inspire improvements in the flood resilience of homes, gardens and green spaces around the UK.
Gardens
Octavia Hill Garden designed by Ann-Marie Powell
A garden designed to emphasise the importance of urban communities and universal access to nature for physical and mental health.
Charity
Project Giving Back
The grant-making charity is supporting fifteen gardens at the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Media
Waterperry Gardens hosts new series of BBC ‘Make it at Market’
Established by Beatrix Havergal, the Oxfordshire based Waterperry Gardens is the chosen location for the second series of the BBC show.
On Instagram
A must follow @botanical_tales
Dried flower artist & nature loving creator of sustainable ethereal floral installations and art.
Business
His Majesty, the King opens Priscilla Bacon Lodge
New state-of-the-art palliative unit, specifically designed to provide holistic care and for patients to enjoy the surrounding landscape and gardens.
People
New House & Garden ‘Outside’ newsletter
Weekly snippets into the gardening exploits of Clare Foster, garden editor for House & Garden.
