
Business
Sunshine and sales: Strong March performance for garden centres
With favourable weather, overall garden centre sales, excluding catering, were up +23% compared to March 2024, and +43% compared to March 2023.
Business
With favourable weather, overall garden centre sales, excluding catering, were up +23% compared to March 2024, and +43% compared to March 2023.
Regulation
The Horticultural Trades Association, the Fresh Produce Consortium, and British Potato Trade Association urgently call on the Cabinet Office, Treasury and Defra to secure UK’s horticulture and fresh produce industries.
Design
The Garden Museum’s Archive of Garden Design, which includes documents by Russell Page, Penelope Hobhouse, Joy Larkom and ecologist Marney Hall, is now live.
Environment
In July, Kew Gardens will unveil the Carbon Garden showcasing the vital role plants and fungi play in climate change and highlights the urgency of the climate crisis.
Books
With a horticulture theme for 2025, Firsts international rare book fair, returns to the Saatchi Gallery in London’s Chelsea bringing a wide range of rare books, manuscripts, maps and prints.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
Showcasing the resilience of the indigenous succulents, the Newt and its sister estate, Babylonstoren bring South Africa’s Karoo to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Awards
The RHS Sustainable Excellence Awards are awarded for sustainability and ethical commerce within the horticultural industry.
Events
Westland Horticulture has announced the continuation of their sponsorship of the Cultivating Talent show garden at the 2025 Bord Bia Bloom in Dublin.
Regulation
AI is the future, yet its reliance on the human-created data produced by the creative industries produce, raises questions about proper controls for fair usage. We asked, Laura Newbold, CEO of ACID to explain.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
Demonstrating the beauty of blossom, Frank P Matthews Trees, will be exhibiting for the first time at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Business
The company behind Jack’s Magic, Big Tom, Boost, Resolva, Peckish, Unwins and Kent & Stowe, Westland Horticulture has acquired wild bird food manufacturer, Bulldog Products.
Business
Former Dobbies location in Wootton, acquired by British Garden Centres was reopened last weekend by TV presenter, Nikki Chapman.
Gardens
Part of the London Open Gardens scheme, the garden at 10 Downing Street will be open to the public for one day.
Exhibitions
RHS Garden Wisley’s Old Laboratory will host a photographic exhibition that delves into our relationship with hedges and topiary.
Business
Haskins Garden Centres has announced a partnership with US-based shrub brand First Editions to launch a new range of shrubs.
Events
In June, the Garden Museum will celebrate British Flowers Week with an exhibition of immersive floral installations, featuring six of the country’s top floral designers.
Lifestyle
In collaboration with House & Garden, real estate advisors Savills launch a search for an extraordinary house to win Project of the Year 2026.
Shows
Before its inaugural move to historic Badminton Estate, the 2025 Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival is promising a line up of wondrous gardens.
Plants
Hillier Nurseries introduces three new plant varieties this spring, selected for their beauty, fragrance, and climate resilience.
Events
Voted 2024 RHS Partner Garden of the Year, the Green Island Gardens in Colchester are set to host their first Plant Fairs Roadshow in May.