Worth a read
The value of our natural capital
Comprehensive new report on the economic, environmental and social value of plants based on extensive consumer behaviour research.
Business
Horticulture matters
Horticultural Trades Association Chief Executive, Fran Barnes, calls on politicians for supportive measures for the sector that will deliver net-zero.
Plants
New “super” apple of the future
Andreas Peil, Group Leader Pome Fruit Breeding at the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI), has bred the new PIA41 in Dresden, Germany.
Business
Garden design on Paris catwalk
Delicate meadow runway designed by Luciano Giubbilei for the Hermès Spring/Summer 2024 show at Paris Fashion Week.
Product Launch
STIGA launch cordless chainsaw
The manufacturer of gardening machinery and equipment launches first battery powered chainsaw.
Business
The OWO by Raffles
Marcus Barnett Studio designed the gardens, terraces and courtyards at the iconic OWO – old war office, the latest Raffles hotel in London.
Business
Retail crime crisis
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has joined forces with the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and other major retailers to call for action on the escalating crisis of retail crime.
Careers
Adam Greathead Award application open
Unique opportunity for an aspiring horticulturalist to spend twelve months working John Massey and Fergus Garrett.
Media
A century of bookmaking
Phaidon Books is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
Environment
Climate change parterre redesign at Wimpole
Award-winning design team to redesign historic parterre at Wimpole in Cambridgeshire to ensure sustainable and climate-resilient future.
On Instagram
A must follow @garden.johns
John Massey is a nurseryman, plant breeder, plant collector and passionate gardener with an infectious love of plants which gleams through his instagram reels.
Environment
Senseless vandalism of the worst kind
Iconic Sycamore Gap tree, which stood for 300 years alongside Hadrian’s Wall, was discovered cut down this morning.
Worth a read
UK wildlife continues to decline
Not unlike other countries, we have experienced significant loss of biodiversity but the UK is now classified as one of the world’s most nature-depleted countries.
Equipment
Speedy sharpener
Spotted on instagram @labourandwait for the pruning fiends who are not so keen on a whetstone…
Events
2024 SGD Awards finalists announced
Twenty three gardens have been shortlisted for The Society of Garden Designers (SGD) 2024 Awards and will be competing for 13 coveted awards.
People
Society of Garden Designers vote in new chair
Andrew Duff is the new Chair, continuing the role he has held jointly with Lynne Marcus MSGD since September 2022.
Environment
Positive signs ‘Stage 0’ river project at Holnicote
Pioneering project, inspired by similar scheme in Oregon in the US, liberated a stretch of the river River Aller allowing the water to branch out, creating smaller streams, more pools and boggy areas.
People
Queens of colour unite in London
Gardening powerhouse Sarah Raven and British designer, Tricia Guild OBE joined forces to host a morning of flowers and inspiration at the flagship Designer’s Guild on the Kings Road in London.
Product Launch
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Boucle’
Bred in Poland, the new miscanthus has unique, crimped inflorescences of intense crimson colour.
Regulation
Urban Green Spaces inquiry
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) have launched an inquiry will focus on the ecological, environmental and human benefits of green space.
