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A view of a park

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.

The Plant Library at Serge Hill by Tom & Sue Stuart Smith

Charity

The Serge Hill Project

Impressive new educational resource centre, with extensive Plant Library to teach schools, charities and voluntary groups about gardening, creativity and health.

Oak leaf

Worth a read

UK faces tree shortage

In her column Digging Deeper, Sally Nex warns gardeners of years of tree shortages due to soaring demand.

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Cement free industry?

The cement industry produces 8% of the world’s CO2 pollution, an alarming 4 billion tonnes every single year.

Aesculus hippocastanum Cyrilles Clean PBR kwekerij

Product Launch

New resistant horse chestnut cultivar

Van den Berk launched Aesculus hippocastanum Treevolution ‘Cyrilles Clean’ PBR which is reportedly virtually resistant to the chestnut leaf-miner moth.

Acton tube station garden made by TfL staff for their annual In Bloom gardening competition

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Gardens on the London Underground

Transport for London (TfL) staff create pocket gardens in unused parts of London tube stations for their annual In Bloom competition.

Non Morris Instagram profile

On Instagram

A must follow @nonmorrisgardens

Passionate wildflower enthusiast who climbs mountain ranges to find that one special variety….

Ulting Wick garden in Essex

Charity

Kudos to Philippa Burough

Many open their gardens to raise funds for charitable organisations such as the NGS, few however manage to haul in a staggering £25,000 – every year.

Clive Nichols photo of New Wood Tree Nursery

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Arboreal eye candy

Clive Nichols has been set loose in the New Wood tree nursery in the rolling hills of South Hams in Devon.

Design concept for the future of petrol stations and turn them into urban green farms

Business

Drive through urban farms

Innovative entry Dutch Streetlife Design Competition 2023, an experimental proposal to resolve the issue of defunct petrol stations after the electric transition in 2035.

Horatio's Garden. Designed by Charlotte Harris and Hugo Bugg. Sponsored by Horatio's Garden and Project Giving Back. Show Garden. RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023.

Charity

Project Giving Back extends garden support

The grant-making scheme allowing charities to apply for a RHS Chelsea Show garden has extended their commitment target to supporting 60 gardens.