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Product Launch

Niwaki goes street…

Japanese gardening cross-over with New York streetwear, the limited-run Niwaki x Noah collaboration.

Child gardening

Education

Inspiring Future Green Leaders programme

Earth Trust launches new programme to cultivate environmental stewardship in future generations, forging a strong connection between young minds and the natural world.

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Media

Sarah Raven launches Cookalong series

To celebrate the re-release of Sarah Raven’s Garden Cookbook, she is launching a new podcast series with live cooking demonstrations.

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Business

Update Border Target Operating Model

The Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) sets out a model for the import of Sanitary and Phytosanitary goods, which includes plants and plant products.

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Worth a read

The new face of sustainable gardening

Naturalistic and chemical free gardening is the prevailing fashion but it requires adopting philosophical and aesthetic change.

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Environment

UK front gardens at risk from EV

Electric vehicle charging tech designer EO Charging has polled 2,000 British homeowners to ascertain how they were balancing greener motoring with the potential loss of garden space.

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Plants

Urban trees focus of competition

The Tree of the Year competition organised by the Woodland Trust, shines a spotlight on ancient trees in urban locations.

Burgon & Ball RHS Endorsed brushes

Product Launch

Clean sweep

Sheffield-based Burgon & Ball has launched a new collection of RHS-endorsed garden brushes.

Gardens

Blenheim Palace Gardens restoration

The formal gardens at the world-renowned Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire are to be transformed, the biggest change in more than 100 years.

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Health

An apple a day…

If ever there was another reason to plant more apple trees, research now shows just one apple a day will will lower the odds of developing frailty in our 60s.