People
James Aldridge becomes Course Leader at the LCGD
Garden designer and horticulturalist, James Aldridge will assume the role of Course Leader for the college’s Garden Design Diploma in September 2025.
Business
Dobbies sponsor Scone Palace Garden Fair
Scotland’s festival of all things gardening, the Scone Palace Garden Fair, has announced that Dobbies Garden Centres is the main sponsor for this year’s event.
Artisan
David Harber to launch new sculpture at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Inspired by the structure of plants, David Harber will launching a new outdoor sculpture at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025.
Gardens
Shortlist Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Sculpture
The shortlist of the Queen Elizabeth II’s memorial sculpture designs has been revealed and include an inspiring set of ideas, from giant stone lily pads, cascading water, threading bridges and giant Windsor Oak tree.
Plants
Plant Heritage launches ‘Missing Collections 2025’ campaign
The charity will be launching its ‘Missing Collections 2025’ campaign at RHS Chelsea Flower Show highlighting plant groups that aren’t safeguarded as a National Plant Collection.
Products
C. Atherley launch Geranium No. 3
Derived from a passion for scented pelargoniums, C. Atherley launches their third fragrance, Geranium No.3, produced from the Mabel Grey geranium.
Events
Lottie Delamain & Lizzie Collins on planting with sculpture
Hosted at the Cheshire, Tiresford country estate, garden designer, Lottie Delamain and art advisor, Lizzie Collins explore the interplay between plants and sculpture.
Design
The Art of Planting: Carien van Boxtel on the JUB Holland, Keukenhof display
Closing on the 11th of May, we take a look back to the ‘Mysterious Dutch Still Life’ designed by Carien van Boxtel for bulb specialist, JUB Holland.
Regulation
A united “NO” by creative industries to unauthorised use of data for AI training
Anti Copying in Design Chair & Co-founder, Dids Macdonald OBE, joined representatives from the creative industries ahead of the Report Stage of the Data (and Users) Bill in the House of Commons.
HTA
Seminars announced for HTA National Plant Show 2025
The Horticultural Trades Association has announced the seminar line-up for the HTA National Plant Show 2025.
Environment
Panel event boosts momentum for Green Spaces Bill
Hosted at the Garden Museum in London, a live-broadcast panel on the future of urban and rural green spaces took place, focusing on the proposed Green Spaces Bill.
Health
Survey results highlight importance of sun-safe preventative measures for horticulture workforce
Survey conducted amongst gardeners, growers and landscapers revealed that 12% had been diagnosed with some form of skin cancer, of which, men were nearly twice as likely to have been diagnosed than women.
Collaboration
V&A Garden Futures & Irregular Sleep Pattern
In celebration of the upcoming Garden Futures exhibition, V&A Dundee launch a new design collaboration with Irregular Sleep Pattern
Events
Chelsea in Bloom 2025: Flowers in Fashion
Chelsea’s annual floral art show and London’s largest free-to-attend festival of flowers, Chelsea in Bloom, returns for its 20th anniversary to the theme of ‘Flowers in Fashion’.
Artisan
Sketch in Bloom: Celebration of Jane Austen
In celebration of what would be her 250th birthday, Sketch presents a floricultural tribute to Jane Austen for the 11th edition of their annual exhibition ‘Sketch in Bloom’.
Awards
‘Drawn to the Garden’ nominated for British Book Award
Caroline Quentin’s ‘Drawn to the Garden book’ has been shortlisted for the Book of the Year in the Non-Fiction: Lifestyle & Illustrated category at the British Book Awards.
Collaboration
The Newt & Niwaki
Luxury hospitality company, the Newt in Somerset and the Japanese lifestyle brand launch their collaborative capsule collection of tools and apparel for gardeners.
Media
Boost advertising campaign returns in May
The Westland Horticulture brand, Boost will be returning to TV screens this May in the UK and Ireland.
Plants
National Plant Health Week 2025: Being a good plant citizen
A collaborative campaign, National Plant Health Week aims to raise awareness, amongst the public and professional to safeguard the health of plants.
Wildlife
Hedgehog Awareness Week 2025
For this year’s Hedgehog Awareness Week, the British Hedgehog Preservation Society is asking people to ‘give hedgehogs the edge’.
