Business
Nicholsons expands retail offering
Nicholsons have expanded their retail business, offering sustainably sourced plants, enhanced hospitality, seasonal fairs and events, with strong focus on ecology and sustainability.
Events
Speakers announced for the Yeo Valley Organic Garden Festival
Respected voices in horticulture have joined the line-up for the inaugural Yeo Valley Organic Garden Festival.
Products
Gardena launch Dual Hose Box with one-handed removal and free connection hose
The watering and hand tools brand, Gardena has launched the Dual Hose Box, which can be removed from the wall with just one hand.
Shows
Eden Project gardening talent shines at the Cornwall Society Spring Flower Show
Apprentices and students of the Eden Project impressed at the 2025 Cornwall Garden Society Spring Flower Show with two show gardens designed to the theme of ‘A Place to Heal’.
People
Lucy Willcox & Ashley Edwards join Crocus
Working alongside newly appointed Head Gardener, Ashley Edwards, Lucy Willcox will be reimagining the Crocus garden destination and providing garden design and planting scheme advice.
Community gardening
Nearly £300,000 NGS funding for community garden projects
The National Garden Scheme announces the distribution of £294,260 of funding for 117 community garden projects across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Business
Rachael Austin to design SGLD stand for RHS Chelsea
The Society of Garden + Landscape Designers return to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 with an immersive trade stand designed by the garden designer, Rachael Austin MSGLD.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
Challenging the misconceptions of Down’s Syndrome
A garden designed to celebrate the unique qualities of people with Down’s syndrome and to challenges the barriers and misconceptions they face on a daily basis.
Business
Knepp Wilding Kitchen welcomes new Head Chef
Former Petersham Nurseries Head Chef, Alex Dome appointed as the new Head Chef at the Knepp Estate’s Wilding Kitchen restaurant.
Media
Gardening with Alan Titchmarsh is live
The new channel, ‘Gardening with Alan Titchmarsh’ has now launched, providing expert advice, gardening guides and masterclasses for gardeners of all ages and skills.
Business
Furniture maker Angus Ross featured on BBC Countryfile
2023 RHS Chelsea Sustainable Garden Product of the Year finalist, furniture maker Angus Ross will be featured on BBC Countryfile this weekend.
Business
New showroom and warehouse for Gardena & Flymo
The Husqvarna Group, home to Gardena and Flymo, has launched a showroom in the North of England’s largest and most sustainable logistics facility.
People
Thomas Pearson becomes Trustee for Herefordshire Growing Point
Founder of garden pottery business becomes a Trustee for the Herefordshire charity that helps people living with physical and mental challenges to enjoy the benefits of gardening.
Plants
Help in the search for lost peonies
The historic Kelway’s peony collection has been awarded National Collection status, but the search for lost varieties continues.
Regulation
BNG could unlock support for developments
Survey by biodiversity tech start-up, Joe’s Blooms suggests that Biodiversity Net Gain rules could be key to unlocking NIMBY support for housebuilding.
Awards
Historic Houses Garden of the Year Award 2025
For 2025, eight gardens are competing to be named Garden of the Year in the Historic Houses Garden of the Year Awards.
Collaboration
Gaze Burvill launch new collection with the National Trust
The National Trust and furniture maker Gaze Burvill are launching a joint collection made from locally and sustainably-sourced oak.
People
The King honours Alan Titchmarsh at Windsor Castle
During the Investiture at Windsor Castle yesterday, King Charles III presented Alan Titchmarsh with his CBE.
Media
Hort Shorts: Industry peat-free transition success stories
The Peat-free Partnership debuts its new Hort Shorts series, showcasing peat-free success stories from within the industry.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
RHS Chelsea Flower show 2025: Your Space, Your Story
Taking centre stage at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the 2025, RHS theme ‘Your Space, Your Story’, celebrates individuality of gardeners and their gardens.
