
Charity
New additions to the YPHA operations team
The Young People in Horticulture Association has formed a new operations team to work alongside the committee to streamline communications, boost event planning, and enhance member wellbeing.
Charity
The Young People in Horticulture Association has formed a new operations team to work alongside the committee to streamline communications, boost event planning, and enhance member wellbeing.
Awards
Gardens Illustrated editor wins award at the British Society of Magazine Editors Awards, celebrating Britain’s editors, art directors and columnists.
Charity
The Young People in Horticulture Association would like to invite any businesses and industry leaders interested in becoming sponsors for 2025-2026.
Careers
The October KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs signalled declines in permanent and temporary placements, with experts warning further dampening due to the Autumn Budget
Charity
The Goodwood Art Foundation, a new destination for contemporary art in the UK, set in the natural landscape of the Goodwood Estate in Sussex will open next May.
Events
BBC Gardeners’ World launches its 2025 events calendar with news that Nick Bailey will be designing the headline Show Garden at BBC Gardeners’ World Live 2025.
People
The Oxfordshire based environmental charity, announced the appointment of Ian Barrett as their new Chief Executive.
People
The psychiatrist, psychotherapist and author of The Well Gardened Mind, Dr Sue-Stuart Smith has become the new Patron of Bridewell Gardens
Charity
Sue Allen, the driving force behind the charity during her tenure as Chairman, stepped down from the role to hand the reigns to Boyd Douglas-Davies.
Regulation
The UK government has appointed Ruth Davis OBE as the first Special Representative for Nature, a joint FCDO and Defra role reporting into the Environment Secretary and the Foreign Secretary.
People
Along with four new members and a young advisor, Arit Anderson has joined the national Blue Plaques Panel.
Regulation
On the 6th of November 2024, Sarah Dyke, Liberal Democrat MP of Glastonbury and Somerton will conduct the first reading of a Ten-Minute Rule bill to end the sale of peat.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
The RHS and Radio 2 Dog Garden, designed by Monty Don celebrates the country’s love of gardens and dogs.
Education
Open for applications, the Chanticleer USA Christopher Lloyd Scholarship at Great Dixter supports a horticulturist to study at Great Dixter in East Sussex, England and at Chanticleer in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
Education
The curriculum review is currently in process and participation represents a significant opportunity for horticulture to become a core part of education.
Events
Fran Barnes, Chief Executive of the Horticultural Trades Association and Kersten Catella, Sales and Marketing Director at Wyevale Nurseries are the keynote speakers at the upcoming ‘Women in Horticulture’ event.
Media
A year after the closing of the Michelin-starred, The Ethicurean restaurant, Matthew Pennington launches ‘Sæson’, an online recipe platform
Gardens
Amongst 62 Herefordshire based businesses, Stockton Bury Gardens has been shortlisted for a Visit Herefordshire Tourism Award, celebrating the best of county’s tourism sector.
People
Featured alongside her son and architect, Ben Stuart-Smith, the author, Sue Stuart-Smith stars in the clothing brand’s magazine in a new article series on ‘Slow Mornings’.
People
The Society of Garden Designers (SGD) has announced that Arabella Lennox-Boyd has been awarded a Fellowship in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the profession.