People
At this week’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) awarded Dr Olivia Chapple, founder and Chair of Trustees at Horatio’s Garden, the Elizabeth Medal of Honour.
People
Garden writer, lecturer and organic gardener, Val Bourne has accepted the role of Vice President of the Hardy Plant Society.
Business
The gold medal studded veterans, Crocus, leave RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden growing & building on a high with two gold medals and coveted Best in Show.
Job
Designed to give a gardener the opportunity to explore diverse possibilities for their professional future, the Garden Museum is recruiting for their annual Horticultural Trainee.
Interview
At the forefront of the build of National Garden Scheme garden for RHS Chelsea, but to date we know surpringly little about Tom Stuart-Smith’s talented project manager, Honor Reekie. Until now…
Awards
Earlier this week, Jonathan Zerr was announced as the winner of the 2024 Young Horticulturist of the Year competition.
Plants
The flower seeds bred by the figurehead to flower farmers, Erin Benzakein of Floret Farm in the Skagit Valley, Washington will be available in the UK thanks to Alma|Proust….
Gardens
The highly anticipated, transformed Glasshouse Borders by the internationally acclaimed landscape designer Piet Oudolf at RHS Wisley are now open.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
An advocate for increasing garden biodiversity and advocate for pollinators, Sarah Raven discusses how green ambitions can support thriving plots.
People
The University of Leicester has announced that the BBC presenter, designer and plantsman, Nick Bailey has been appointed Director of its Botanic Garden.
Awards
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) awards prestigious Elizabeth Medal of Honour to George Plumptre, Chief Executive of the National Garden Scheme.
Interview
With the RHS Chelsea Flower Show fast approaching, we asked renowned RHS Judge, James Alexander Sinclair to share all about the art of judging show gardens.
People
Ten years GIMA Council member, Kate Ebbens has been voted in as GIMA President for the 2024- 2025 term.
Careers
The Chartered Institute of Horticulture announces first GROW Careers Horticultural Conference to be held in the North of England.
Events
Marking 25 years of her award-winning plant nursery, Claire Austin celebrates with a packed 5-day event featuring leading expert speakers.
Charity
The National Garden Scheme has announced that His Majesty the King will continue to be their Patron
People
A founding patron of the charity since its inception, the Countess of Radnor has been asked to become the President of the spinal injury charity.
People
Defra has newly appointed Fay Cooke as Trustee and Sir Paul Nurse, Judith Batchelar and David Richardson have been reappointed, and Professor Christopher Gilligan has been reappointed as King’s Trustee.
Artisan
By means of his detailed, ink and graphite drawings of trees, professional artist Richard Geraint Evans seeks to create emotional bonds with trees and inspire efforts to conserve them.
Worth a read
With his debut book, Ewan Fenelon, a 22-year old ecologist invents colourful collective nouns for trees, which he hopes will become part our everyday vernacular
