Oxford Botanic Gardens

Education

The Botanical University Challenge 2024 final

The annual competition sees teams from universities and institutions across the UK and Ireland compete against each other in a series of rounds to test their botanical knowledge.

Project Manager Kevin Mahony, pictured above with Donegan on A Room to Improve in Ireland

Media

Peter Donegan to appear on Room to Improve

Landscape Architect Peter Donegan MSGD to return to television screens alongside landscape contractors Maylim on a double episode of Ireland‘s popular tv show Room to Improve, hosted by architect Dermot Bannon.

Sarah Raven on Desert Island Discs

People

Sarah Raven on Desert Island Discs

Gardener and author, Sarah Raven will be sharing her music, book and luxury choices if cast away to a desert island on the popular BBC 4 Radio programme.

Katie Leach, Lloyds Banking Group’s first Head of Nature

Natural Capital

Biodiversity Net Gain: the new nature market explained

The Dirt News interviews Katie Leach, Lloyds Banking Group’s first Head of Nature about the wider environmental and industry benefits brought forward by BNG, and the role of the financial institutions to develop the new compliance nature market.

Steve Reed MP DEFRA Minister

People

Steve Reed appointed DEFRA Secretary

Steve Reed MP as Secretary of State for Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), a role he has shadowed since September 2023.

Adam Frost

People

Adam Frost goes on tour

The BBC Gardeners’ World presenter and garden designer, Adam Frost, is heading out on tour.

Jonas Frei instagram

On Instagram

Must follow @j.d.frei

Naturalist, landscape architect, urban botanist and author from Zurich, Jonas Frei shares his love of botany through his incredibly, detailed photography.