Kew Gardens glass greenhouse

People

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Trustees appointed

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.

Richard Geraint Evans Tree Drawing for his GPS Trees project

Artisan

GPS tree art by Richard Geraint Evans

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.

The Newt Kitchen Garden

Education

The Newt & RHS: Growing a new generation of gardeners

2024 marks The Newt in Somerset’s third year as headline sponsor of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, supporting the RHS in their mission to encourage and improve the practice of horticulture.

The Princess of Wales Kate Middleton visits RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024

RHS Chelsea Flower Show Children’s Choice Award

Announced at the RHS Spring Press Conference today, 70 children from schools across London will be invited to judge RHS Chelsea Flower Show gardens for the inaugural Children’s Choice Award.

Jekka McVicar VMH with the Master of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners, Mr Nicholas Woolf OBE at the Barber-Surgeons’ Hall on 24 April when she was made recipient of the Prince Edward Award for Excellence in Horticultural Career Development.

People

Jekka McVicar recipient of the Prince Edward Award

Organic grower of herbs, author and broadcaster, Jekka McVicar VMH was presented with the Worshipful Company of Gardeners Prince Edward Award for Excellence in Horticultural Career Development.

People walking with their shadows clearly visible

Research

The changing UK population

Rich Pereira, the Deputy Director for Demography at the Office for National Statistics paints a picture of the changing milestones of adulthood and how society is shifting.