Sarah Raven x Shane Connolly Tulip Collection. Tulipa 'Verona Sunrise' and 'Doll's Minuet' with thalictrum foliage

Collaboration

Collective bloom: Five visions in tulips

Arit Anderson, Anna Potter, Shane Connolly, Arthur Parkinson, and Kim Murray have collaborated with Sarah Raven to create tulip collections for autumn planting.

grapefruit tree

Trees & Shrubs

Battersea grapefruit tree protected

Tropical tree, brought from Grenada in the 1980’s and growing in Battersea, London has been protected by a Tree Preservation Order.

Cabbages growing on an allotment

Gardens

Sold down the plot: Allotments at risk?

Last weekend’s news reported a concerning story that the Deputy Prime Minister granted councils the authority to sell allotments to finance spending.

Kimbolton Castle

Events

From curtain to cornice: The Genius of Sir John Vanbrugh

Castle Howard, Blenheim Palace, Seaton Delaval Hall, Grimsthorpe Castle, Kimbolton Castle and Stowe House join forces in celebration of Vanbrugh’s life and achievements in 2026, his tercentenary year.