Gardens
Commissioned by Canterbury City Council, Blakedown Landscapes have been appointed as principal contractor to deliver the landscaping of the city’s new realm enhancement project.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
Jo Thompson makes a powerful statement at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show with a bold celebration of feminine strength, second chances, and the power of nature.
People
Grassroots organisation, Grow to Know announced shift in relations with the RHS and launches new fundraising campaign to deliver permanent, community gardens in North Kensington
Gardens
London’s largest residential roof gardens at the iconic Battersea Power Station will be opening to a lucky 800 visitors for the London Open Gardens weekend.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
The RHS Chelsea Garden of the Future showcases the innovations improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in the Global South and could benefit UK growers.
Gardens
The Newt in Somerset and Babylonstoren RHS Chelsea Karoo garden provides a rare insight into a unique biodiversity hotspot, as well as the wonders of plant morphology, adaptation and evolution.
Gardens
Blue Diamond owned Bridgemere Show Gardens celebrated the official unveiling of their RHS Chelsea Flower Show ‘the Octavia Hill Garden’ this weekend.
Gardens
The shortlist of the Queen Elizabeth II’s memorial sculpture designs has been revealed and include an inspiring set of ideas, from giant stone lily pads, cascading water, threading bridges and giant Windsor Oak tree.
Design
Closing on the 11th of May, we take a look back to the ‘Mysterious Dutch Still Life’ designed by Carien van Boxtel for bulb specialist, JUB Holland.
Health
The National Garden Scheme is celebrating gardens and encouraging everyone to embrace the positivity of green spaces as part of their annual Gardens and Health Week in May.
Shows
For the annual JUB Holland showcase at Keukenhof, Carien van Boxtel designed a dramatic representation of a Dutch, 17th-century flower still life.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
In an interview with Tom Hoblyn, he reveals the detail and care taken to bring the Hospice UK Garden of Compassion to life for the 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show and its final destination at the St.Cuthberts Hospice in Durham.
Gardens
The greenscape and learning hub, Omved gardens reopens in May, coinciding with the opening of a new centre for permaculture, biodiversity and community.
Gardens
According to the Turfgrass Growers Association, developers are squeezing budgets to such a degree that lawns in new build developments are ever shrinking.
Education
Survey conducted by the garden tools brand, Stihl, reveals intent to improve gardening skills, as inexperience forms significant barrier to engage in gardening.
Media
The Rainforest Biome at the Eden Project will be the setting for a BBC Live Lesson airing on Earth Day.
Environment
In July, Kew Gardens will unveil the Carbon Garden showcasing the vital role plants and fungi play in climate change and highlights the urgency of the climate crisis.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
Showcasing the resilience of the indigenous succulents, the Newt and its sister estate, Babylonstoren bring South Africa’s Karoo to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Gardens
Part of the London Open Gardens scheme, the garden at 10 Downing Street will be open to the public for one day.
Business
In support of the National Allotment Society, Gardena has launched the Top of the Plots competition, open for entries in May.
