Environment
RHS Gardens for our Future: Water
Cambridge Conservation Dr M. Maunder, RHS Environmental Hort. Dr M. Gush, Met Office Dr F. Garry, Wisley S. Das & designer T. Massey.
RHS
WaterAid Garden designed by Tom Massey and Je Ahn
Addressing the challenges of variable climates, the garden highlights the importance of sustainable water management and harnessing the power of rainwater.
Gardens
Tom Stuart-Smith returns to RHS Chelsea
The renowned landscape architect and garden designer will design the ‘National Garden Scheme Garden’ for the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Gardens
The Flood Resilient Garden
Designed to drive awareness of flood risk and inspire improvements in the flood resilience of homes, gardens and green spaces around the UK.
Gardens
Octavia Hill Garden designed by Ann-Marie Powell
A garden designed to emphasise the importance of urban communities and universal access to nature for physical and mental health.
Media
Waterperry Gardens hosts new series of BBC ‘Make it at Market’
Established by Beatrix Havergal, the Oxfordshire based Waterperry Gardens is the chosen location for the second series of the BBC show.
On Instagram
The magic of the B3135
Granted the Stelvio Pass is impressive and a Clarkson favourite, but the Cliff Road through Cheddar Gorge is breathtaking.
Gardens
Spectacular autumn season predicted
National Trust offers hope of a fantastic autumn display, urging Britons to enjoy the spectacle.
Environment
Climate change parterre redesign at Wimpole
Award-winning design team to redesign historic parterre at Wimpole in Cambridgeshire to ensure sustainable and climate-resilient future.
Charity
The Serge Hill Project
Impressive new educational resource centre, with extensive Plant Library to teach schools, charities and voluntary groups about gardening, creativity and health.
Worth a read
Gardens on the London Underground
Transport for London (TfL) staff create pocket gardens in unused parts of London tube stations for their annual In Bloom competition.
Worth watching
Chelsea Designers on creating sustainable legacy
Once upon a time, show gardens ended up in the skip but today’s no-waste show gardens must have an afterlife to benefit people & environment.
Gardens
New housing plans could harm RHS Wisley
Proposed housing development on the doorstep of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) garden could harm heritage assets and plants on the site say the RHS.
On Instagram
A peek in the Sissingurst Delos garden
Instagram eye candy, courtesy of horticulturist Andrea Brunsdorf on her recent visit.
Environment
Green light for Andy Sturgeon at Canada Water
The new masterplan scheme South-east London brings the capital a workspace hub with new places to eat, drink and relax at the Dock’s water’s edge, surrounded by 130 acres of open green space.
Events
Dame Judi Dench reopens the Chelsea Physic Garden
The Chelsea Physic Garden held a private event to celebrate the grand reopening of their restored glasshouses and the garden’s 350th anniversary.
Charity
NGS early spring open garden 2024 season
Over 100 gardens open their gates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as part of new garden visiting season.
Gardens
Aynho Park transformed
The exceptional Palladian mansion has been meticulously preserved and restored by Restoration Hardware (RH), marking the beginning of the retailer’s global expansion.
Worth a read
Gardens: the green line of flood defence
Climate change isn’t just about higher temperatures and heatwaves.
Business
National Landscape Awards 2023 winners
The British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) announced 69 award winners, presented to 50 companies, spanning 25 categories.
