The Royal Oak in Sherwood Forest

Trees & Shrubs

Robin Hood Oak receives emergency watering

Threatened by lack of rain and current heatwave, the 1,000-year-old Robin Hood Oak in Sherwood Forest has received 3,000 litres of emergency watering.

Fennel, still flowering but seeds are forming

Gardens

RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival: Healer’s Hollow

Delving into the history of our connection with plants, the RHS Feature Garden at the upcoming RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, celebrates the tradition of plants for purpose and benefits for health and wellbeing.

Omved

Gardens

New permaculture centre opens in London

OmVed Gardens, the new hub for permaculture, biodiversity and community have completed their transformation with the addition of a hilltop village of buildings in North London.

Gingko Biloba Globosa at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025

Plants

Ginkgo biloba ‘Globosa’: New topiary option?

More often seen as majestic trees, the stand out dwarf Ginkgo on the Boodles Raindance Garden at the 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, showcased its potential for topiary structure in a garden.

Painting by Cedric Morris of Benton End, featuring farmhouse, Blue Tit and flowers - 1965. Private Collection)

Exhibitions

Garden To Canvas: Cedric Morris & Benton End

Philip Mould & Company present Garden to Canvas: Cedric Morris and Benton End, an exhibition celebrating the vibrant flower paintings of Cedric Morris (1889–1982).

Dianthus Dinamic by Elsner pac Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH

Events

FlowerTrials 2025

For four days, across 27 locations in the Netherlands and Germany, 56 plant breeders will present their latest plant introductions at the 2025 FlowerTrials.