Design

Elemental: green design audit tool

Developed by Nicholsons in association with the Society of Garden Designers, the British Association of Landscape Industries and the Royal Horticultural Society, ‘Elemental’, the green design audit tool will be available to garden and landscape designers in spring 2025.

Apple Days Frank P Matthews

Plants

Local fruit heritage celebrations: Apple Days

To mark today’s National Apple Day, we pay homage to the magical Apple Days held throughout the country to celebrate local fruit heritage, all things apples and traditional orchards.

The Pictorial Meadows at the Savill Garden

Awards

Green Estate CIC wins national award for green innovation

Best known for Pictorial Meadows, the Green Estate CIC has been awarded the British Chambers of Commerce Green Innovation Business of the Year Award for creating sustainable, resilient urban spaces that support both nature and people.

Plans for the new Lambeth Green Park at the Garden Museum

Gardens

Planning permission approved for Lambeth Green

Lambeth Council approved the application for the Garden Museum’s new Lambeth Green park project, with pavilion designed by Mary Duggan Architects in walled garden by Dan Pearson.

Image of special fungi

Events

UK Fungus Day 2024

UK Fungus Day brings together fungus experts, enthusiasts and beginners to explore and enjoy the wonders of the Fungal Kingdom

Soil exhibition at Somerset House

Exhibitions

SOIL: The world at your feet

Groundbreaking exhibition at Somerset House, unearthing soil’s vital role in the planet’s future.

Sycamore gap tree

Plants

Apply for a Sycamore Gap ‘Tree of Hope’ sapling

In partnership with the Northumberland National Park Authority and Historic England, the National Trust is offering communities the opportunity to request one of the Sycamore Gap saplings.

Miscanthus Sunset launched by Knoll Gardens

Plants

Knoll Gardens launch Miscanthus Sunset

Adorned with autumnal, sunset hues, the ornamental grass specialist Knoll Gardens launches their new Miscanthus called ‘Sunset’.