Environment
North American native, Plane Lace Bug sighted in London
The Forestry Commission has confirmed sightings of the Platanus lace bug (Corythucha ciliata) in the UK for the first time since 2006.
Research
Salt tolerance of Solanum pimpinellifolium
A major environmental stressor, salinity limits the productivity of crop plants as most are sensitive to high concentrations of salts in the soil, apart from a small but mighty tomato…
Charity
Applications for 2025 NGS Community Garden Grants open 9th of September
The National Garden Scheme (NGS) will open applications for its popular Community Garden Grants programme next week.
People
Nicholsons appoint Dai Lewis as new Board Member
The Landscaping Company’s principal Woodland Director since April 2013, Dai Lewis has been appointed to the Board as Associate Director of Forestry.
Environment
Japanese, Miyawaki tree planting method delivers higher survival rates at lower costs
Inspired by a Japanese botantist, trials of a Miyawaki urban tree planting method has revealed higher survival rates than standard approaches, and hence proved more cost-effective to establish trees.
Gardens
Horatio’s Garden Scotland Open Day for Scotland’s Gardens Scheme
Horatio’s Garden Scotland, the private garden for people affected by spinal injury, is opening in support of Scotland’s Gardens Scheme.
Health
Children’s Society report shows UK teenagers less happy than European peers
The 2024 Good Childhood Report revealed that too many young people are unhappy with their lives.
People
UK’s largest delphinium collection awarded National Plant Collection Status
Gardening enthusiast, Colin Parton’s impressive delphinium collection is awarded National Plant Collection Status by Plant Heritage.
Plants
Rare Ghost Orchid discovered in the UK
Britain’s rarest and most enigmatic plant, the Ghost Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum) has been discovered flowering in England.
Plants
Voting is open for the 2024 Tree of the Year competition
For 2024, the Woodland Trust’s Tree of the Year competition celebrates magnificent oaks across the UK.
Events
Working with Earth, Architecture & Landscape Symposium hosted by Tom Stuart Smith Studio
Inaugural Symposium hosted by the Tom Stuart Smith Studio in the Apple House at Serge Hill in Hertfordshire.
Gardens
Lawns unfairly targeted in environmental debates, says David Hedges-Gower
Despite the UK’s 20 million lawns, they are sidelined at garden shows and retail events on account of the lack of support for sustainable lawn care, says Lawn Association Chairman, David Hedges-Gower.
Worth a read
Fig tree forests from Sheffield’s love of fig biscuits
Intriguing story in the Guardian about the exotic fig trees that thrive in and around the waterways of Sheffield, which originated from the residents’ love of fig biscuits.
Marketing
Dutch campaign encourages reducing paving for greener gardens
Running from June until October, a Dutch campaign was launched to encourage residents with gardens dominated by paving to switch to greener, more permeable gardens.
Environment
Canine wildflower seed dispersal: Wolf-seeding
The Railway Land Wildlife Trust in Lewes has launched an intriguing rewilding project where local dogs spread wildflower seed by means of special seed-filled backpacks.
Environment
Urban ecosystem services: Medellín’s cooling green corridors
To reduce the city’s significant urban heat island effect and improve urban biodiversity, Medellín in Columbia created thirty interconnected green corridors which run throughout the city.
Plants
Knoll Gardens launches new Pennisetum ‘Black Arrow’
Renowned ornamental grass specialist Knoll Gardens has launched a new Fountain Grass, called Pennisetum Black Arrow.
Gardens
David Austin Roses donates 180 roses to Anglesey Abbey
Visitors to the National Trust Anglesey Abbey will now enjoy newly donated English roses in full bloom in its extended Rose Garden.
Events
Landscaping skills battle at BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair
Two landscaping companies are set to pit their skills at the BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair in the Association of Professional Landscapers’ Skills Competition
Plants
World record sized Titan Arum in Meise Botanic Garden
Belgium’s Meise Botanic Garden is celebrating the world’s largest titan arum in bloom.
