Gardens
2025 Sweet Pea Season at Easton Walled Gardens
Highly scented, heritage, modern to trial varieties, Easton Walled Gardens grow around 40 sweet pea varieties, all of which are on show for their annual Sweet Pea Season.
Plants
Knoll Gardens launch Miscanthus Red Spear
Ornamental grass specialist, Knoll Gardens announces the launch of striking, Miscanthus Red Spear.
Gardens
Barnsdale Gardens closure threatened by solar farm
Geoff Hamilton’s Barnsdale Gardens seeks support to stop a proposed solar farm, which could otherwise signal closure of the gardens.
Plants
Frank P Matthews launches Pear Cornishgold™
To be unveiled at the 2025 Garden Press Event, Frank P Matthews launches a special new Pear variety, ‘Cornishgold™’.
Collaboration
Characters from Guess How Much I Love You™ come to life in RHS Gardens
RHS Gardens partner with Walker Books for the 30th anniversary of Guess How Much I Love You™, the children’s book by Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram.
Tourism
Scottish snowdrop season gets underway
Organised by Discover Scottish Gardens, the Scottish snowdrop season will see gardens across Scotland opening their gardens to celebrate spectacle of iconic flowers.
Health
Horticulturists against skin cancer
Gardeners, growers, landscapers and those working outdoors are subject to high exposure to UV radiation and thereby amongst the most at risk to the dangers of skin cancer.
Plants
Plant Heritage Threatened Plant of the Year Competition
Launching in February, Plant Heritage’s annual search for rare and unusual plants returns, with the winner announced at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025
Media
Sandi Toksvig fronts series on ancient UK woods
In fulfilment of her lifelong dream, Sandi Toksvig is restoring and protecting a patch of woodland in a three-part tv series.
Exhibitions
Review: ‘SOIL – The World At Our Feet’
Opening this week, ‘SOIL’ celebrates and explores the magic of soil, interpreted through a diverse range of voices of artists, scientists, gardeners and activists.
Health
Gardening is nature’s gym
The Horticultural Trades Association says gardening could be one of nature’s best workouts to improve physical health
Gardens
Scottish gardens open for visitors in 2025
Over 400 gardens, including cinematic landscapes, kitchen gardens, urban gems and special green spaces will be opening in 2025 for Scotland’s Gardens Scheme.
Plants
Celebrating the start of the tulip season
Celebrated this weekend in Amsterdam, National Tulip Day hailed the start of the new tulip season.
Plants
David Austin Roses introduces four curated rose collections
David Austin® launches four curated collections designed to ensure growing roses is accessible to all.
Exhibitions
Earth Photo comes to Hever Castle
The international photography exhibition, Earth Photo will be showcased in the grounds of Hever Castle & Gardens this February.
Environment
Saving Coton Orchard
Home to 100-year old specimens, the 60 acre Coton Orchard, the largest traditional orchard in Cambridgeshire and 8th largest in the country is at risk of becoming a new bus lane.
Design
New garden for Corpus Christi College Cambridge, designed by Jo Thompson
Landscape and garden designer, Jo Thompson has been commissioned to revitalise the gardens at Mogford Lodge at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
Business
Restaurant trends for 2025
Compiled by the Sustainable Restaurant Association, an intriguing overview of what we can expect from restaurants in 2025 which may provide inspiration for businesses in our sector offering food & beverage services.
Health
Gardens to fall in love with on Valentine’s Day
With a focus on a romantic day out, the National Garden Scheme’s new Valentine’s Day campaign serves as a reminder of the health benefits of visiting gardens in winter.
Worth a read
New era of garden visits
When it comes to visiting gardens, we seem to be on the fringes of a new era of more relaxed, exclusive and quirky garden tours.
