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.
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.
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.
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.
Plants
Paris 2024: The Olympic dahlia
A vibrant, orange red dahlia, evoking the Olympic flame is the star plant in the parks, gardens and Olympic venues across Paris.
Plants
Plant breeder, Rick Grazzini wins two awards at Cultivate ’24
GardenGenetics founder and master plant breeder, Rick Grazzini has won two awards at Cultivate ’24, the Greenhouse Grower’s annual Evening of Excellence Awards in Columbus, Ohio.
Plants
More than 50% of Kew’s trees at risk from effects of climate change
New report states that more than half of their 11,000 trees are at risk by 2090, due to the effects of climate change.
Collaboration
Kim Murray and Sarah Raven launch new tulip collection
Kim Murray has launched a tulip collection in collaboration with the gardener and author, Sarah Raven.
Plants
Embracing Britain’s native wildflowers
Native plants are those that have occurred naturally in a particular place without human introduction, acclimatised to UK conditions and capable of surviving without intervention.
Research
Native vegetation does not impact insect biodiversity in small urban gardens
Research in small urban gardens in the Netherlands found that insects were just as abundant in gardens planted with exotic plants as in those filled with native plants
RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
Blue Diamond to launch new ‘Believe in Yourself’ rose at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
Fryer’s Roses, the Blue Diamond Garden Centres brand are launching the new ‘Believe in Yourself’ rose at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival on behalf of the Stroke Association.
Plants
Digitalis purpurea Apple Blossom wins Best in Show at 2024 HTA National Plant Show
Bransford Webbs new foxglove, Digitalis purpurea Apple Blossom was awarded Best in Show at the New Plant Awards at the 2024 HTA National Plant Show.
Environment
RHS Wisley installs floating ecosystems
A floating ecosystem by Biomatrix Water has been installed at RHS Wisley to aid habitat creation, waterscaping, water quality and waste management
Plants
Hydrangea macrophylla First Editions® Eclipse® wins Peter Seabrook Award for Best New Plant at BBC Gardeners’ World Live
Grown by Allensmore Nurseries, the Hydrangea macrophylla First Editions® Eclipse® is crowned Best New Plant at BBC Gardeners’ World Live winning the Peter Seabrook Award.
Worth a read
How did Gunnera get banned?
In this month’s The Garden magazine, James Armitage tells the fascinating story of how the botanical wonder that is Gunnera, became illegal to buy, move and cultivate.
Plants
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust enlists help of Crowdorsa app to combat Himalayan balsam
Himalayan balsam, a relative of the busy Lizzie is a major weed problem, spreading rapidly on riverbanks and countryside.
Plants
Grow your own Tarragon Oyster Mushroom
The Caley Brothers, introduce the rare Tarragon Oyster Mushroom as grow-at-home kit, previously not commercially cultivated and believed to be the first as a ready to grow variety.
Plants
The Plant Fairs Roadshow (PFR) heads to Leonardslee and Bennington Lordship gardens
Boosted by their incredible cooperative appearance at the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the Plant Fair Collective are heading to Benington Lordship and Leonardslee gardens.
Plants
Rose recipes by Jo Thompson for David Austin Roses
Garden Designer Jo Thompson collaborates with David Austin by creating a set of exclusive ‘rose recipes’ from her collection of planting schemes with their roses.