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.
Events
Celebrating scented pelargoniums with Cath Kidston
Known best as the founder of the British home furnishing retail company, but few may know that Cath Kidston is also a talented gardener and avid collector of scented pelargoniums.
Regulation
HTA highlights importance of gardening and horticulture at Scone Palace Garden Fair
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) invited political guests to the Scone Palace Garden Fair this past weekend to highlight the importance of gardening and environmental horticulture in communities.
Charity
Special plant sale: 2024 RHS Chelsea National Garden Scheme garden
Plants from the gold medal award winning National Garden Scheme garden designed by Tom Stuart-Smith for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, will go on sale on Saturday 1st of June.
Plants
We’re in for a bumper year of box tree moth, warns the RHS
Nearly five times as many box tree caterpillars have been reported by the RHS in the first four months of 2024, relative to same period in 2023, with more than 1300 reports in the past fortnight alone.
Events
Woodland Trust at Gardener’s World Live
The Woodland Trust will be providing show visitors 1-to-1 advice at their Tree Surgery Desk, at the upcoming, BBC Gardeners’ World Live.
Plants
Floral inspiration by Huw Morgan
A flash of floral inspiration for the bank holiday appeared on the Dig Delve yesterday which was simply too beautiful to pass us by.
Collaboration
The new Emma Bridgewater rose by David Austin®
Launched at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, David Austin® revealed their new rose of the year in honour of the iconic, British potter Emma Bridgewater.
Plants
RHS Chelsea: 2024 Great Pavilion Awards
Fifty gold medals awarded in the Great Pavilion for the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Plants
Prunus Starlight is the 2024 RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year
The winter and spring flowering ornamental cherry, Prunus Starlight has won the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Plant of the Year 2024 competition.