Lily Planters made from corten steel, satin polished stainless steel or coloured steel by Them Outdoors & Tom Faulkner

Collaboration

Lily Planter: Tom Faulkner & Them Outdoors

British furniture brand Tom Faulkner is collaborating with Them Outdoors on a distinct set of Lily Planters, made in corten steel, satin polished stainless steel or coloured steel.

Contents from Plas Teg House up for auction

Lifestyle

Plas Teg House & Garden clearance sale

The contents of the notable Jacobean mansion, Plas Teg in Flintshire, North Wales owned by Cornelia Bayley are being sold off at auction by Roger Jones & Co.

Front cover for the new 3 part series by Floret Farm, called The Beautiful Pursuit

Media

Floret Farm: The Beautiful Pursuit

Floret Farm releases new series on flower farm highlighting what it really takes to be a flower farmer and the challenges involved in bringing local flowers to market.

Farewell flower bouquet, consisting of natural wild flowers in purple and white for a funeral by the Featherstones English Flower Company.

Business

New dawn for funeral flowers

One compostable arrangement at a time, the co-founder of The Farewell Flowers Directory Gill Hodgson, explains how they are on a mission to change the world of funeral flowers.

Photo of the six band members of the newly formed 'The Lokeys' fronted by garden designer Matthew Wilson, walking through a building site ...

By the bye

Meet The Lokeys

From gardens to gigs. A garden and landscape designer is about to press some vinyl…

Fly Agaric (detail) © Marshmallow Laser Feast

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.

pantone color mousse

Business

Pantone’s Colour of the Year 2025

For 2025, the Pantone Colour Institute selected PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, a brown hue imbued with richness, suggesting of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee.

Paul Smith x Niwaki Collection of Garden Tools

Collaboration

Paul Smith x Niwaki collection

Paul Smith and Niwaki founder Jake Hobson, have launched a new collection of gardening tools.

Christmas decorations

Lifestyle

Best Christmas craft fairs & markets

Follow the trails of twinkling lights, we have selected some of the best Christmas craft fairs & markets in the UK bursting with unusual products made by artisans and local traders.

Hans de Riesstraat in Alkmaar

Environment

Green Cities Europe Award 2024

Ten countries are up the Green Cities Europe Award, in recognition of outstanding sustainable, urban green space initiatives across the Continent.

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.

Allotments in Deddington

Gardens

National Allotments Week 2024

This year’s National Allotments Week celebrates the role allotments play in promoting biodiversity, affirming them as vital green spaces that support wildlife, improve air quality, promote health and mitigate carbon emissions.