Events
Igniting the Passion for British Flowers: British Flowers Week
Putting British grown cut flowers and foliage firmly in the spotlight, the 2024 British Flowers Week will take place on from the 3rd to the 9th June.
Lifestyle
Floral spring celebration
Instagram is awash with beautiful images of floral spring decorations, but there’s one instagram account that always seems to trump the floral parade… Butter Wakefield
One to watch
Thomas Pearson of Tom’s Yard
The talent behind Tom’s Yard, importer of hand-made beautiful garden pottery from Crete, Tuscany and since recently, the UK.
Artisan
For the love of pomology
Over the centuries, pomology, the study of fruit, fruit growing and orchard management has given rise to beautiful and intriguing works of literature and art.
Lifestyle
RH unveils 2024 Outdoor Sourcebook
The 2024 RH Outdoor Sourcebook consists of over 40 collections over 350 pages of design with introductions by designers from across the world.
On Instagram
A must follow @sarahbowmanartist
Sarah Bowman has gained widespread recognition for her paintings, including showing at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and winning the Mary Fedden Award.
Exhibitions
Art Inspired by Knepp
The ‘Inspired by Knepp’ exhibition will feature artworks that celebrate and champion the rewilding movement.
Product Launch
Willow Crossley & Krishanthi Armitt collaboration
A debut range of realistic, everlasting crepe paper flowers.
Tourism
RHS Chelsea: A ‘World’s must-see travel moment’
The Royal Horticultural Society’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show rated fifth on Kuoni’s list of the world’s unmissable travel experiences.
Exhibitions
Gardening Bohemia: Bloomsbury Women Outdoors
The Garden Museum will present the first exhibition exploring the gardens of the Bloomsbury group.
Product Launch
Mylands x Jinny Blom
Inspired by the landscape, Jinny Blom has designed a collection of twelve paint colours for outside and inside for Mylands.
Worth watching
Review Monty Don’s Spanish Gardens
Friday evening marked the start of Monty Don’s Spanish safari, bringing some of the country’s most beautiful private and urban gardens, community projects and parks to our screens.
Exhibitions
Endellion Lycett Green exhibition
New solo exhibition by botanical artist, Endellion Lycett Green run in partnership with Thyme and the Laura Lopes Gallery
Exhibitions
Danger and Desire: The seductive power of orchids
New exhibition delving deep into the seductive allure of orchids, one of the largest plant families, found on nearly every environment on earth.
Exhibitions
Sow Far Sew Good Exhibition
An exhibition celebrating the 10th anniversary of Stitching Botanical, the self-funded, volunteer and creative textile group, hosted by and stitching for The National Botanic Garden of Wales.
Exhibitions
Damien Hirst: The Secrets
The Secrets by Damien Hirst consist of a series of eight unique prints that depict thriving, flourishing gardens based on works from his latest series, The Secret Gardens Paintings.
On Instagram
Flowers… but out of buttercream
Norfolk baker, Kerry Roberts with her blossoming, floral decoration cake bouquet business.
Artisan
Patrick Dougherty: The magic of sticks
With just sticks and saplings, sculpture artist, Patrick Dougherty creates the most incredible, ephemeral installations, showcasing the beauty of the natural world.
On Instagram
Must follow @philiptreewalker
Hampshire-based talent, Philip Walker hand-crafts striking sculptures and seating in wood, focusing on the natural beauty of the material, emphasising form, flow and texture.
By the bye
Botanics Choir: Spring 2024
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is launching a choir, celebrating the wonder of plants through song.