Collaboration
Haws x Burford Garden Company in Burford Blue
An exclusive collaboration between Burford Garden Company and heritage watering can brand Haws, the Warley Fall and Fazeley Flow in Burford Blue.
Collaboration
Mirei: the Niwaki x Cubitts spectacles for gardeners
Niwaki has joined forces with the makers of modern spectacles, Cubitts to create a special pair of spectacles designed for the horticultural enthusiast.
Marketing
Seedball ‘scatter a rainbow’ of wildflowers campaign
In celebration of Pride month this June, Seedball is encouraging people to ‘scatter a rainbow’ to bring beauty, colour through pretty wildflowers.
Book Release
A Year in Bloom: Flowering Bulbs for Every Season
Written by Lucy Bellamy and photographed by Jason Ingram, A Year in Bloom showcases more than 150 bulbs, each presented with expert planting advice and vibrant photography.
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Books
Virtual launch for Mark Diacono’s new book ‘Vegetables’
The launch of Mark Diacono’s new book ‘Vegetables’, will be virtual on Substack – with Itamar Srulovich of Honey & Co.
Book Release
Hortobiography
‘A gritty woman’s tale of people, plants and places…’
Product Launch
Plant Belles: New ‘Leaf’ plant supports
Plant Belles are set to launch their new ‘Leaf’ plant support collection designed in collaboration with Matthew Pottage MHort (RHS) at the upcoming Borde Hill Garden Festival.
Product Launch
Haws go full colour….
The world’s oldest watering can company, Haws, launch their final set of green shades as part of their 12 strong, Splash of Colour, indoor collection.
Good stuff
Art under your feet: manhole cover ingenuity
Spotted on instagram, a manhole cover like you have never seen before…
Products
Gaze Burvill Woodland Seat awarded Design Guild Mark
Luxury garden furniture maker, Gaze Burvill have been awarded the Design Guild Mark for their Woodland Seat.
Awards
STIGA handheld battery pruner wins at DIY Week Awards
The STIGA SC 100e Kit Cordless pruning shears have won ‘Garden Tool Of The Year’ at the DIY Week Awards.
Book Release
Compost: Transform waste into new life
At the heart of his No Dig system, Charles Dowding releases a new book on making your own compost.
Products
Wildflower seeds for RHS Chelsea WaterAid garden visitors
Seedball has supplied 25,000 bespoke matchboxes for Tom Massey’s WaterAid, drought-resistant show garden to be given away to visitors.
Artisan
GPS tree art by Richard Geraint Evans
By means of his detailed, ink and graphite drawings of trees, professional artist Richard Geraint Evans seeks to create emotional bonds with trees and inspire efforts to conserve them.
Book Release
Nature’s Ghosts
In her new book, environmental journalist Sophie Yeo examines our role as humans in designing rewilded ecosystems and how we can remain a vital part of them.
Worth a read
Redressing the lack of collective nouns for trees
With his debut book, Ewan Fenelon, a 22-year old ecologist invents colourful collective nouns for trees, which he hopes will become part our everyday vernacular
Exhibitions
Sketch in Bloom in commemoration of the National Gallery bicentenary
To commemorate 200 years of the National Gallery’s, Sketch presents the tenth edition of their innovative floral exhibition ‘Sketch in Bloom’.
Environment
The Lego Flood House: from vulnerable to flood resilient
Designed by Dr. Edward Barsley and Blue Heart, the Lego Flood House aims to help highlight the impacts of flooding and benefits of adaptation and resilience.
Artisan
Sculpture Park pieces up for auction
An auction is being held, to sell a part of the collection from the Sculpture Park, owned and curated over twenty years by artist, collector and dealer, Eddie Powell.
Book Release
It starts with veg: 100 Seasonal Suppers and Sides
Taking forty vegetables, from the humble potato to celeriac, Chef and food educator, Ceri Jones shows the best ways to prepare them, the tastiest flavour pairings and recipes for each.