Product Launch
STIHL launches first battery-powered pressure washers
Premium garden tools brand, STIHL have launched their new REA 60 PLUS and REA 100 PLUS battery-powered pressure washers for home and professional applications.
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.
Media
The Ethicurean’s sustainable food pioneers launch Sæson
A year after the closing of the Michelin-starred, The Ethicurean restaurant, Matthew Pennington launches ‘Sæson’, an online recipe platform
Exhibitions
Matthew Rice: Exhibition of watercolours
Designer, artist and writer Matthew Rice will be holding an exhibition of his watercolours painted in and about his garden at Ham Court in Oxfordshire.
Product Launch
Seedball Herb Tubes
Wildflower specialist company, Seedball, has unveiled their latest range, the Herb Tubes for Autumn 2024.
Business
Highlights Glee 2024
A walk through our highlights of Glee 2024, held at the NEC in Birmingham.
Awards
Potr Pots winner of GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund
Creators of the world’s first flat-packed, self-watering planters, Potr Pots has been announced as the winner of this year’s GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund
Product Launch
The return of a classic: LÖWE anvil secateurs
Invented in 1923, the LÖWE anvil (Rolcut) secateurs, beloved for over 100 years are set for a return to the UK.
Product Launch
Mark Lane introduces Invisible Creations’ New Garden Grab Rail Range
Supported by Mark Lane, Invisible Creations, the manufacturer of functional grab rails launch their new range, aimed at transforming garden accessibility for all.
Charity
Blue Diamond Garden Centres funds £1 million of National Trust garden investment plans
The National Trust has announced that £1 million of funding from Blue Diamond Garden Centres will be spent on garden and plant conservation projects.
Collaboration
By joining forces with Andermatt, Nemaslug distribution extended to garden centres
Biological pest control product Nemaslug, is now available to purchase from many garden centres, due to Nemasys’ recent collaboration with home and garden brand, Andermatt.
Health
Children’s Society report shows UK teenagers less happy than European peers
The 2024 Good Childhood Report revealed that too many young people are unhappy with their lives.
Business
Feverfew Garden Company to debut at Glee
Feverfew Garden Company, creator of gardening wear designed for women will be exhibiting at Glee 2024 at the Birmingham NEC.
On Instagram
A must follow @kirstyelson
Artist Kirsty Elson transforms driftwood into charmingly, whimsical animal sculptures.
Products
Urban Wyrm: worm cast based product range
Endorsed by the pioneer of modern no-dig gardening, Charles Dowding, Urban Wyrm produce a range of composts, soil improvers, seedling mixes and liquid feeds made from pure worm casts.
Events
Endellion Lycett Green: Queen of colour, form and imagination
The story of an artist, capturing the wonderment of nature on canvas in a series of beautifully complex, layered compositions for a special solo exhibition.
Business
Crocus to expand Rocket Gro partnership
Based on successful trading, the commercial partnership between British peat-free brand, RocketGro and Crocus, the online retailer will be expanded.
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.
Products
Kent & Stowe: Lightweight gardening tools
Kent & Stowe’s Garden Life range of tools are 40% lighter than their counterparts, specifically designed for gardeners of all ages and abilities.
People
Axel Vervoordt made a Baron by King of Belgium
Hailed as one of the most influential tastemakers of his time, the interior designer Axel Vervoordt was bestowed the title of Baron by the King of Belgium.
