The Smart Pebble by elho

Product Launch

Smart Pebble

Designed by elho, this smart ‘pebble’ tells you how your plant is feeling.

Oxford viewed from across a field

Exhibitions

Photography open call for Oxford exhibition

Oxfordshire Artweeks is joining forces with the Oxford Festival of the Arts and Photo Oxford for a new photography exhibition, open to photographers of all levels.

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.

New sculpture by David Harber FLO

Product Launch

FLO by David Harber

Sculptor David Harber launches a new outdoor sculpture, entitled FLO in a limited edition of 25.

Stone Exhibition at Falconhurst 2025

Exhibitions

STONE at Falconhurst

In the summer of 2025, Nicola Talbot, custodian of Falconhurst in Kent, will once again host STONE, the exhibition that celebrates some of the very best of British sculpture.

Alitex and Claverton Cloches

Collaboration

Alitex & Claverton Cloches

Alitex have announced a commercial collaboration with Claverton Cloches, combining the craftsmanship of both brands into a special edition, garden cloche.

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.

Niwaki Hori-Hori Pro hand gardening tool

Product Launch

Niwaki: Hori Hori Pro

Japanese lifestyle brand launched upgrade of their popular hand tool, the Hori Hori Pro.

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.