Book Release
A Year in a Small Garden: Creating a Beautiful Garden in Any Space
A Year in a Small Garden follows horticulturist and presenter Frances Tophill as she creates her new garden in a terraced house in Devon.
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.
Product Launch
Kent & Stowe new SureCut range
For 2024, Kent & Stowe is launching a new collection of cutting tools that blend traditional craftsmanship with modern engineering.
Book Release
Kew Herbarium Handbook
The Herbarium Handbook is the essential resource and training tool for all botanists, herbarium managers and curators involved with the making and maintenance of herbarium collections.
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.
Book Release
A Year Full of Pots: Container Flowers for All Seasons
A Year Full of Pots overbrims with year-round inspiration, planting ideas and expert advice from Sarah Raven, the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Year Full of Flowers and A Year Full of Veg.
Good stuff
Dan Pearson’s ingenious frost protection domes
To protect the Mediterranean ‘woodies’ in his garden at Hillside in Somerset, Dan Pearson has devised a simple, yet cunning form of frost protection.
Collaboration
David Austin & Emma Bridgewater collaborate for the National Garden Scheme
David Austin Roses has joined Emma Bridgewater to design a mug featuring the ‘Bring Me Sunshine’ (Ausernie) rose to support the National Garden Scheme.
Product Launch
STIGA snow blower
New STIGA ST 300e battery snow blower helps clears fresh snow up to 15cm deep – even in temperatures as low as -20°.
Product Launch
New Mr Fothergill’s wildlife seed mix launched with BBC Children in Need
Mr Fothergill’s has extended its children’s range in conjunction with BBC Children in Need, to include a new wildlife attracting seed mix.
Book Release
A Short History of Flowers: The stories that make our gardens
In her new book, the Gardener’s World presenter, garden and social historian Advolly Richmond unravels the surprising histories of 60 flowers that shape our gardens.
Product Launch
New garden tools on UK market: AMES
Launched at Glee 2023, the new American gardening tool brand AMES is coming to garden centres across the UK.
Book Release
Grow Roses: Essential Know-how and Expert Advice for Gardening Success
Ideal for first-time gardeners, Grow Roses by Philip Clayton, contains everything you need to bring spectacular colours and gorgeous scents to your garden.
Exhibitions
Henry Moore in Miniature Exhibition
In partnership with the Henry Moore Foundation, the Holburne Museum in Bath to dedicate entire retrospective to Moore’s sculptures with over 60 works that do not exceed 30cm in size.
Book Release
Your Outdoor Room: How to design a garden you can live in
New guide by BBC’s ‘Your Garden Made Perfect’ presenter and designer Manoj Malde on how to create your own personal outdoor haven, no green fingers or hard work required.
Product Launch
RHS launches Chatbotanist
The Royal Horticultural Society launches an AI chatbot to provide advice for members via their computer or phone.
Book Release
Frustrating Flowers and Puzzling Plants: Identifying the difficult species of Britain and Ireland
An accessible guide by John M. Warren to get to grips with that challenging group of plants to untangle a botanical mystery which keeps repeating itself.
Book Release
Gennaro’s Verdure
Widely known as the Italian chef who taught Jamie Oliver, Gennaro Contaldo is a talented, much loved chef who knows a thing or two about vegetables…
Artisan
Garden Museum & TOAST collaboration
British lifestyle brand TOAST and the Garden Museum have collaborated with artist Rosie Harbottle on a series of original artworks.
Book Release
The First-Time Forager: A safety-first guide to edible wild plants
A friendly, honest guide written by Andy Hamilton for wary would-be foragers