Artisan
Painting the modern garden: Monet to Matisse
Based on the sell-out show at the Royal Academy of Arts, the film directed by David Bickerstaff and produced by Phil Grabsky will be shown at the Picturehouse.
Product Launch
Gaze Burvill launches Acorn Outdoor Kitchen collection
Luxury garden furniture maker Gaze Burvill launches new, pre-designed modular outdoor kitchen collection.
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.
Product Launch
Feverfew Garden Co. becomes first UK brand to offer four sizes specifically sized for female hands
The Feverfew Garden Company has experienced unprecedented success, marking a year of growth and innovation.
On Instagram
Flowers… but out of buttercream
Norfolk baker, Kerry Roberts with her blossoming, floral decoration cake bouquet business.
Product Launch
RocketGro products certified vegan
Peat-free growing media producer, RocketGro has announced that two of its best-selling products have been verified by the Vegan Society.
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.
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.
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.
By the bye
Botanics Choir: Spring 2024
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is launching a choir, celebrating the wonder of plants through song.
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.
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.
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.
Product Launch
RHS launches Chatbotanist
The Royal Horticultural Society launches an AI chatbot to provide advice for members via their computer or phone.
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.
Product Launch
Seed Pot Grow Kit
Innovative new grow-your-own seed pots with mushroom mycelium by the Caley Brothers.
One to watch
Carly Rogers Flowers: Deconstructed Landscape
The sculptural, still-life installation by Carly Rogers at Garden Museum’s Winter Flowers Week, is one of true artistry.
