The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is hosting a series of seminars in the Inspire Theatre at this year’s FutureScape. Visitors will gain a wealth of knowledge on how to create a show garden, from funding to planting, on 15 October at the ExCeL London. RHS shows...
The showcase garden at this year’s BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair will celebrate the way the raised beds have ‘revolutionised’ gardening. The Raised Bed Revealed, designed by gardening writer and presenter David Hurrion, will show the adaptability of the growing...
Juliet Sargeant’s The Lion King Anniversary Garden scooped RHS Hampton Court’s first Environmental Innovation Award as well as Best in Show and a Silver-Gilt medal ‘How am I going to build a three-metre-high wall without concrete?’ That’s the question garden designer Juliet Sargeant was pondering after she submitted the plan for a show garden at...
Juliet Sargeant secures the win for Best in Show with Disney’s the Lion King inspired community garden at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Disney’s West End musical, the Lion King Community Garden looks to “rethink the English Garden”, with climate change in mind. The garden’s recycled, crushed...
Scientists at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) find, for the first time, sustainable gardening to be not just good for the planet, but also for those who practice it. The research published in the journal ‘Urban Forestry and Urban Greening’ reveals that taking a more sustainable approach to managing gardens has a positive impact on a...
Accolades for the 2024 RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival have been awarded, they include six Best in Shows, four Gold medals, seven Silver-Gilts, and 10 Silver and Bronze medals. Here are the gardens taking home the top awards from the show: Gardens Best in Show The Lion King Anniversary Garden Won: Best Show Garden | Silver Gilt medal |...
Those delving into gardening for the first time will be spoilt for choice at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. There’s inspiration for allotments and small pockets of planting, gardens from budding designers and a variety of tips for adding a sustainable edge to their outdoor space. This is just one of the highlights from the...
Ashleigh Aylett has just been announced as one of the finalists for RHS Young Designer of the Year. Taking place at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park in July, the competition will see Aylett vying for the coveted title alongside two other designers. She’ll be working with the Woodland Trust on a show garden that raises awareness on the decline of...
Designer Susan Begg and Nicola Semple, the duo behind landscape design studio Semple Begg, are celebrating their 10th anniversary with the relocation of their award-winning RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden. The ‘Teapot Trust’s Elsewhere Garden’, which won gold at RHS Chelsea in 2023, has now been relocated to its new home within the grounds of the...
The National Trust’s Mount Stewart in County Down receives the European Garden Award for Climate Mitigation Measures in the Parks or Gardens category. A rare Arts and Crafts garden, Mount Stewart was created by Edith, Lady Londonderry, in the early 20th century. It is recognised around the world for its plant collection and architecture. The...
Home renovation and design company, Houzz, identifies the top emerging summer design trends for the year. With this season’s trends reflecting a desire to make the most out of the garden, with the expansion of living areas into the garden, as well as bringing nature inside through forestry colour pallets. Wellness retreats The design...
Gary Farrell, director of new outdoor furniture brand Nth Degree, tells us more about the brand and why the Pro Landscape Project Awards is the perfect fit. Tell us a bit about Nth Degree. "We have recently launched a luxury outdoor furniture brand dedicated to producing the highest quality and design standards. Our initial offering...
The Yorkshire horticulture duo of Johnsons Nurseries Ltd and Palmer Landscapes join forces to enhance the grounds of the newly established £9 million Highfield Care Home on the outskirts of Tadcaster. Johnsons Nurseries Ltd, located between Harrogate and York, supplied £30,000 worth of diverse planting, complementary of the existing landscape....
Winners for the HTA New Plant Awards, sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) have been revealed at this year’s HTA National Plant Show in Stoneleigh. Across all categories, 36 bronze, 20 silver and 16 gold medals were awarded, with judges selecting the best in each category. The Bransford Webbs Plant Company’s Digitalis purpurea Apple...
The WaterAid Gold medal-winning garden from this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show is being relocated to the Castlefield Viaduct in Manchester. The garden, designed by duo Tom Massey and Je Ahn, will stand at the entrance of the Victorian-era Grade II listed steel viaduct in the heart of Manchester, which was opened as a sky park by the National...
Two members of the team at Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford have been rewarded this month after notching up 80 years of service between them. After joining the business at age 16, tractor driver Russel Crump has this year, marked half a century of service with the company and has received a Gold Medal for his time. While crop protection supervisor,...
At this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, glasshouse and greenhouse manufacturer, Hartley Botanic, delved into the timeless charm of a Victorian English garden with its ‘Simple Elegance - A Traditional English Garden’ trade stand. Hartley Botanic showcased its handmade structures amongst the backdrop of a design and planting scheme inspired by the...
Filled with garden inspiration, expert advice, floral markets, and live entertainment, BBC Gardeners' World Live landed at the NEC Birmingham on 13 June. Renowned for its size and variety, the four day event "is the ultimate gardener's day out". Digging a little deeper into the making of the event, here are our top highlights from the show:...
The Eco Oasis Garden, designed by Dan Hartley Gardens with landscaping by Tisserand English Gardens, scoops the win for Best Construction Landscaper at BBC Gardeners’ World Live 2024. Inspired by the theme of ‘The Good Life’, Hartley’s urban outdoor space combines eco-friendly elements with a vibrant planting pallet. As with the Lunatica Garden,...
Griffin Glasshouses makes its largest donation to the National Garden Scheme off the back of its 2023 sales. The £35,620 donation marks the largest annual contribution made by Griffin to the charity to date, since the pair's partnership began in 2013. For every glasshouse sold in the National Garden Scheme collection, Griffin donates 5% of the...
This summer, Disney’s The Lion King returns to nature, stepping off the West End stage and onto the plot, with a community garden inspired by the arid conditions of the African savanna. Designed by Juliet Sargeant, the ‘Circle of Life’ garden, inspired by the stage show’s elaborate production and bold colours, will feature at this year’s RHS...
Land-based training group, TASK Academy partners with London Stone in a shared-ethos collaboration beginning in June 2024. TASK Academy founder and managing director Rupert Keys, comments on the collaboration with the hard landscaping materials supplier, saying the Academy has been a “long-time admirer and client of London Stone’s.” He goes on to...
A show garden at this year’s BBC Gardeners’ World Live will explore how individuals can play a role in addressing the national water crisis regarding sewage overflows and water scarcity. The Lunatica Garden, designed by Joshua Fenton in response to the climate crisis, explores how UK gardeners can rethink rainwater use. With storms and sewage...
A new kitchen garden for Chestnut Tree House is being designed by Fisher Tomlin & Bowyer thanks to charity Greenfingers. The design duo has been appointed to rejuvenate an area of land adjacent to a newly developed park and sensory garden the West Sussex-based children’s hospice. Greenfingers’ ambassador and former owner of Forest Lodge...
Ashleigh Aylett and Callum Corrie will be competing for this year's title of RHS Young Designer of the Year. The two designers will be making their debut at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park in what will be the 25th anniversary of the event. Aylett’s The Woodland Trust: 49% Garden will centre around 49% of trees being lost in the UK since 1850 due...
The Society of Garden Designers is calling on Airbnb to help make holiday and long-term rental gardens more sustainable, without losing amenities in the process. The society is recommending a new Green and Easy Checklist to help guide property hosts to creating a low-maintenance garden that benefits wildlife and the environment, while still...
Recognised members of the Society of Garden Designers (SGD) share their top tips to creating a sustainable, biodiverse, and easy-to-maintain garden that still offers the naturalistic benefits of being outdoors. Balance paving with plants While hard surfaces are often seen as a good low-maintenance option for garden furniture and...
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