Winner of Pro Landscaper’s 30 Under 30 award 2023, and known for his peat free practices and dedication to his work, Harry Hoblyn has grown Rymer Trees from a seedling into a flourishing business, with its sales increasing by 300% over the last 12 months alone. But...
Horticultural career changer and RHS student, Felicity Gray, completes debut Woking project, transforming a nature deprived site into a community enriched space in just seven days. Every year, students on the Level 4 RHS Diploma in Horticultural Practice at RHS Garden...
When garden designer Miria Harris suffered a stroke in 2019, this was only the beginning of her battle for survival. Left with the inability to speak or form words, Harris was scared that she was losing her mind; but despite a relatively quick return to her normal state, it was the stroke that led to the discovery of the hole in her heart that...
The long-awaited Border Control Posts could lead to significant costs for nurseries and the landscaping trade, many of which are proving impossible to forecast It has been delayed five times, but at the end of the month, the next and most significant stage of the Border Target Operating Model will come into force. As of 30 April, all plants...
Offering the industry an opportunity to break new ground as designers, landscapers, and architects – the RHS Chelsea Flower Show presents the enjoyment of the creative freedoms that are involved in making a show garden whilst also affording a chance to challenge the industry’s traditions and to push for innovation in sustainable design. And with...
It’s Michael Lote’s year, with an APL Award and the Matthew Bradley Memorial Cup already under his belt and his first design and build show garden still to come Against the jaw-dropping backdrop of the Malvern Hills, Michael Lote will be returning to build a show garden at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival this year. He’s already done so twice...
Designed initially for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023, the Talitha Arts Garden is a celebration of the creative arts, uniting sculpture, performance, and plants and their therapeutic power to restore the lives of those who have suffered trauma. Designed “backwards”, Joe and Laura Carey of Carey Garden Design Studio, based their ideas and...
Tech start-up Joe’s Blooms has today launched the world’s first digital tool to help SME property developers and landscapers comply with the new mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) regulations set to roll next month for smaller developments. The Biodiversity Net Gain Tool, developed in partnership with UKGBC and UKHab, is designed to be “easy...
With many goals and aspirations that she's eager to achieve within her horticultural career, Laura McArthur was aware of the challenges she would face. At the time, working alongside others who had previously been awarded the Pro Landscaper 30 Under 30 award, McArthur says it was encouraging to see the difference it had made in their careers and...
Launched at FutureScape 2023, the Pro Landscaper Sustainability & Biodiversity Awards highlight the future of landscaping. These awards are on a mission to showcase the most important innovation and initiatives across the UK landscaping sector, from design, to construction, to product supply and manufacturing. We look for great stories of...
It’s been a “journey of discovery,” says Rachael Emous-Austin, co-director of Austin Design Works Ltd with her brother Matthew Austin. The architecture and landscape architecture design studio, based in the heart of the Cotswolds , recently achieved the highly sought after B Corp status, awarded to those who ‘balance profit with people and the...
Studies show that the rate at which once-common British species of wildlife are facing extinction. Over a third (41%) of UK species have declined since 1970. The number of hedgehogs alone has fallen by a staggering 95% since 1950. However, with 87% of households across the UK having some form of garden space, domestic garden design can play a...
Twelve years after taking on the role of managing director at Frosts Landscape Construction, Ken White is hanging up his boots – but not without leaving a lasting legacy. The commercial landscaping company will become an Employee Ownership Trust from next week (26 March), something which White has been working towards and was passionate about...
Ahead of this year's landscaping season, UK landscape supplier Talasey says preparation is “more important than ever.” National sales manager, Peter O’Loughlin says that the feedback from its merchant customers and landscapers suggest that 2024 could be a year of “solid performance” for those businesses that are prepared. “The fact remains that...
Launched at FutureScape 2023, the Pro Landscaper Sustainability & Biodiversity Awards highlight the future of landscaping. These awards are on a mission to showcase the most important innovation and initiatives across the UK landscaping sector, from design, to construction, to product supply and manufacturing. We look for great stories of...
Mitie Landscapes was unveiled as the Sustainable Company of the Year at the Pro Landscaper Business Awards last year. Group fleet manager Heidi Thompson shares Mitie’s EV journey and its advice for landscaping organisations beginning their EV transitions - from setting challenging targets and celebrating milestones, to the need for creativity...
Garden designer Ula Maria will make her RHS Chelsea debut this year after previously winning RHS Young Designer of the Year in 2017, with an ancient Japanese inspired garden, helping raise awareness for Muscular Dystrophy UK (MDUK) and those affected by muscle-weakening conditions. “I remember leaving the initial conversation with the team at...
Following the launch of their new book Paving in Homes & Gardens: An A-Z of Paving & Associated Works, experts Alan Sargent and Gareth Wilson have been hosting a series of one-day workshop seminars. We visited the most recent, held yesterday at Brinsbury College, and here are the top seven takeways from the day: 1 Ensure you have a “works...
Launched at FutureScape 2023, the Pro Landscaper Sustainability & Biodiversity Awards highlight the future of landscaping. These awards are on a mission to showcase the most important innovation and initiatives across the UK landscaping sector, from design, to construction, to product supply and manufacturing. We look for great stories of...
International Women’s Day serves as a platform to recognise the significant contributions being made by women across the nature-based sectors, which have historically been male-dominated. Whilst celebrating the strides being made to improve equality and inclusivity, in an effort to create a more welcoming sector that encourages more newcomers...
It’s hard to believe that five years ago, the Young People in Horticulture Association (YPHA) didn’t exist. But since it was first founded at the start of 2020, it has grown to more than 800 members – that's hundreds in the horticulture industry who have joined a community of like-minded people. And that’s exactly what Mollie Higginson and...
Emma Tipping shares her experiences from starting out as a self-employed garden designer and what she wishes she'd known when she first embarked on her career. Last year I decided to take the plunge and become a freelance garden designer. I’d spent several years beforehand working as a gardener and had most recently been looking after a formal...
Whether you’re an aspiring green-thumb looking for a way to expand your gardening knowledge, or an experienced nature-based professional looking for inspiration for your next design. Maybe you work in the horticulture sector, in a non-nature facing role and want to explore the realm of greenery further, we’re here to help. In honor of World Book...
It’s no secret that the horticulture industry has a skills gap. On top of that, it’s facing up to the reality of an ageing workforce. Just 12% of the industry is aged between 25-34, according to a recent Equality, Diversity and Inclusion survey, and a meagre 3% are 16–24-year-olds. Rubbing salt in the wound is the growing climate crisis, to which...
Birmingham City University (BCU), an institute dating back to the 1840s, has long been supporting the regional and national landscape architecture industry. For well over 60 years the University's Landscape Architecture postgraduate courses have been helping support students take the first steps to becoming a chartered Landscape Architect. BCU...
Quality and Service (Q&S) Ltd is striving to become “the landscape service provider of choice” but without compromising on its environmentally friendly approach. The privately-owned company works without the use of chemicals, implementing sustainable, biodiverse rich working practices that “aim to challenge the status quo.” With the wholesale...
Lee Connelly sees schools as the “epicentre of children’s gardening.” The podcaster, also known as the Skinny Jean Gardener, has been campaigning for horticulture to be part of the curriculum for years. He launched his own initiative to help make this happen – School Gardening Success – and was recently announced as the gardening and horticulture...
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