Despite being based in Essex, marketing assistant for RUBI, Emily MacLean has recently found herself much further south than usual, involved in what is being called “The Plymouth Project.” MacLean and the team at RUBI discovered the project when a lady, Hannah, had...
Matthew Pottage has been a well-known name within the industry for the last two decades working with the RHS, now taking on his latest venture as Head of Horticulture and Landscape Strategy at The Royal Parks charity. Pottage fell in love with gardening from an early...
Following the start of the YPHA Launch Success Challenge in the Netherlands, the ten delegates now take on the next step on their journey to bring to market a brand-new variety of begonia. Welcomed to Hyve in London for a back-to-back masterclass with Michael Perry (AKA Mr Plant Geek), Natalie Boynton and Jane Lawler, the delegates were divided...
Following the success at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024, little interviews goes "live at Chelsea" to catch up with some of the garden designers that Pro Landscaper has been following throughout their Chelsea journey. The Bridgerton Garden is a secretive and secluded space, based on Penelope Featherington, a wallflower-like character from...
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 it's not been the easiest journey so far, as Hoblyn explains how his biggest...
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 Wisley, Surrey, put forward a ‘Design and Build’ project. The winning design is...
The Young People in Horticulture Association is a group that was created to unite those under 35s working in horticulture, to better facilitate collaboration, education, and innovation. Its primary focus is exploring ways the industry can attract a younger demographic, both as future horticultural employees and as customers for garden centres. ...
Following the success at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024, little interviews goes "live at Chelsea" to catch up with some of the garden designers that Pro Landscaper has been following throughout their Chelsea journey. The Stroke Association’s Garden for Recovery is a peaceful, sensory space to support stroke recovery. Highlighting that the...
The Pro Landscaper 30 Under 30: The Next Generation initiative has been running since 2015, and has seen 270 winners of this prestigious award. It has helped to propel them into the landscaping limelight, with most of the winners going on to bigger and better things since collecting their award. It’s the only industry search for the most...
Following the success at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024, little interviews goes "live at Chelsea" to catch up with some of the garden designers that Pro Landscaper has been following throughout their Chelsea journey. The Freedom from Torture Garden: A Sanctuary for Survivors is a place of sanctuary, peace, and hope where horticultural therapy...
There are just three weeks left to enter the Pro Landscaper Sustainability & Biodiversity Awards. Launched in 2023, 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/manufacturing and the people making this happen. Winners...
RHS Young Designer of the Year Finalist 2023, Ollie Pike returns to the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park to reveal his second show garden, “This Garden Isn’t Finished Without You.” Landscape Architect and Garden Designer at Pike Studio grew up in rural South-West England where he was very lucky in his childhood that nature was always so readily...
Majestic Trees has just had its most successful peat-free trial yet. The Hertfordshire based nursery showcased the results of its efforts at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival last week, bringing with it several peat-free trees including a Prunus x yedoensis that featured on Arit Anderson’s RHS Peat-Free Garden. After 10 years of...
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...
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...
With the general election on the horizon and party manifestos dominating the headlines, Pro Landscaper looks to the land-based industry to ask the question; what does it want from the next UK government’s green agenda? Green-skill promotion “I would like to see properly funded and promoted green skills training. There is so much spoken...
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...
Pro Landscaper’s 30 Under 30 Awards in association with Green-tech launched earlier this year in the search for the tenth class of the industry's up and coming proffessionals. With just over a month left to enter, Green-tech explain why the company is so keen to support the awards and how its messages align with what the awards represent. Why is...
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...
In November 2023, Abigail Bradshaw was announced as the Land-based and Environment Learner (LBEL) Award winner for Landscaping and Horticulture. Bradshaw has been studying at Shuttleworth College - part of the Bedford College Group - where she is undertaking the Level 2 Horticulture and Landscape Operative. Pro Landscaper and land-based training...
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:...
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...
The Future of Commercial Landscaping in association with Ecoscape brought together a variety of speakers to offer different perspectives on some of the key opportunities and challenges in the sector. Attendees heard from contractors and landscape architects as well as from their potential clients – all of which offered a plethora of insights...
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...
Pro Landscaper’s 30 Under 30: The Next Generation, in association with Green-tech, has been running since 2015, recognising 270 winners so far, helping to propel them into the landscaping limelight, with most of the winners going on to bigger and better things since collecting the prestigious award. Now, the search is on for the 10th class to...
After 10 and a half years working with Tony Benger Landscaping, George Trott has decided to “branch out” and take his interest in arboriculture to the next level with the launch of his own business, G Trott Tree Consultancy. Trott came into the industry by chance whilst working on a holiday park when he was offered some extra work assisting the...
It was whilst frantically watering her plants in 40-degree heat that Sam Proctor had the idea for a garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Her pots were drying out quickly and she was having to use copious amounts of tap water to keep them alive. “I thought it was mad to be using drinking water to water them, when we know that London and the...
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