Sunflowers facing the camera

Events

National Amateur Gardening Show 2025

The first show since its relaunch, the National Amateur Gardening Show will take place in July at the South of England Showground in Sussex.

Views over the countryside and farmland in Oxfordshire

Environment

Concerns regarding the Nature Restoration Fund

The UK government unveiled its planning and infrastructure bill which it says will remove barriers and boost housebuilding but has raised ‘growth-washing’ concerns.

Glee trade show for garden industry

Events

Glee launches new Roadshow

The garden and outdoor living trade show, Glee launches a nationwide roadshow for garden retailers.

Book Releases

Design plans for the Demelza Hospice Garden for Children.

Charity

Greenfingers Charity: Garden build updates

An update from the Greenfingers Charity regarding the continuing work at four of its current hospice garden projects: Acorns Children Hospice, Hope House, Chestnut Tree and Bluebell Wood.

Artificial Grass Lawn

Research

Why do people install artificial lawns?

New survey funded by Northumbria University, in collaboration with Newcastle University and the RHS aims to find the reasons behind choosing an artificial lawn and if expectations are met.

Bumblebee flying to different flowers

Wildlife

2024: The worst year for bumblebees recorded

The 2025 BeeWalk Annual Report revealed that 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began, with numbers declining by 22.5% compared to the 2010-2023 average.

London seen from across St James's Park Lake

Regulation

The Green Spaces Bill heard in Parliament

The second reading of MP Caroline Voaden’s Private Members’ Bill took place on the 7th of March, seeking to establish a Government Office for Urban Green Spaces.

Lily Planters made from corten steel, satin polished stainless steel or coloured steel by Them Outdoors & Tom Faulkner

Collaboration

Lily Planter: Tom Faulkner & Them Outdoors

British furniture brand Tom Faulkner is collaborating with Them Outdoors on a distinct set of Lily Planters, made in corten steel, satin polished stainless steel or coloured steel.