In memory and celebration of Elspeth Thompson The search is on for gardeners whose efforts against the odds to create beauty and solace touch the lives of others in a new award launched by The Sunday Telegraph in association with The Conservation Foundation and Green & Black’s...

Yew and Yours Ten year check up for The Conservation Foundation’s Millennium Yews A decade after 7,000 young yews propagated from 43 of the UK’s oldest living trees  were planted to celebrate the new millennium in parishes throughout the UK,  The Conservation...

Individualism replaces conformity in gardeningThe second annual Global Garden Report from Husqvarna and Gardena reveals that in 2010 and the coming years, individualism in gardening is on the rise, replacing conformity. It’s all about self-expressive gardening to create a private Eden and...

World’s leading garden plant conservation charity welcomes Alan! Alan Titchmarsh, Britain’s favourite gardener, is the new President of the garden plant conservation charity, Plant Heritage.  Through his television programmes such as BBC Gardeners World, Ground Force and How...

To celebrate Thrive’s debut garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, we are holding a fantastic prize draw. The lucky winners will receive 2 free tickets for the show on 26th May 2010 with an early evening behind the scenes tour with prominent garden designer and RHS judge Andrew Fisher...

I have just returned after three days from The Hard Landscaping Show,  at the Ricoh Arena near Coventry. Although this was a first time for the show produced by Marwood Events, and despite the economic gloom, I was impressed not only by the quality and variety of products on display but also...

26th February  2010NETWORKING!  NFU MUTUAL AND THE GARDEN NETWORK JOIN FORCESRural insurer NFU Mutual is delighted to announce a new affinity partnership with the Garden Network From 1st March 2010, NFU Mutual will become the Garden Network’s exclusive insurance provider,...

National Savings & Investments (NS&I) has announced the winners of its Growing Gardens Today competition and selected 3 sustainable garden designs to be built at BBC Gardeners' World Live 2010.The winners, based in Devon, Reading and North Yorkshire, will all receive a £5,000...

Food, Inc. premiered on Monday 8 February and is now showing nationwide. This Oscar nominated documentary lifts the lid on industrial agriculture. The Soil Association is the official charity partner and we offer positive solutions to the issues raised in the film. We’ve already received a...

As part of an ongoing programme of engagement with Government the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) recently met with representatives from the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (DBIS). DBIS is a department that is becoming increasingly important for the garden industry and the...