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28 April 2011, Explore Renaissance Art to Underground Fungus at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
A fusion of art and horticulture will be unveiled at Hampton Court Palace this July, with a record number of provocative new designs in the Conceptual Gardens category. Renowned for challenging traditional thinking, visitors can explore the forefront of conceptual garden design this summer.

19 March 2011, Spring into a new career in garden design with free Taster Days from Garden Design School
If you’re thinking of embarking on a new career in garden design then why not sign up for a Taster Day with leading garden design vocational course provider, Garden Design School? The Taster Days for the School’s flagship one-year garden design diploma are free of charge and run from the School’s two educational centres in Cobham, Surrey and Bristol.

8 March 2011, UK Nurseries Bring The World To RHS Chelsea
Travel the world with some of the UK’s best nurseries at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. From close to home with a famous Somerset vista, to the Himalayas, the Rwandan forests and the Amazon jungle, UK growers are bringing a world of plants to the 2011 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, sponsored by M&G Investments.

18 December 2010, Stunning Spring Selling Exhibition at Kew Gardens
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is delighted to announce its first exhibition of original botanical artwork that will be for sale, at The Shirley Sherwood Gallery for Botanical Art. ‘From Eye to Hand’ will consist of paintings by artists whose work already features in the Kew Collection, and who were invited to submit material for this exhibition. A commission taken from sales will support the work of Kew, contribute to the ongoing development of The Shirley Sherwood Gallery for Botanical Art, and to the care of Kew’s art collection.

23 November 2010, Richard Mabey in conversation with Stephen Hopper Director of Kew Gardens
On 1st December there is a rare opportunity to hear bestselling author Richard Mabey in conversation with the Director of Kew, Professor Stephen Hopper.

14 November 2010, Investing In The Horticulturalists Of The Future
In the current challenging economic environment and with tuition fees set to increase students are feeling the pinch more than most. This academic year the David Colegrave Foundation has four scholarships to invest in the horticulturalists of the future.

19 October 2010, RHS Gardening Events 2011

11 July 2010, RHS Appoints Sue Biggs As Director General
RHS has announced the appointment of Sue Biggs as Director General. She will take up the post in August, succeeding Gordon Seabright, who has been acting Director General since September 2009. More...

6 June 2010, RHS appoints Jim Gardiner as Director of Horticulture
The Royal Horticultural Society today announced the appointment of Jim Gardiner as Director of Horticulture. More...

24 April 2010, Lords debate calls on Government to take on board garden industry concerns about hosepipe bans
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is encouraged by the Government’s assurances that it will involve the gardening industry in ongoing discussions over a Code of Practice on Hosepipe Bans during this week’s concluding debates on the Flood and Water Management Bill. More...

14 April 2010, RHS launches its first ever iPhone app – Grow Your Own for the digital age
As part of its highly successful Grow Your Own campaign, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has launched its first ever iPhone application - designed to help novice gardeners and would-be growers develop their own fruit and veg patch in whatever space they have available. More...

07 March 2010, Statement by the Growing Media Association in relation to Legionella longbeachae
In response to a recent story regarding a number of cases of Legionella longbeachae linked to potting compost in Scotland the Growing Media Association has released the following statement: More...

23 February 2010, Search launched for elusive deadly plant for UK’s only Poison Garden collection
Alnwick Garden starts appeal to find Strychnine tree for notorious Poison Garden. National hunt for deadly plant draws blank. More...

10 February 2010, New Appointment to HTA Board Strengthens Landscape Representation
Mark Gregory, the vice chairman of the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL), has been appointed to the HTA Board. More...

26 January 2010, John Innes Manufacturers Association Moves Under HTA Umbrella
The management and administration of the John Innes Manufacturers Association (JIMA) has moved to the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA). More...

29 July 2010, Take your career in a new direction this autumn with a garden design diploma
With the new academic year on the horizon, why not sign up for a course that could take your career in a whole new direction? Garden Design School offers a one-year diploma course in garden design from its two study centres: Painshill Park in Cobham, Surrey, and the University of Bristol Botanic Garden. More...

22 July 2010, APL & SGD Autumn Workshop
This year’s Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) and Society of Garden Designers (SGD) autumn workshop will be held at Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Glasshouses on Thursday 23 September 2010. Planting ideas and making them last is the title of workshop which provides a great opportunity for APL and SGD members to get together to listen and share experiences. More...

22 July 2010, Olivia Stewart from Oxford Wins RHS Silver Gilt Medal
Olivia Stewart, from Oxford, was awarded a prestigious Silver Gilt Medal at the RHS Young Designer of the Year competition at RHS Show Tatton Park yesterday. The Show is organised by the Royal Horticultural Society in Cheshire and runs until 25 July. More...

15 July 2010, Oxford College of Garden Design
The Most Important Step for those Considering a Second Career in Garden Design. Places are now Being Offered for a Unique 4 Day Taster Course 6 to 9 September. More...

14 July 2010, UK's largest collection of David Austin roses bloom in The Alnwick Garden
The UK’s largest collection of David Austin roses has spectacularly burst into bloom at The Alnwick Garden, creating a stunning display of summer colour and fragrance. More...

4 July 2010, From Bees to Thailand: Gardens at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2010
The UK’s biggest gardening show is back in full bloom this summer in the dramatic and historically rich grounds of Hampton Court Palace, with an array of gardens to capture the imagination of visitors. More...

3 June 2010, Olivia Stewart is Announced as a Finalist in the RHS Designer of the Year Competition
Olivia Stewart, from Oxford, has just been announced as one of three finalists in the prestigious RHS Young Designer of the Year competition. Olivia, who is a graduate of the Oxford College of Garden Design, will be designing a show garden at RHS Show Tatton Park, to be held on 21-25 June. More...

24 May 2010, Transport for London Open Garden Squares Weekend
"Exclusive Access” More than 120 private gardens open their gates for London Open Squares Weekend. London Parks & Gardens Trust is offering the opportunity to visit more than 120 private gardens & squares as part of Open Garden Squares Weekend, which will take place on June 12 & 13, 2010. More...

27 April 2010, Applications Being Taken for One of the Leading Garden Design Courses in the World
The postgraduate level Diploma in Residential Garden Design offered by the Oxford College of Garden Design is widely regarded as one of the leading garden design courses in the world. Held at St Hugh's College Oxford, which is set in 14 acres of beautiful landscaped gardens, applications are currently being taken for the next 1 year fast-track course which starts on 30th September 2010. More...

30 March 2010, Cardiff Shows RHS It's Capital For Shopping
Amongst the show gardens at this year’s RHS Show Cardiff in the parklands of Cardiff Castle April 16-18 (www.rhs.org.uk/cardiff) is a design that first appeared at last year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show – attracting the attention of BAFTA award winning actor Bill Nighy and Gavin and Stacey star Alison Steadman. More...

10 February 2010, Gardens for Life Ltd announced Supreme Winner of the Association of Professional Landscapers Awards 2010
Gardens For Life Ltd has scooped the top award at the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) Awards 2010 for the design and construction of a stunning natural garden with a bold and dramatic planting scheme. More...

10 February 2010, 2010 Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
The world’s largest annual gardening show is renowned for providing a taste of the good life, with more “grow your own” inspiration than any other UK event and an abundance of green initiatives and topical features. In recent years it has gained a reputation for providing some of the world’s best conceptual gardens. More...

11 November 2009, FHTA discusses the future of peat reduction with Defra Minister
The importance of Government working closely with the growing media manufacturers, growers and retailers was strongly emphasised in a meeting between HTA and Defra Minister Huw Irranca-Davies last week. More...

18 October 2009, HTA’s PlantforLife campaign highlights the next phase of Grow Your Own
HTA’s PlantforLife campaign highlights the next phase of Grow Your Own as research reveals over two thirds of UK gardeners admit they don’t grow their own fruit. More...

28 August 2009, RHS Shows Listings 2010
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK's leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening. Its charitable work includes undertaking scientific research into issues affecting gardeners, holding plant trials and educational events and activities. The shows it organises are a great source of inspiration. Visiting one or more of the shows in 2010 will be well worth the time you spend there. More...

27 June 2009, Code Of Practice For Water Usage
With news that the UK climate is set to increase by between 2-6 degrees centigrade over the next 70 years the garden industry is calling for a Code of Practice for water usage in order that gardeners are not unfairly restricted during times of drought. More...

30 April 2010, What’s new in the Great Pavilion at the 2010 RHS Chelsea Flower Show
A huge floral Chinook will ‘hover’ above visitors in the Great Pavilion at the 2010 RHS Chelsea Flower show. Other new sights will include the revamped Continuous Learning category with a ‘Power of Plants’ theme, florists creating floral plant parasols and collection of exhibitors at the show for the first time. More...

24 April 2010, RHS Tree of Knowledge – nation’s greatest ideas for biodiversity in the garden at RHS Chelsea
The RHS is calling on the nation to share ideas to support biodiversity in the garden. The 50 best ideas will feature on The RHS Tree of Knowledge, in the Great Pavilion, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Jeremy Irons, Greg Wise, Julian Fellowes and Nicki Chapman first to share ideas. More...

17 April 2010, Free Garden Design Consultations At The Chelsea Flower Show
For visitors to the Chelsea Flower Show who have been inspired by the wealth of exciting garden designs and are wondering how to get started on their own garden, The Society of Garden Designers (SGD) has the answer. More...

14 April 2010, The Second Annual Great London Garden Trail Comes To Town
Over the May Day Bank Holiday, a selection of professionally designed gardens will be opened to the public, forming the second annual ‘Great London Garden Trail’, to celebrate the launch of the latest RHS title, How to Grow Practically Everything. The trail, which is FREE, will take place on Monday 3rd May 2010. More...

14 April 2010, RHS Cardiff Show On The Lookout For Pests
The Royal Horticultural Society will be calling on Welsh gardeners to plot pests when they hold their annual show in the parklands of Cardiff Castle April 16-18. More...

30 March 2010, Home Grown at Hampton Court
Did you know that sweet potatoes, tomatillos and rice can all now be grown in British gardens? Home Grown is a major new feature at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, demonstrating the diverse range of fruit, vegetables, cut flowers and nursery stock that can now be grown on home soil. More...

12 March 2010, RHS London Greener Gardening Show
Flowers for birds, bees and butterflies will transform the RHS London Flower Show into a honey pot for wildlife this April. There'll be a wealth of information available, shops selling what you need to get gardening, and, of course, displays from some of the UK’s best nurseries, helping make any garden wildlife friendly. More...

04 February 2010, Roger Platts to create 2010 Show Garden at RHS Chelsea
Eight years since his last show garden, one of UK gardeners’ favourite designers returns to London’s premier event. More...

03 February 2010, Birthdays, adventure, new plants, veteran showmen; get set for the 2010 Great Pavilion
The return of vegetable guru Medwyn Williams, 100 maples for a 100th birthday and a major display promoting “Adventures in Gardening” are some of the highlights in the Great Pavilion at the 2010 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. More...

25 January 2010, The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, sponsored by M & G Investments, 25-29 May
The crème de la crème of the garden world will be wowing visitors at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2010. Leading designers such as Tom Stuart-Smith, Tom Hoblyn, James Wong and Andy Sturgeon have drawn inspiration from literature, romance, the Far East and the Fynbos of South Africa, promising gardens to delight visitors. More...

13 January 2010, Kew’s Tropical Extravaganza – bursting with biodiversity and dripping with colour
Visit the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew’s ‘Tropical Extravaganza’ and be transported from the frosts of February to a sizzling orchid oasis dripping with colour. More...

05 December 2009, M&G to sponsor RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Flower power; 2010 RHS Chelsea blooming with new headline sponsor, top designers and UK’s best nurseries. More...

28 October 2009, Fine Artist, Sarah Naybour…..The Next Gertrude Jekyll?
Talented new Oxford College of Garden Design graduate, Sarah Naybour, has won the prestigious Student Designer Of The Year (2009) competition. More...

07 January 2010, Win £5,000 to Create a Garden at BBC Gardeners' World Live 2010
NS&I announces Growing Gardens Today competition for established & aspiring garden designers. More...

21 November 2009, RHS Search for UK’s Best Young Designer
The RHS is searching for the UK’s best young garden designer and calling for designers and students, aged 28 and younger, to enter a new national competition to win the title RHS Young Designer of the Year. More...

26 September 2009, Autumn Colour and High Adventure at Treehouse Towers
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) celebrates its 250th anniversary with a season of colour and the opening of Treehouse Towers – a new outdoor play area for kids to enjoy this autumn. More...

13 May 2009, Learn about the birds and the bees at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Gardens are a vital refuge and food source for wildlife and this year the RHS Chelsea Flower Show is a hive of activity with plants and habitats for birds, bugs, bees and butterflies. With the plight of the humble bee and decline of certain butterfly species, the world’s premier gardening event will provide valuable ideas to help support wildlife in the garden. More...

10 May 2009, Reuse, Recycle, Reclaim; Accessorise Your Garden On A Budget
Within the gorgeous gardens, perfect plant displays and great gardening accessory stands some clever ways and inspirational ideas to brighten up outside spaces on a budget are emerging at the world’s premier gardening event, the 2009 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, sponsored by Marshalls. More...

9 May 2009, David Bellamy counts down to opening of conservation showcase attraction - Future Gardens
Today, Professor Dr David Bellamy got his hands dirty helping out in the final stages of the eco-planting for the world-class new conservation showcase, Future Gardens which is set to open on 5th June this year. More...

18 April 2009, The Great London Garden Trail Comes to Town
Over the May Day Bank Holiday, a selection of fantastically designed gardens will be opened to the public, forming the ‘Great London Garden Trail’, to celebrate the launch of the new RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Design. The trail, which is FREE, will take place on Monday 4th May 2009. More...

10 April 2009, Quilted Velvet Garden At The 2009 Chelsea Flower Show
Quilted Velvet will be unveiling a hat-trick of spectacular show gardens this year, opening with the Quilted Velvet Garden at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show in May. More...

10 April 2009, The World’s Largest Annual Gardening Event To Fuel Nation’s Appetite For Grow Your Own
Whet your appetite at the world’s largest annual gardening event. An allotment, food growers, cookery theatre, sustainable gardens, chicken run and gardens brimming with edible delights make the 20th Anniversary Hampton Court Palace Flower Show the destination to help you grow your own and bring a taste of the good life into your home. More...

2 April 2009, Exciting New Garden Show At Holdenby!
Holdenby Garden Show sponsored by Haddonstone: Sat 9th and Sun 10th May 2009. This summer sees the launch of a fantastic new event that is to be of interest to all those who love gardens and outdoor living. The Holdenby Garden Show sponsored by Haddonstone, will take place in the middle of May, just outside Northampton in a beautiful country house setting. More...

12 March 2009, The RHS London Greener Gardening Show
Blooms for birds, bees and butterflies, homes for hedgehogs, an insect house, a beehive and an avenue of trees will transform the RHS Lawrence Hall into a honey pot for urban and rural gardeners looking to support declining species and attract wildlife into their gardens. The 2009 RHS London Greener Gardening Show will demonstrate how to create a wildlife haven without letting your garden go wild. More...

25 February 2009, Future Gardens Unveils Exclusive Designs To Be Showcased At Inaugural Summer Event
Future Gardens, the launch-pad of the ground-breaking Butterfly World Project near St Albans, has unveiled the 12 outstanding designs that will feature at its much anticipated inaugural designer garden event opening on 5th June 2009. More...

15 February 2009, Help For Heroes is going to the Chelsea Flower show.
All Seasons Design and Landscaping are proud to announce that their Help for Heroes Sanctuary Garden, designed for prominent UK charity Help for Heroes and generously funded by B&Q, has been selected for exhibition at the Chelsea Flower Show in May 2009. More...

13 February 2009, Fit to Bloom; the Jewel in the Crown of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
The number of applications to exhibit in the Great Pavilion, the heart of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, sponsored by Marshalls, has soared this year, according to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), organiser of the world's most famous gardening event. More...

12 February 2009, Art and Gardening; 2009 Chelsea set to be a Masterpiece
Drawing and digging, sculpture and secateurs, paintings and plants; designers at the 2009 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, sponsored by Marshalls, are merging art and gardening to create a masterpiece of a show. Designs at the world's most famous gardening event will illustrate how the garden itself can be a form of art and ways to merge nature and art in outside spaces. More...

21 June 2009, Inchbald Garden Design & Drawing Course
The course is a 15 week Garden Design & Drawing course and starts 1st Monday of each month and gives students worldwide the opportunity to study with the renowned Inchbald School from their home base and in their own time.  More...

16 June 2009, BBC Gardeners' World Live 2009 Show Garden Photos
Some of the inspirational garden designs on show at the BBC Gardeners' World Live Show 2009 in Birmingham, UK. More...

6 June 2009, Ground-breaking Future Gardens Unveiled
On 4th June 2009 the impressive new 27 acre Future Gardens visitor attraction near St Albans was unveiled by actress and patron Emilia Fox. The pioneering conservation project, open from June to October, represents a notable achievement in the current economic environment. It is estimated that 200,000 visitors of all ages will explore the inspirational gardens over the next four months. More...

25 May 2009, Tickets Now On Sale For Transport For London's Open Garden Squares Weekend
Tickets are now available for Transport for London’s Open Garden Squares Weekend, which takes place over the weekend of June 13 & 14, 2009. Organised by the London Parks & Gardens Trust, more than 190 gardens throughout Greater London will be participating, with 25 taking part for the first time. More...

20 May 2009, Photos of the Show Gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2009
Some photos of this year's amazing show gardens by the world's top designers at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2009. Also the urban and contemporary gardens. More...

20 February 2009, David Austin Garden Design Days
Held at David Austin’s Plant Centre and Gardens, in Albrighton, Wolverhampton, these days have been created for gardeners who would like help to get started on a garden design project. More...

19 February 2009, Welcome to Henry VIII’s Tudor court!
Hampton Court Palace was reputed to be the favourite residence of the famous Tudor king, Henry VIII, and to celebrate the 500th anniversary of his ascension to the throne, the Royal Horticultural Society has made the Tudor period a key theme of the 2009 RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. Six different garden designs will be displayed, each representing one of Henry VIII’s six wives. More...

29 January 2009, Kew Appoints Landscape Architect
In its 250^th year the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is commissioning GROSS. MAX. landscape architects to create a long-term plan to shape the Gardens for future generations. This landscape masterplan will be the first comprehensive analysis and design for Kew since William Nesfield's proposals in the 1840s. More...

30 November 2008, Councils' Green Credentials Assessed In New Report
The Horticultural Trades Association's (HTA) Greening the UK campaign will today alert Councils in England of the need to improve the control mechanism to ensure that the level of green planting outlined in planning agreements is installed and maintained. More...

18 October 2008, RHS Shows Listings 2009
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK's leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening. Its charitable work includes undertaking scientific research into issues affecting gardeners, holding plant trials and educational events and activities. The shows it organises are a great source of inspiration. Visiting one or more of the shows in 2009 will be well worth the time you spend there. More...

29 November 2008, Calling City Dwellers To Green-up; Urban Design Key Theme at New RHS Show
The UK's foremost gardening charity and organiser of the worlds most famous flower shows, the RHS, is creating an event in the heart of London to help urbanites make the most of their outside spaces. Part of the 'new look' London shows, The RHS Plant and Design Show will take place on 17 - 18 February, in the RHS Horticultural Halls, Greycoat Street, SW1. More...

29 November 2008, RHS flower show tickets on sale
Tickets to the 2009 RHS flower shows are now on sale. If you want a gift for the gardener in your life, a special day out for you and a friend or an excuse to indulge your passion for plants, get your tickets early to make sure you're ahead of the gardening game for ideas and inspiration from some of the world's best flower shows. More...

30 July 2008, Autumn Colour At Kew
With the leaves beginning to turn to a glorious array of burnt oranges, browns and reds, Kew Gardens invites visitors for a last chance to come and celebrate its festival of trees, in a beautiful setting. Kew's autumn festival runs until Sunday the 2nd of November 2008. More...

08 July 2008, Global Plant Trade Poses Increased Risk of Alien Diseases Attacking Gardens and the Countryside
Alien pests and diseases inadvertently imported on exotic plants are threatening the plants in our gardens and across the countryside, according to a report launched today (Tuesday 8th July) by a scientific working group led by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). More...

06 July 2008, Plant Fair at The Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park
British growers offering specialist and rare varieties of plants and prestigious nurseries, many of whom are exhibitors at Chelsea and Hampton Court offering a wide range of unusual plants not widely available elsewhere. More...

03 June 2008, Charity Auction Site Offers Garden Enthusiasts A Dream Garden Re-Design
Have you been watching The Chelsea Flower show with envious eyes, wishing that your garden could look like those featured? Well here’s your chance to make that dream a reality! Charity auction site, www.buyoncegivetwice.com has a fantastic auction lot that would delight any horticultural fan – a garden re-design by Chelsea Flower Show star Rachel de Thame. More...

30 May 2008, Surrey Sculture Society Exhibition At The Savill Garden
The Surrey Sculpture Society will be showing nearly 100 pieces of original sculpture at The Royal Landscape’s Savill Garden and Savill Building, Windsor Great Park, from 31 May to 6 July. Visitors will also have the opportunity to find out more about sculpture with a special weekend of artist demonstrations in the Garden on 7 and 8 June. More...

24 April 2008, Experience the High-life at Kew Gardens with the Xstrata Treetop Walkway
The pioneering structure of the Xstrata Treetop Walkway is an ingenious design based on a Fibonacci numerical sequence, often found in nature’s growth patterns. Designed by Marks Barfield Architects, the architects of the London Eye, it has a low environmental impact in keeping with the overall underlying environmental message behind the festival. More...

9 April 2008, Unique Scholarship Opportunity For Keen Gardeners
As part of their 25th birthday celebrations in the academic year 2008/9, the renowned English Gardening School will make available one free place on each of the School’s One Year Diploma Courses in either Practical Horticulture or Plants and Plantsmanship. Courses take place at the Chelsea Physic Garden in central London, with practical working sessions at well known gardens such as Glyndebourne. More...

2 April 2008, New Gallery of Botanical Art Opens at Kew Gardens 19th April 2008
The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art at Kew Gardens, opening on 19 April 2008, is the first gallery in the world dedicated to botanical art and will be open to the public all year round. The gallery, designed by award-winning architects Walters and Cohen, will exhibit precious works of art from the collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Dr Shirley Sherwood, many of which have never been on public display before. More...

28 February 2008, It's hip to be square: Topiary's back at the 2008 RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is the place to spot new gardening trends, and this year is shaping up to be top for topiary, as formal, clipped design returns to the show. The 2008 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, sponsored by Marshalls Landscapes Plc, takes place on 20-24 May. More...

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