Garden Design News
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, 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...
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...
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...
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