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Petersham Nurseries brings glasshouse-inspired houseplant studio to RHS Chelsea
21+ hour, 54+ min ago (179+ words) Petersham Nurseries will make its debut at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show with a Houseplant Studio inspired by the conservatory at Petersham House and the use of plants to create immersive, enclosed spaces. Established 20 years ago by the Boglione…...
Applications open for RHS Master of Horticulture award
20+ hour, 51+ min ago (251+ words) MHort graduates have gone on to lead organisations and businesses across the horticultural sector worldwide, working in areas including botanic gardens, heritage organisations, plant breeding, education, horticultural retail, and design and build. In the UK, alumni work across organisations such…...
From Confucius to conservation: Chinese orchids come to RHS Chelsea
20+ hour, 59+ min ago (324+ words) An international partnership of orchid specialists from the UK, China and the United States will reunite at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show to showcase the iversity of orchids and underline the growing urgency of global conservation efforts. Returning to…...
The quiet garden show: Is a new model emerging?
20+ hour, 17+ min ago (245+ words) This week, we made our first visit to The Newt in Somerset for the inaugural Great Garden Show. Which perhaps explains why The Newt's Great Garden Show felt slightly disorientating at first. There were no rows of retail stands. No…...
Young creators behind Eden Project garden represent Morecambe at RHS Chelsea
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (214+ words) Eight young people from Morecambe who helped shape an RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden head to London to represent their town and share the story behind the project. The RHS Chelsea Eden Project: Bring Me Sunshine Garden pays tribute to…...
The Pig announces sale of Groombridge Place
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (266+ words) The Pig Hotels has confirmed it's selling the Grade I listed estate on the Kent and East Sussex border, which was to be its tenth hotel, ending plans for a major hospitality development at the historic site. However, Styles explained…...
Peter Beales unveils "Kate Moss" at RHS Chelsea 2026
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (161+ words) Norfolk based, Peter Beales roses introduces a new rose named after Kate Moss ahead of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026, following several years of development. The shrub rose, Kate Moss, produces lemon-to-cream blooms and has been bred with a focus…...
Former Heligan apprentice appointed Head Gardener
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (235+ words) The Lost Gardens of Heligan has appointed 26-year-old Henry Welch as its new Head Gardener, completing a return journey that began with a horticultural apprenticeship at the estate. Henry Welch succeeds Nicola Bradley, who left the role at the end…...
Sarah Eberle returns to RHS Chelsea with warning over England's disappearing "edgelands'
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (711+ words) Landscape designer Sarah Eberle returns to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 to spotlight the disappearing "edgelands" between towns and countryside that shaped her childhood and are increasingly under threat from development. Designed for Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) as…...
Colegrave Seabrook Foundation: Production Horticulture bursary recipients announced
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (217+ words) The foundation has announced the first recipients of its new Production Horticulture Work Experience Bursary, offering young horticulturists two weeks of hands-on experience with Hillier Nurseries. The inaugural bursary has been awarded to Zoe Hill, Tree Nursery Officer with the…...