New research from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and Frank P Matthews has revealed the ability of garden trees to deliver a broad suite of benefits under the UK’s changing climate. A total of 19 trees were chosen by gardeners for their aesthetics, which were...
The environment secretary, Dame Angela Eagle, announces local communities will receive £79m to restore nature and adapt to climate change. She also announced that £53m will be invested between April 2027 and March 2030 to plant up to 500,000 new trees outside...
Beth Chatto's Plants and Gardens Julia Boulton and Jo Waters will be sharing their experience of public space planting into sand and rubble inside the Outdoor Living and Nurture Theatre at FutureScape. Taking place at 2pm on Tuesday 13 October, the session will also cover the planting's ongoing care requirements. Boulton, Beth Chatto's chief...
From building the right foundations to subgrade assessment, the Paving Demonstrations at next week's FutureScape will be helping contractors avoid the common pitfalls and create long-lasting landscapes. Held in partnership with online resource Paving Site and hosted by its co-founder Gareth Wilson, the demonstrations across the two days...
National construction company Band of Builders (BoB) has announced the launch of a new bursary scheme which will provide young people entering the industry with extra finacial support. The overall construction industry is "screaming out for a new generation of tradespeople," including landscapers, says BoB, but the costs of essential equipment,...
Planning permission for the regeneration of Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester has been granted after receiving no objections to the proposals. The plans will create a more colourful, vibrant, safer and more inviting Piccadilly Gardens. Key elements include creating more green space including lawn, trees, planting, seating and colourful...
This year's SoilsCon welcomed eight speakers who covered a variety of different topics, backed with case studies and personal expertise. The event took place on 1 October 2026 at Phyllis Court in Henley-on-Thames, also hosting several exhibitors such as Bury Hill and the Woodhorn Group. The seventh industry soils event organised by Tim O'Hare...
Composite decking is usually judged on what it is made of. Millboard makes the case that on its resin mineral decking and cladding, the layer on top does just as much to determine how a project performs. Ask most people what makes a composite board perform and they will talk about what it is made of. Recycled content, wood fibre percentages,...
The Horticultural Trades Association’s (HTA) Horticulture, The Conference took place at London’s Barbican Centre on Thursday 24 September 2026. The Conference aims to inform and support environmental horticulture businesses as they prepare for the future. Industry experts, political figures, a meteorologist, an economist, and experts in...
Mott MacDonald’s Jonathan Ramsay will be reflecting on the lessons learned from the Thames Tideway Tunnel project at this year’s FutureScape. Speaking in the Placemaking Theatre, the chartered landscape architect will be focusing on how major infrastructure projects can create lasting value for host communities, London’s new “super...
“Colour, contrast and confusion” could define autumn this year, say National Trust experts, as the effects of an exceptionally hot, dry summer create the prospect of vibrant colours alongside early leaf fall and unusual flowering, with the potential for striking differences across the country. Luke Barley, senior national specialist in trees and...
The Young People in Horticulture Association (YPHA) has welcomed its second cohort onto its Management Development Programme, bringing together 12 young horticulture professionals from businesses and organisations across the industry. The 2026-27 programme began at Pershore College on Tuesday 29 September, with delegates completing the first of...
Studio Egret West has submitted a planning application for the remaining 16 acres of the Battersea Power Station regeneration. The application, which revises the original masterplan put together by Rafael Viñoly, proposes up to 3.2 million sq ft of residential, commercial and leisure space across 16 acres, the future phases of Battersea Power...
As the dust begins to settle after the hottest summer on record, public parks reveal how they are dealing with the UK's changing climate. Even the most dedicated sun lovers are breathing a sigh of relief as the UK recovers from its hottest summer on record - but it's not just people that were suffering. The extreme weather has taken a toll on the...
From water scarcity to the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the Placemaking Theatre at this year’s FutureScape will be focusing on the future of our green spaces. The theatre, in association with Lantra, explores some of the vital topics impacting stakeholders involved in creating commercial landscapes and public spaces, from...
The Royal Parks charity has released its very first Horticulture Vision, set to reimagine the eight Royal Parks across London reflective of a changing climate. Led by head of horticulture and landscape strategy, Matthew Pottage, the Vision identifies Central London's heat island effect, and how the parks can be tailored into resilient spaces with...
From 30 September to 2 October 2026, the 36th edition of GrootGroenPlus will take place at the BCT site near the Hazeldonk border crossing in the municipality of Zundert. This year, the international trade fair for the tree nursery sector is dedicated to the theme ‘Growing Together’. The fair highlights the importance of collaboration, innovation...
AsterSketch, a new planting design platform, has been unveiled to landscape and garden professionals as a tool to connect design, research and presentation. At its heart, the Living Plant Model™ is a plant database and design engine build around an initial library of more than 10,000 plants. AsterSketch has been designed to work with multiple...
Plans for the University of Cambridge's new mixed-use neighbourhood, Eddington, has been approved. Grant Associates has worked closely with the University of Cambridge Estates Division to develop the landscape strategy as part of a multidisciplinary team led by HawkinsBrown. More than one third of the development will be retained as green and...
This weekend, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is unveiling a new landmark at RHS Garden Bridgewater in Salford, Greater Manchester. The Yangzhou Scholars' Garden is the new centrepiece of the seven-acre Chinese Streamside Garden. More than eight years in the making, the garden is the result of an ambitious international collaboration of...
Homeowners on the Wirral Peninsula wanted to make the most of their picturesque surroundings by adding a first-floor balcony deck to their barn conversion – but with one important requirement: they also wanted the area beneath the balcony to function as an extra outdoor living space. Their decking installer made it possible to achieve both by...
The Value of Green Spaces report has been launched at Horticulture, The Conference, hosted by the Horticulture Trades Association (HTA). The report, which stands within the HTA's Value series, following The Value of Gardens (2023) and The Value of Plants (2023), analyses the economic, environmental and health contribution of environmental...
The second stage of Selfton Council's consultation into the regeneration of the Town Hall Gardens in Southport have begun. A £10m investment regeneration project for the site was announced last June after the gardens became a key focal point for the community following the tragic events that happened in July 2024. Funded by the UK government, the...
Wildlife charity People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is urging volunteers across the UK to record sightings of wild mammals in green spaces in its Living with Mammals survey. The public are urged to record species such as foxes, hedgehogs and squirrels in spaces such as private gardens, public parks and other green spaces from September...
The first-ever Universal Resort in Europe is coming to the UK, set to transform Bedford and the UK economy generating £50bn of economic benefit, 20,000 jobs during construction and a further 8,000 direct jobs once operational. With preparation works already underway, with help from companies such as Ground Control and LDA Design, other supporting...
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) and the Gardens Trust have joined forces to create a coalition of organisations across the horticulture and landscape industries to urge the government to make long-term investment in the UK's green infrastructure a national priority. Detailed within a joint letter to the secretary of state for housing,...
The Barbican Centre has secured planning permission to transform its one-acre Sculpture Court into a new, fully accessible public square that will open in 2030. Located above the Concert Hall, the Court was originally conceived as a space where people could experience art and architecture. However, its limited accessibility and poor seating meant...
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