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Caitlin Moran and Adam Frost host new gardening podcast

Caitlin Moran and Adam Frost host new gardening podcast

Cold Glass Productions has announced the launch of Outsiding, a new digital entertainment podcast franchise hosted by garden designer and TV presenter Adam Frost, alongside broadcaster and author Caitlin Moran.

Set outside, the hosts will be constantly surrounded by nature, looking to uncover a side of celebrity guests not usually revealed in interviews.

No episode will be shot inside a studio, as the outdoors remains its constant backdrop.

Frost is set to use his gardening expertise to provide accessible, practical advice to help Moran, while audiences watch over.

Episodes will be released every Thursday, available to watch on YouTube. The franchise will also span between long-form podcast content and short-form YouTube shorts, TikTok and Instagram videos. Outsiding will also host its own Substack, where subscribers will receive additional video content, photos and articles.

Moran says, “Three years ago, I put a wish out into the universe: I wanted a gardening friend. None of my friends are into gardening, and I desperately wanted someone to nerd out with about soil, and who would really appreciate my dazzling “strike an epimedium”* joke.”

As her wish comes true, Frost adds:

“I can’t wait to spend time with Caitlin every week. My hope for this podcast is that it makes people smile – after that everything is a bonus.”

The first podcast guest will be comedian and TV presenter Bob Mortimer, now available to watch or listen to.

Husqvarna introduces social media star as new garden ambassador

Husqvarna introduces social media star as new garden ambassador

Husqvarna introduces its new garden ambassador, Jonny Hincks, as a means of connecting people to nature and outdoor spaces.

On 5 March, Husqvarna hosted its Spring social, inviting names from across the industry to take a look at the new wire-free robotic mowers powered by AI vision technology.

Hincks, also known as @gardenwithjonny, blew up on Instagram a couple of years ago, and is known for his love for lawns.

Now boasting 1.8m followers on the social media app, the new ambassador also has a strong following on both Facebook and TikTok.

Husqvarna says the ambassadorship comes from a “shared passion for gardening, innovation, and sustainability, this partnership is all about inspiring more people to connect with their outdoor spaces and the power of nature.”

Hincks’ book, Garden Yourself Happy, will be published on 18 March 2026. It follows the importance of connecting with nature featuring tips and practical advice for keen gardeners.

7 horticultural media musts

7 horticultural media musts

Your next must-read, must-see and must-listen to, as recommended by Pro Landscaper after a busy year of fresh releases from across the industry. 

Fellow industry professionals, companies and associations have been busy this year. From book launches to all-new podcasts, this list should keep you occupied for a good few weekends.

Our top seven recommendations:

BALI, Dip Deep

A fortnightly podcast, Dip Deep by the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI), each episode brings together the voices shaping the future of landscaping, from expert contractors and suppliers to policy leaders and innovators.

From discussions of sustainability and skills shortages to dispute resolution, design trends and new technology, Dig Deep gives insight, advice and stories from those working in the heart of the industry.

Dig Deep can be listened to on Spotify, here.

Tyler Grange, The Gathering 

Launched by The Growth Collective, The Gathering is a new monthly podcast dedicated to practical advice and ideas for personal growth joined by special guests. 

A standalone entity created and delivered by Tyler Grange staff, The Growth Collective is a training platform, with the podcast launch coming as the first phase of its own launch.

The podcast is hosted by co-founder and managing director of Tyler Grange, Jon Berry alongside the company’s people, pleased and purpose lead Harry Madeley.

Episodes can be found across major streaming platforms here. 

Nick Ruddle, Landscaping in Challenging Times

Certified business coach, Nick Ruddle of ActionCOACH released his newest podcast, Landscaping in Challenging Times. 

The 20-episode series covers everything from money and operations to recruitment, culture and training in bite-sized chunks.

Each episode includes a template and checklist for the subject discussed, in order for people to apply the practical advice straight away. “I want to get the key information out to people quickly,” Ruddle says, whereby each episode ranges from 2 – 12 minutes.

All episodes can be found here, as well as major streaming platforms such as Spotify.

BD landscape architects, Landscape as a Catalyst for Change

Back in October, BD landscape architects celebrated its 15-year anniversary with an autumn social and the release of a new book, Landscape as a Catalyst for Change. 

Within the hardback book dives into the creation of 35 projects including pages of renders and images. Founder and director Rob Beswick also includes an excerpt, as well as several opinion pieces from industry collaborators. 

The book is available to buy on Amazon. 

Lee and Dale Connelly, Brothers With

To celebrate National Children’s Gardening Week, Lee Connelly launched a new 5-part documentary following his journey across the country on the School Gardening Tour.

A second exciting announcement this year, Connelly joins his brother, Dale Connelly, in Japan. Reuniting after 10 years, the pair once known as the Skinny Jean Gardeners travel to Japan to record the development of a new theme park attraction.

Intended to bring together gardening and art, the Brothers With project will create a shared experience of gardening and art that celebrates nature and imagination. 

The first episode is already live on their YouTube.

The National Garden Scheme, The Little Book of Gardens and Health

The National Garden Scheme celebrates community green spaces as vital lifelines in annual Gardens and Health week on the 3 – 11 May with a digital publication; ‘The Little Book of Gardens and Health.’

 The fifth edition of its digital publication brings the programme to life, with articles exploring the relationships between gardens and a person’s wellbeing. 

With contributions from Danny Clarke, Miriam Stoppard, Dame Laura Lee, Dr Susan Taheri, Hazel Gardiner and nursing charities, the book brings to life a range of experiences with incisive immediacy. 

Revealed as ‘green medicine’, this year’s theme continues to champion and increase funding for garden projects in health-care settings, and community gardens; areas that we believe are vital lifelines.

The online publication can be found here. 

Jamie Butterworth, What Grows Together: Fail-safe Plant Combinations for Every Garden

New Gardeners’ World presenter and owner of Form Plants Jamie Butterworth released a book earlier this year that offers easy-to-follow planting guides for everything from balconies to large estates.

What Grows Together: Fail-safe Plant Combinations for Every Garden has been praised as “invaluable” by TV gardener Monty Don, who called Butterworth “one of our brightest and most exciting young gardeners and growers.”

The book, developed by publisher DK Living UK, covers over 60 combinations looking their best across spring, summer and autumn, alongside advice on creating extended colour and interest into winter. 

Part of the Sunday Times Bestseller list in September 2025, the book can be found here. 

Tom Massey, RHS Waterwise Garden: Sustain Your Garden Through Drought & Flood

Garden designer Tom Massey has written a new book, RHS Waterwise Garden: Sustain Your Garden Through Drought & Flood, which explores techniques and case studies for reducing water use in planting and design, available to buy now. 

Inside, Massey also explains how to design a garden that will use water efficiently, withstand drought and mitigate flooding.

Suitable for the changing climate, the book has been published in association with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and written in close collaboration with its science team, developed by publisher DK Living UK.
The collaborative book can be purchased here.

Designing a garden with a view with Andrew Duff

Designing a garden with a view with Andrew Duff

How can a garden stand firm beside a sweeping view? Through rhythm, restraint, and a choreography of sight says Andrew Duff.

All too often we are presented with a garden or landscape that sits against the backdrop of a commanding view. It might be a sweeping valley, an urban skyline, or an expanse of water stretching out toward the horizon.  

The conventional wisdom of design has long encouraged us to borrow from these landscapes, weaving them into the narrative of the garden to create harmony between the immediate and the distant. Yet I would question whether this is always the best approach.  

Sometimes the view is so strong, so overpowering, that it overwhelms the garden itself. Instead of enhancing the space, it draws the eye away entirely, leaving the carefully crafted design to feel like little more than a foreground frame. 

In such circumstances, it becomes essential to take control. The garden must not be relegated to a supporting role; it must hold its own presence. This does not mean competing with the view in scale or grandeur, that would be impossible and more importantly, undesirable.  

Rather, it means designing in a way that engages the visitor’s attention before the eye escapes to the horizon. The key is to offer a journey through the garden, a sequence of visual moments and resting places that gradually prepare us to receive the larger landscape beyond. 

One simple technique is the deliberate structuring of sightlines. Instead of leaving a view wide open from the outset, we can partially obscure it, breaking it into fragments revealed step by step. A sculpture, a cluster of tall grasses, or a carefully placed tree can interrupt the immediate rush of vision, slowing the gaze.  

By guiding the eye through the garden first, we create anticipation, and when the distant view is finally revealed, it feels earned rather than overwhelming. 

Another approach lies in the use of focal points within the garden itself. A sculptural form, a striking planting scheme, or even the simple geometry of a path can anchor attention. These elements act like commas in a sentence, encouraging the eye to pause before moving on.  

They give weight and dignity to the garden, ensuring it is not simply bypassed. At the same time, they create rhythm and contrast, so that when the external landscape comes into focus, it does so as part of a layered experience. 

Equally important is scale. Large, open views can dwarf a space, but careful modulation of proportion within the garden restores balance. Dividing the garden into smaller compartments, introducing changes in height, or creating enclosed areas can give intimacy and presence. These spaces then act as stages, each one offering its own atmosphere before leading outward to the broader drama of the borrowed landscape. 

Ultimately, the question is one of authorship. Do we allow the external view to dictate the story, or do we compose a garden that holds its own voice? By guiding movement, controlling sightlines, and creating focal points, we ensure the garden is not overshadowed but instead becomes an equal partner in dialogue with its setting.  

In this way, we take control, not to diminish the view beyond, but to make sure our own spaces are seen, savoured, and remembered. 

Read Pro Landscaper’s November issue here.

Garden Organic partners with Fryd app for gardeners insight

Garden Organic partners with Fryd app for gardeners insight

Sustainable gardening charity Garden Organic has joined forces with vegetable growing app Fryd in a bid to ‘revolutionise’ how it collects data from gardeners for its annual survey. 

In the most recent survey, Garden Organic asks gardeners to rate the performance of ten common crops on a scale from one to five to provide a snapshot into how each crop has fared under the year’s growing conditions. 

Available throughout November, the survey uses Fryd for the first time, enabling gardeners to log their findings via their mobile phone for ease. 

“Gardeners are on the front line of climate change, they see and feel the seasons shift, but advice hasn’t kept pace,” says Florian Hassler, co-founder at Fryd. “With Fryd Lab, one five-minute contribution could help your whole area get better local sowing and planting guidance next season.”

As 2024 was known as ‘the year of the slug’, 2025 is expected to be valuable since this year’s heatwaves, drought and hosepipe bans. 

Free to download, Fryd is available on both iOS and Android platforms. Results will be published in the new year. 

Little interviews expanded: Nilufer Danis

Little interviews expanded: Nilufer Danis

Landscape architect and garden designer Nilufer Danis picked up a Silver-gilt Medal for her garden at RHS Hampton Court Garden Palace Festival in July, Three Graces of Galicia. Danis is next in the hot seat for a round of quick fire questions in our Little Interviews series.

Nilufer Danis
Director at Nilufer Danis Studio
RHS People’s Choice Award winner at RHS Hampton Court Garden Palace Festival

If you could work anywhere in the world, where would it be? 

I am very happy working in England as London always feels like home, but if I could work anywhere, I think it would be somewhere that blends nature and city life in inspiring ways — maybe Singapore, with its incredible vertical gardens.

 

If you could tell your younger self one thing, what would it be? 

Get experience in a variety of practices early in your career, not just one or two — it gives you a broader view of the industry. Also, consider a master’s degree in business or learn some business skills before starting your own practice — it will save you a lot of headaches later.

 

What would the title of your biography be? 

‘A Life of Challenges and Triumphs.’

 

Who would play you in a film? 

I’d say Nazanin Boniadi — to capture my journey from Turkey to London and building a career in landscape architecture.

 

One thing that would make the industry better?

Greater collaboration between designers, clients, and contractors would make the industry better. When everyone communicates openly and honestly from the start, projects run more smoothly, designs are realised as intended, and the final spaces are more sustainable and impactful. Designers and contractors should have a clear understanding of contracts, their duties, and roles. Finally, some contractors also need to trust and respect designers more, as design is not their specialty.

 

Who has been your biggest inspiration? 

I’m inspired by the natural world and evocative art — how colours, textures, and forms come together — and by designers who blend creativity, artistry, and technical skill to create beautiful, sustainable landscapes.

 

What’s your go-to karaoke song?

Summer Wine by Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra. Every time I listen to it, it makes me so happy.

 

All time favourite film? 

My all-time favourite film is Stealing Beauty by Bernardo Bertolucci. It’s a very artistic film, with stunning scenery, an amazing soundtrack featuring songs by Portishead, and remarkable performances by Liv Tyler and Jeremy Irons.

 

What is your favourite RHS garden this year?

Gosh! That’s a really tough question. As you know, I have a garden, Three Graces of Galicia, at the RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival this year. However, if I had to pick one in my style — contemporary, modern, and sleek — it would be A Garden of Two Tales by Daniel March at the same festival. It was incredibly innovative, yet achievable for anyone, and I was truly impressed by it.

Read Little Interviews in Pro Landscaper’s September issue. 

Little interviews expanded: Luke Coleman

Little interviews expanded: Luke Coleman

Awarded the Young Designer of the Year title at RHS Wentworth Woodhouse in July, Luke Coleman has been designing gardens since 2017. Since his Gold-medal win at Wentworth of Drakkar’s Drift, Coleman sits in the hot seat for a round of quick fire questions in our Little Interviews series.

Luke Coleman
Director at Luke Coleman Gardens
Young Designer of the Year and Gold Medal winner at RHS Flower Show Wentworth Woodhouse 2025

 

If you could work anywhere in the world, where would it be? 

I’d love to design a garden in South Africa because that’s where my roots are. I visited South Africa yearly to visit family growing up as a kid, and my parents recently moved back to Cape Town. There is also a wide range of plants as well to choose from which we don’t use here in the UK.

 

If you could tell your younger self one thing, what would it be? 

Believe in yourself and stay true to yourself. Don’t compromise because everything will work out.

 

What would the title of your biography be? 

Probably this is a bit of a lame title, but ‘It Will Be Alright’.

 

Who would play you in a film? 

Pedro Pascal.

 

One thing that would make the industry better?

We need to make it feel more inclusive as there should be more young creatives. I don’t think that the opportunities within the industry are public enough or shouted about enough in schools. I think we should attract younger people who set out to have lifelong careers in horticulture. Also, we should give more credit to gardeners as well because that was the route I took. I began my career being a gardener.

 

Who has been your biggest inspiration? 

I’m inspired by quite a lot of designers. I guess my mum is a big one. She’s the keen horticulturist in the family, and she’s worked at Wesley Gardens for 15 years. Watching her grow and nurture a garden, with plants and veg, growing up definitely had an impact on me. Shout out to my mum. 

But, also big names such as Peter Korn, John Little, Benny Hawksbee, Dan Pearson.

 

What’s your go-to karaoke song?

Englishman in New York by Sting

 

All time favourite film? 

Big, with Tom Hanks.

 

What is your favourite plant?

Artemisia lactiflora ‘Guizhou’.

 

What is your favourite RHS garden this year?

That’s a tricky one, there were so many inspiring gardens this year. If I had to choose, I’d say Butler & Parker’s Garden of the Future at RHS Chelsea really stood out for me. It struck a great balance of concept, craft, and atmosphere, and you could really feel the passion behind it.

Read Little Interviews in Pro Landscaper’s September issue. 

Pip Probert makes every metre matter

Pip Probert makes every metre matter

Small spaces and thoughtful changes can collectively create a positive impact on the environment. This year, BBC Gardeners’ World has showcased its ‘Make a Metre Matter’ campaign across its events. 

Not only are gardeners encouraged to share their own progress in transforming garden metres with the Gardeners’ World community, garden designer Pip Probert will be designing the headline feature garden at BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair taking place from 29-31 August 2025. Brimming with meaningful metres, Probert prepares to inspire visitors to get involved. 

 

Award-winning recycling

Over the years, BBC’s Make Your Garden Perfect star Probert has participated in various BBC Gardeners’ World shows, as well as creating 42 award-winning show gardens at events such as RHS Chelsea Flower and RHS Tatton Park Flower Show. 

In 2022, Probert designed the Practically Plastic Free Garden for BBC Gardeners’ World Live Show which was built using a range of materials to demonstrate what can be achieved by reducing the use of plastic in everyday gardening life. 

Under the same umbrella, Probert highlights sustainability once again with the Make a Metre Garden coming to BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair. Using metre planters she has created through the year, Probert brings an accumulation of vegetable planters, alpines, mushrooms and succulents to Audley End House. She explains:

“We’re working the planters into the design because I’m trying to reuse and recycle some of the things that we’ve had throughout the year and most importantly the metre planters that we’ve taken everywhere.”

Small spaces are growing in popularity, for example RHS Hampton Court Garden Palace Festival hosted its very first balcony gardens this year, while RHS Chelsea continues to campaign for sustainable and environmental container spaces. “So many people have awkward shaped spaces and don’t have a massive budget to work with but want to make that small space green,” says Probert. Whilst there is a lot going on within the garden, she hopes visitors will be inspired by her ideas and take them home. 

 

The Mighty Metre

Pip Probert’s Make a Metre Matter Garden

This year, Probert will be incorporating house plants as a means of decorating a metre of outdoor space. “Bringing your houseplants outside can help soften your metre, and it just shows how you can display things

you’ve already got in the house,” says Probert. Also featuring aquatic plants, floating plants and gravel, the garden is designed using a purple and orange colour scheme. 

Bigplantpots’ curvy pots are going to house pollinator plants, while the metre pond will feature the floating plants. An ultra contemporary show garden, “I’m seeing it as a real person’s space. I’m looking forward to dressing it and making it into a real usable room outside,” explains Probert as the Autumn Fair gets even closer. 

Visitors can also find Probert on the In Conversation with Stage where host Ade Sellars will host relaxed chats with the garden designer plus mushroom growers Caley Brothers, dahlia expert Kim O’Brian and community flower grower Cara Thompson. 

Once the event is over, the garden will majorly find a new home at Probert’s old primary school on the Wirral – Avalon School in West Kirby. Other elements will also head to BBC Merseyside. 

Southport Flower Show reveals awards

Southport Flower Show reveals awards

Southport Flower Show, sponsored by Halliwell Jones Kia Southport, welcomed 50,000 visitors from 14 – 17 August to Victoria Park, and the results are in. 

Across show gardens, grand floral marquee displays and floral art pieces, this year’s Brockhouse Gold Challenge Trophy winner for the Best Show Garden was awarded to James Cornish Landscape and Horticulture. 

The Salopian Trophy and the Best Grand Floral Exhibit was given to Dibleys Nurseries. 

The Gardening Club at Trawden Forest Primary School was the winning design of this year’s Design-a-Garden Competition, sponsored by merseyrail, with 500 entries. 

Celebrity guests at the Southport Flower Show included Emmerdale actor and farmer Kelvin Fletcher and Strictly Come Dancing winner Hamza Yassin. 

Other Large Gold Medal winners included The Landscape Collective, Cutting Edge Gardens and Landscapes and Peter Tinsley Landscaping. 

Those within the charity and community gardens category with Large Gold Medal awarding winning show gardens included YKIDS, SFS Schools Garden and the National Garden Scheme.

J Paxman Landscapes transforms garden on ITV’s This Morning

J Paxman Landscapes transforms garden on ITV’s This Morning

J Paxman Landscapes were invited on to This Morning by ITV to help transform a garden in Huddersfield alongside David Domoney. 

The team was tasked to give a viewer’s outdoor space a makeover within a 2 hour time slot last week. 

The viewer, Andrea, needed a relaxing seating area to spend time with her mother who has a terminal heart condition.

Nathan Paxman and Tyler Martin demonstrated how natural planting can have a positive effect on outdoor space. Paxman comments:

“We got the call and stepped up immediately. It was a brilliant experience, good fun to take part in and especially rewarding to help bring some joy to Andrea and her mum – and no harm in a little TV exposure for us either!”

Paxman also led the team at Harrogate Spring Flower Show where the company picked up a Gold medal for its garden, ‘A Garden for Gathering’, supported by the Association of Professional Landscapes (APL). 

Future Gardeners celebrates 23rd graduation class

Future Gardeners celebrates 23rd graduation class

Earlier in the week, Future Gardeners’ celebrated their 23rd graduating class which took place at Morley College, Stockwell, for the first time. 

Run in London by Bankside Open Spaces Trust (BOST), the ten weeks course is an environmental and volunteering charity working to develop outstanding green spaces and outdoor activities that enhance health and wellbeing.  

Running since 2016, the free course has seen over 300 early-career horticulturists across 23 graduations. 

This year, the graduates were applauded across the stage to collect their certificates by programme director, Louisa Mansfield, programme coordinator Shereen Chung-Blake and Tim Wood, chair of BOST. 

The beds planted by Future Gardeners students

Wood spoke about the partnership with Morley College, as the charity prepared the space for the students to work on throughout their course. He says:

“‘I’m hoping this is the beginning of many future gardeners’ programmes with Morley.”

One graduate, Angela Muir, says the course has been inspiring, while “it’s been an amazing time meeting my classmates who love plants as much as me”.

A specially commended graduate, Lawrence Bedeau, has been overwhelmed with job offers from grounds maintenance and gardening companies since completing the course. From working as an engineer, to a car salesman, Bedeau thanks the course for enabling the bloom of his career change to gardening. 

As the group reflects on their time at Future Gardeners’, they explain that they were able to go on several field trips to Royal Horticultural Society gardens such as Wisley, and recognise the connections they were able to make. 

Campaign launches encouraging greater hedgehog care

Campaign launches encouraging greater hedgehog care

Wildlife charities People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) and The British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) have announced a new campaign encouraging those with a garden to create wild patches for native hedgehogs.

The ‘Go WILD for Hedgehogs’ campaign is urging those with a garden to give space over to the small mammals; leaving untrimmed patches to create much-needed shelter amid continued population decline.

Those involved are also asked to record and upload the photos online to help aid conservationists to find areas in need of more shelters.

A 2022 report suggests rural numbers have declined over 30% since 2000.

Grace Johnson, a ‘hedgehog officer’ for Hedgehog Street, adds comments:

“Wild patches are a brilliant way to help hedgehogs and, best of all, they’re minimal effort and cost. You can help create a diverse habitat that’s perfect for hedgehogs and other garden wildlife.”

Those without gardens are asked to contact their local councils and developers to call attention to the importance of public green spaces for hedgehogs.

SoilsCon 2025 announces speakers

SoilsCon 2025 announces speakers

SoilsCon 2025 is taking place on Friday 26 September at Phyllis Court in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, with guest speakers and talk topics covering gardening, soil science and soil health in a landscape context. 

Speakers include Tim O’Hare and Tim White from Tim O’Hare Associates, Max Aughton from Studio Egret West, BBC Gardeners’ Question Time panellist Bunny Guinness, Martin Knight of Studio Knight Stokoe, Cristina Refolo of Refolo Landscape Architects Ltd, SoilBioLab’s Simon Parfey and John Coles from Bury Hill Landscape Supplies.

The industry leaders will use live case studies to evidence the importance of soil health, building biodiversity, sustainable urban drainage systems and embracing the circular economy to achieve project success. 

Tim O’Hare will discuss the practical applications of soil science for landscaping, while Max Aughton will talk through Mayfield Park and its design.

Bunny Guinness will talk about the need for simplifying gardening and how o improve space with maintenance and new techniques.

The conference will also include a soil surgery, held during the day’s networking periods. 

Running from 9am until 4:30pm, lunch and refreshments will also be provided throughout the day, with tickets available to buy here. 

Blue Daisy merges its garden design and gardening businesses

Blue Daisy merges its garden design and gardening businesses

Blue Daisy has announced the merger of its two sister businesses to create one unified brand. 

Based in Warwickshire, Blue Daisy Garden Design Limited and Blue Daisy Gardening Limited combine its garden design expertise with hands-on skills of professional border care. 

Intended to create a seamless horticultural experience for clients, the newly unified company will continue to offer garden design, garden consultancy, plant sourcing, regular garden maintenance and expert horticultural care. 

Director Nicki Jackson says, “by bringing these two arms of the business together, we’re making it easier for our design clients to keep their gardens thriving”. 

The integrated service will continue to reflect Blue Daisy’s commitment to delivering outdoor spaces. 

Walworth Garden wildlife flourishes in sustainable conditions

Walworth Garden wildlife flourishes in sustainable conditions

Upon a walking tour of Walworth Garden in south London, head gardener Oli Haden explains how the plants and wildlife thrives in wild, sustainable and “jungle-like” conditions. 

Inside Walworth Garden, open 7 days a week all year round, there is no artificial grass, where plants are allowed to grow as they please. 

Growing amongst rubble, beneath ponds and atop a shed, the plants within the demonstration garden thrive. 

Haden explains, “if we can make it pretty and sustainable,” it works. 

The gardener also explains how he had to say goodbye to the honey bees, explaining that they became a threat to wild and solitary bees. 

Alongside plant centre manager Lee Mathias, the pair also explained that they don’t use any pesticides. 

Instead, they allow nature to take its course and choose not to deal with pests using pesticides, “we don’t deal with them,” says Haden. 

The natural approach has been proven as successful, while Haden is set to celebrate his 10 year anniversary working at Walworth next year. 

The community garden and plant centre is also a horticultural learning centre, accredited by City and Guilds, available up to Diploma level. 

Throughout the summer, Walworth Garden has numerous events such as lessons in fermentation, gardening for beginners and sustainable planting. 

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