Latest Horticultural News

The Woodland Trust have announced the winner in the search for Tree of the Year 2022

it's been a hobby for twenty-five years, it took 10 years to write, and now it's finally arrived. Its more than just a book on Hepaticas, its all about the life of John Massey.

Following the very sad death of Peter Seabrook the David Colgrave Foundation made a major announcement on Monday 23rd May 2022 about his replacement on the foundation

Surreal Succulents x Semponium 'Destiny' has been awarded Best New #Plant of the Year at the Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show 2022

This would have been Peter Seabrook's 70 appearance at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

The invaders destroyed the National Gene Bank of Plants in Ukraine.

Recently there have been numerous very inaccurate stories in the press about Slug Pellets being banned, here is the truth!

As Easter approaches and the weather promises to warm up, the Red Lily Beetle starts its course of devastation..

Askham Bryan college has been working with the British Cacti and Succulent Society to amass a huge collection of Cacti and Succulents.

Daffodils to be banned as deemed unsafe in case children might eat them

The soaring price of gas is forcing commercial cucumber growers in the Lea Valley to leave their greenhouses unplanted, leading to shortages of UK grown for, while Dutch growers are limiting exports.

Following work by DEFRA a report has recommended the government support as scheme  to introduce a contraceptive into hazelnut spread  feeding boxes to reduce the population which causes £1.8 billions worth of damage to trees each year.