RSS FeedPARKS & GARDENS

Parks & the public realm, historic gardens, botanic gardens, private estates. Looking for gardening or grounds maintenance jobs? Search horticulturejobs.co.uk

  • To receive a weekly roundup of the latest landscape sector content, sign up for the LANDSCAPE & AMENITY NEWS bulletin here.

ANALYSIS

Horticulture tender awards roundup: 5 -11 April 2023

Could play streets pave the way for permanent active streets?

Active street

Harnessing the power of social media with ‘The Beardy Gardener’

The Beardy Gardener

Horticulture tender awards roundup: 22 March - 4 April 2023

Horticulture Salary survey: analysis update for 2023

careers table map and graphics

Opportunity knocks for the next generation of horticulturists

Christopher Weddell: English Heritage has a large training programme to support all grades of staff - credit: English Heritage

Horticulture tender awards roundup: 8 - 21 March 2023

Tree a Week: Magnolia ‘Wada’s Memory’ AGM

Wada’s Memory has fabulously floppy flowers

Professional Gardeners Guild chairman Alan Mason speaks about the guild's renewed direction

Alan Mason

Tree a Week: Prunus itosakura ‘Stellata’ AGM

Stellata has uniquely star-shaped pink flowers

What do HTA, NFU and RHS policy demands have in common and how do they differ?

Houses of parliament see across the River Thames

How are garden attractions prospering compared to indoor destinations?

Royal Botanic Garden Kew

What is the Lords horticulture enquiry hearing from the industry? - in 20 bullet points

Lords enquiry

Which jobs are new petrol and diesel mowers built to handle?

Hydro 80 MKHPF offers comfort and power for mowing across any terrain - credit: Etesia

Latest models confirm why battery power is the future for mowing

Tree a Week: Cercidiphyllum japonicum AGM

Katsura is an elegant, magical and graceful tree

LATEST NEWS

Field and sky

Government seeks views on new Air Quality Strategy

A consultation on delivering cleaner air in towns, cities and rural areas across England has been launched.

Ethiopia’s ‘tree against hunger’ flowers at Kew Gardens for the first time

Young people encouraged to apply for new work placements to celebrate King’s Coronation

Urban Green Newcastle's new partnership supports young people to gain green skills

Exhibition to celebrate the gardens of Versailles

Frank P Matthews plants trees at National Trust Craflwyn Hall

Sculpture trail to return to Standen House

Bulbs for Lives field at Horsham Park marks those who took their own lives in 2021

Worthing's Local Plan seeks to enhance nature

A repeatable scoring system for assessing Smartphone applications ability to identify herbaceous plants

UK park put forward for Unesco world heritage status

National Memorial Arboretum improves accessibility with new Changing Places Toilet

Leonardslee Gardens celebrates coronation of King Charles III

University Hospital Lewisham Adam Frost well-being garden completes

Seasonal plant fairs to take place at Arundel Castle

RHS and Eastern Eye Garden of Unity at 2023 RHS Chelsea Flower Show

National Garden Scheme announces over £260k in funding for 86 community garden projects

Kew announces new well-being sessions for 2023

2023 RHS Botanical Art & Photography Show at Saatchi Gallery

Arundel Castle’s 2023 Tulip Festival to include over 100,000 blooms

Green makeover set for Westgate Street

UK HEAD GARDENERS LISTING

Woman hoeing a flower bed

UK Head Gardeners Listing

HEAD GARDENER - WITH JANE MOORE

Head Gardener: Planting to fill the air with winter fragrance

Sarcococca's vanilla scent helps to add winter interest in awkward areas such as car parks - all pictures: HortWeek

Applications open for RHS work-based training

Credit: RHS

Head gardener: Drastic action to deliver significant improvements to a garden

Attractive shrubs with fruit, flowers and winter stems that create visual interest as well as providing good cover and food for wildlife - all images: Jane Moore

Head gardener: Naturalising bulbs to create a spring glade

Paving slab pathway through flowers in grass

Head gardener: Planting hedges to create interest

Beech hedging adding interest in a garden

Head gardener: Better irrigation at Lincoln’s Inn

Lincoln’s Inn's rainwater tank was installed in 2018

SARGENT'S SOLUTIONS

Why overtrading should be avoided

Steering clear of planning pitfalls for landscape projects

How to thrive if landscape contracting work slows down

How to thrive if landscape work slows down

How landscapers can make a splash in the marketplace

How can landscape and garden contractors best put themselves in the shop window

Avoid traps when sourcing landscaping materials

Why landscape contract terms must stand up in court

KIT AND MACHINERY

Do the latest battery chainsaws mean petrol is on the way out?

MSA 220 T is well-balanced and easy to handle in outstretched positions - credit: Still

Wheeled and towed blowers and sweepers for larger jobs

Bobcat sweepers designed for any surface maintenance project

Are handheld and backpack blowers better with batteries?

Airion Backpack Blower has thick shoulder straps and integrated adjustable belt

Why prevention is better than cure when controlling weeds

Dandelion growing in a pavement crack

How new technology is improving robotic mowers

What can visitors look forward to at this year’s action-packed Saltex?

PARKS MAINTENANCE PLANNER

APRIL PARKS AND GARDENS MAINTENANCE TASKS

MARCH PARKS AND GARDENS MAINTENANCE TASKS

FEBRUARY PARKS AND GARDENS MAINTENANCE TASKS

JANUARY PARKS AND GARDENS MAINTENANCE TASKS

DECEMBER PARKS AND GARDENS MAINTENANCE TASKS

NOVEMBER PARKS AND GARDENS MAINTENANCE TASKS

OCTOBER PARKS AND GARDENS MAINTENANCE TASKS

SEPTEMBER PARKS AND GARDENS MAINTENANCE TASKS

AUGUST PARKS AND GARDENS MAINTENANCE TASKS

JULY PARKS AND GARDENS MAINTENANCE TASKS

parks flower beds

JUNE PARKS AND GARDENS MAINTENANCE TASKS

MAY PARKS AND GARDENS MAINTENANCE TASKS