As the temperature starts to rise, you can be sure that some of the first plants to raise their leaves and start to grow in the garden are going to be weeds. These incredible plants are survivors that have evolved to colonise every bare patch of soil and grow everywhere that you don’t want them […]
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Remember hedgehogs on Bonfire Night
As you prepare for bonfire night think about hedgehog urges wildlife charity
Charlie Dimmock defends decking
TV gardener Charlie Dimmock says the biggest ever garden TV hit Groundforce will never return.
Cheese plant shortage shock
There’s been a surprising shortage of cheese plants in the houseplant departments of garden centres in the UK.
The revival in house plants sparked by Instagram pictures posted by millenials has seen price rises of 20% for the cheese plant Monstera deliciosa
Gastro gardening at Hampton Court
RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show will have a gastro gardener theme this 3-8 July, says Matt Appleby.
Garden Designer breaking records at RHS Chelsea
RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden designer Sarah Eberle has designed a record four gardens at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018
Invasive plants are a growing concern
Defra’s recently launched Invasive Species Week, was designed to encourage river users to think about non-native species and aquatic plants such as floating pennywort. But banned invasive plants are still being listed on online marketplace Ebay and have also been found online at retail giant Amazon. Other invasive plants are available on Ebay include the […]
Bumper year for slugs?
RHS chief horticulture advisor Guy Barter says 2018 could be a bumper year for slugs and snails due to the wet winter and spring.
HRH Prince Charles’ grave warning
HRH Prince Charles warns of devastating plant disease
Richard Jackson’s Garden’s blogger invited to Buckingham Palace
Geoff Stonebanks met HRH Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace reception after raising over £95,000 for charity by opening his award winning garden, Driftwood.
Christmas trees on TV
Award-winning garden designer Geoff Stonebanks brings his Christmas trees indoors and features on national TV
Celebrating the Poinsettia
A dress made from 300 Poinsettia flowers celebrates International Poinsettia Day on December 12th.
Lifetime Achievement Award for Richard Jackson
Richard Jackson wins the industry accolade and is awarded Lifetime Achievement award at the 2017 Garden Media Guild Awards at the Savoy in London
Watch out for the evil vine weevil
Gardener’s World presenter Monty Don says garden centres are the cause of one of the fastest growing problems in the garden – the vine weevil.
2017 plant trial results
This year, 140 Richard Jackson’s Garden Club members have been growing some 15 experimental and trial plants. Here are the results.
Popular plants banned from RHS Chelsea
Chelsea Flower Show could look very different in 2018 after organisers of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) show banned nine popular plants
Houseplants deserve better
Gardeners need to look after houseplants and not just use them as decor and then throw them away, says gardening TV presenter and writer Alys Fowler.
Artisan Gardens at RHS Chelsea 2017
The Artisan gardens at RHS Chelsea are just as fabulous as the larger show gardens and often more relevant to the amateur gardener.
Fresh Gardens at RHS Chelsea 2017
Don’t miss the fresh and thought provoking gardens at this year’s RHS Chelsea.
New plants at Chelsea 2017
Jean Vernon uncovers five wonderful new plants at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Five great show gardens at Chelsea 2017
There’s a fabulous mix of gardens at the year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Jean Vernon picks five favourites.
Garden Museum re-opens
The Garden Museum, re-opens on May 22 2017 at St Mary’s-at-Lambeth church in London after a £7.5million revam
The Chelsea Fringe
Whether you are going to Chelsea Flower Show or not, there’s plenty going on around the area and beyond for the duration of the show.
A blooming star
A new rose named after Dame Judi Dench will launch at Chelsea Flower Show in May, reports Matt Appleby
Britpots take-over
Homegrown, British plants are a growing trend in UK garden centres. It’s good news for British plant growers and garden lovers this season.
Spring Garden Event on QVC
Tune in to Richard Jackson’s Garden on QVC this Saturday 11 March for the annual 24-hour Spring Garden Event.
Garden Re-leaf Day 2017
March 17 is Garden Re-Leaf day, a fundraising day to help raise money to build gardens at children’s hospices.
Chelsea Flower Show goes urban
The RHS Greening Grey Britain garden at the 2017 Chelsea Flower Show features a few slightly radical ideas as part of the vision of the future.
Growing for Gold
Richard Jackson’s Flower Power Plant Food helps professional nurserymen impress the RHS show judges, winning Gold medals again and again and again.
Giant pumpkin fed with Flower Power
Joe Adkins’ Flower Power fed pumpkin put on 50lbs a day and scooped first prize in a pumpkin-growing competition in America.