Mayfield Park historical botanical prints exhibition
Running alongside the RHS Urban Show, Mayfield Park hosts an exhibition charting its history from 18th century industrial site, to its current transformation as a world-class park.
View ArticleHorticultural engagement is effective for stress & mental fatigue recovery in...
Conducted by researchers in China, research into the stress recovery benefits for children participating in horticultural activities demonstrated greatly reduced physiological fatigue.
View ArticleBallot open to visit 10 Downing Street garden
Part of the 2024 London Open Gardens, the garden at Number 10 Downing Street will be opening via a public ballot.
View ArticleRHS Chelsea’s Flood Resilient Garden is heading to Howbery Business Park
The Flood Resistant garden, designed by Naomi Slade and Dr Ed Barsley to drive awareness of flood risk is destined for Howbery Business Park in Oxfordshire.
View ArticleRHS Family Gardening Festival
Celebrating budding gardens, all five RHS gardens will be hosting a range of activities for families to get involved in gardening during the upcoming garden festival.
View ArticlePolicymakers urged to provide sustained funding for therapeutic horticulture...
Members of the Scottish Gardening and Horticulture Cross-Party Group (CPG) have written to Ministers advocating for the health benefits of horticulture and gardening in healthcare.
View ArticleDr Michael Mosley on the benefits of gardening
On his BBC Radio 4 podcast ‘Just One Thing’, Dr. Michael Mosley explains that gardening is not only good for physical fitness but benefits the brain, mood and gut microbiome.
View ArticleHoratio’s Garden launches private tours of their gardens
The spinal injury charity Horatio’s Garden, has launched a new series of tours offering the public the chance to visit their award-winning, fully accessible gardens.
View ArticleUrban trees reduce heat-related mortality rates
Study found that London’s urban forest helped avoid 153 heat attributable deaths, representing around 16% of Urban Heat Island related mortality.
View ArticleNative plant consumption in the US
Fuelled by consumer demand and mandated by legislation, native plant consumption in the US is growing but it’s a protracted process.
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