Landscape

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Book review: The Dustiest Blockbuster at Chelsea

Alan Sargent's new book is subtitled The Life and Times if the Landscape Pioneer.

Opinion

Hot weather shows need to invest in green infrastructure

"As a child, I looked forward to snow days", writes HTA CEO Fran Barnes.

Blakedown wins top landscape contract

HortWeek 185th anniversary: What horticulture means to Helen Cox and Steve Dowbiggin

HortWeek 185th anniversary: What horticulture means to Kate Ebbens and Peter Brammal

Reaction to new National Planning Policy Framework shake-up of planning policy

HortWeek 185th anniversary: What horticulture means to Mark Gregory and Meg Warren-Davis

Meet Jim Croxton, Director on the Amenity Forum Board

HortWeek 185th anniversary: What horticulture means to Steve Carter and David Domoney

TP Wood Chippers to unveil all-new TP216 and TP206 ranges at GroundsFest and APF 2026

Garden stars endorse HortWeek as we turn 185

Suståne to showcase solutions for more resilient surfaces at GroundsFest

GroundsFest unveils its 2026 free education programme

Take on the TinyMobileRobots challenge to win big with Origin Amenity at GroundsFest

Book review: Grower Gatherer

STIGA heads to GroundsFest 2026 with professional power, try-outs and surprises

Shortlist announced for GroundsFest Innovation Awards 2026

Most read this horticulture week: Nurseries on market, Burnham backs GYO, Ball top plants

Kubota to showcase machines for all maintenance tasks at GroundsFest 2026

Perennial set for Four Oaks seminar as part of strongest-ever line-up at the show

GKB Machines to make GroundsFest debut in 2026

Name change and rebrand for amenity supplier

ANALYSIS

Landscape Management: The unintended consequences of professionalism in horticulture

GroundsFest panel discussion - Future-ready Landscapes: resilient planting, healthier soils and smarter inputs

Meet Tom Arnold, director on the Amenity Forum board

Landscape Management: The loneliness of management

Landscape Management: For large gardens, estates and maintenance firms

Ask Sally: How can tyres help to ensure safer journeys?

Product Special: Battery kit update

Landscape management plans: Five things to remember when looking to make money from your site

Planning is key to maximising site revenue

Eden Project Morecambe: John Pye reveals vision as work begins on coastal eco-attraction

How to build a long-lasting patio: Expert advice from a Bradstone Assured landscaper

Drainage done properly: Managing surface water run-off when planning a garden or patio makeover

All surface water falling onto driveway or paved area must be managed within property boundary

Arboriculture pay surges as demand grows for higher-skilled employees

LIVE MAP: horticulture business mergers, closures and sales in 2026

£40k-plus gardening and landscaping roles on the rise

What would YOU choose in the National Plant Show New Plant Awards?

Ask Sally: What is the best approach to stay safe when working from ladders?

Sargent’s Solutions: Garden maintenance for housebound customers

Climate-optimal landscape specification writing

Jane Moore’s analysis of top 12 themes from RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026

Eden Project's Andy Jasper, Harry Holding and Alex Michaelis

Mentoring partnerships for garden landscapers

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026: What not to miss

SARGENT'S SOLUTIONS

Are British paving materials becoming more affordable?

Sargent’s Solutions: Building a portfolio that sells your landscape garden design practice

Sargent’s Solutions: How to give a valuable guided garden tour

Sargent’s Solutions: Artificial intelligence and domestic landscape contractors

PGCA looks to tackle rogue influencers

Sargent’s Solutions: Time-limited quotations for landscape maintenance contractors

Sargent’s Solutions: Patios, damp-proof courses and insurance matters

COMMENT

Glyphosate use in the UK

Gardener’s Diary: Coping with the changing climate in our gardens

Gardener’s Diary: Creating breathtaking meadows

Gardener’s Diary: Finding ways to deal with unwanted return visitors

Gardener’s Diary: Different clients, different approaches

Gardener’s Diary: Tree pruning in winter

LANDSCAPE PLANT LIBRARY

Plant Focus: Shrubby hydrangeas for dry conditions

Plant Focus: Stars of the 2026 Chelsea show gardens

Plant Focus: Liquidambar

Plant Focus: Miscanthus

Plant Focus: Jasminum

Water lilies

Phlox

Rosa 'Pastell' - credit all pictures: Floramedia Database

MACHINERY & KIT

Game-changing grounds maintenance and arb kit coming in 2026 from Stihl, Husqvarna and STIGA

Smarter irrigation solutions for landscapers and turf managers

Grass cutting: The advances making battery ride-on mowers a viable option

Grass cutting: State-of-the-art robots giving better results than ever before

Grass cutting: Remote-controlled machines for safer mowing on slopes

AS 1000 Ovis RC flail mower - credit: AS-Motor

The latest battery tools built to match up to petrol equivalents

Man using hedge trimmer HSA 100 in Stihl AP System - credit: STIHL

Garden Maintenance Foreperson

Fresh Horticultural Careers, London and the Home Counties
Head Gardener

Fresh Horticultural Careers, West London
Gardener

Barrington Park Estate, Great Barrington, Burford, Oxfordshire
Kitchen & Estate Gardener

Private Estate -Haywards Heath, Rural West Sussex nr Haywards Heath
Landscaping Specialist

John Lewis Partnership, Leckford Estate, Longstock Rd, Longstock Park, Stockbridge SO20 6EH
Kitchen Gardener

Hodnet Hall Gardens, Hodnet Hall Gardens
Kitchen Gardener

Lilburn Estates, Nr Wooler, Northumberland
Purchasing & Production Planning Manager

Allensmore Nurseries Ltd, Allensmore, Hereford
HOUSE FLORIST

Daylesford Estate, Gloucestershire
Assistant Gardener

Woodbridge Town Council, Woodbridge